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Founder and physio/coach Kat leads your performance coaching and business modules for HATCH COACH. In this 7 minute read, she dives into how perinatal coaches can fill the gap in those early 0-6 weeks after their client has given birth, with practical tools and strategies you can use to support your clients in the first six weeks postpartum whilst sustaining your coaching business.
Postpartum can feel like starting from scratch—but when it comes to building your body back up, progressive strength training is where it's at. In fact, lifting might just be the most important element in your postpartum rehab.
Regardless of your symptoms, here are a few exercise tips to keep you feeling great in the final stretch.
Lifting makes up a lot of what we do in CrossFit programming. We're familiar with sets and rep schemes, strength programs, progressive loading, de-loading, etc etc... but what, then, are the latest guidelines for lifting when you're pregnant?
How long do you wait? How do you prepare to return to running? What does the road back to running look like for you?
Can you run in pregnancy? How hard can you go? And for how long? What do you need to look out for and when should you stop? You've asked for it, we've been eagerly awaiting it and it's finally here.