Returning to running postpartum presents challenges such as musculoskeletal pain and pelvic floor dysfunction for some females, but there is little guidance on developing and progressing postpartum ...

Thinking about your body before pregnancy and wanting to get healthier for you and your child are great motivators. Exercise not only benefits your physical health as a mother, but it also will ...

Objective To examine the effect of exercise during the first year postpartum on pelvic floor disorders and diastasis recti abdominis. Design Systematic review with random effects meta-analysis. Data ...

Dr. Margaret Archer is a pelvic floor physical therapist with Mère Health and a mom of two boys. She specializes in pregnancy and postpartum recovery, with a fitness-forward, evidence-based approach ...

Three to four sessions per week of 35 to 45 minutes of exercise is optimal. Moderate aerobic exercise can prevent and treat postpartum depression, new research shows. A meta-analysis published this ...

I don’t come from a fitness background. When I was in high school, I would get a doctor's note to get out of running the mile in gym class. In college I worked out a little, but a trip to the gym ...

2) Schedule A Fitness Assessment Even if you plan to work out solo, booking at least one 1:1 with a personal trainer to do a fitness assessment can give you a baseline for where you are on your road ...

The three months after giving birth are often referred to as the fourth trimester. Why? As Abby Erker, founder of the Materra Method, or any other mom can tell you, it requires just as much tender ...

Since baby arrived, at-home workouts have become my jam. I love at-home workouts because they are efficient and can be done ...

Exercise likely isn’t the first (or seventh) thing on your mind after having a baby. But for new moms who feel ready to get back to sweating again, knowing when you can work out and what you’re ...

Moderate aerobic exercise can prevent and treat postpartum depression, new research shows. A meta-analysis published this week that examined data from 26 studies, including over 2,800 people, found ...