Have you got a flat butt ever since having babies? Looking in the mirror after pregnancy and wondering “what happened to my butt?!” is super common. This is what we like to call – “mom butt”. What Causes a Flat Butt? During pregnancy, as the size of the baby and belly increase, many women compensate […]
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25 Great Gifts For Fit Moms In 2023
Need some gift ideas for the fit mom in your life? I’ve compiled some of my favorites for 2023. Best Gifts For Fit Moms At-home exercise equipment, workout clothes, rest day must-haves, stocking stuffers and more. Check it out! 1. Feelgrounds Shoes The highrise knit and original knit are my favorite shoes for lifting! They […]
Rib Flare: Why Your Bra Might Be Tighter Postpartum
Have you noticed that your bra band is much tighter postpartum? It could be a case of postpartum rib flare. This isn’t just in your head! It is very common for ribs to flare and expand during pregnancy. These changes often carry over long after baby’s arrival. Annoying bra tightness aside, a lingering rib flare […]
Stretching versus foam rolling….
Stretching versus foam rolling. Which is best to relieve soreness and help with mobility? You may have noticed that I don’t include stretching before SLAM workouts. This is intentional. Studies have actually found that stretching prior to a workout generates less muscle force. Instead, I take you through a dynamic warm up that preps the […]
10 Shirts Around $20 for the Mom Bod
These shirts are my fave “cover the fluff”, but “show off the stuff”…shirts! Before I dive into my recommendations, let me explain to you my favorite style of shirt! I only like tank tops…year round. I live in Arizona and it is like living on the freaking sun. So I don’t dare put on a […]
Leak when you run? 9 exercises to improve urinary stress incontinence.
IMPROVE YOUR RUNNING (and pee yourself less, too!)– Muscle imbalances are terribly common in runners, because when we run, our body moves mostly through the sagittal plane (forward and backward motion). In runners, you will usually find a lot of quad dominance, but the glutes just don’t get much loving. This is PARTICULARLY true of […]
Best Mom Bod Workout Pants 2019
Okay, okay, okay. Let’s talk ACTIVEWEAR. If you are a mom, there is a 99 percent chance you live and die for high-waisted yoga pants. Am I right? One of my favorite memes says, “Yeah–I had a tummy tuck this morning. Tucked it right into my high-waisted leggings.” You betcha! As a mama with diastasis […]
4 Reasons Strong Glutes Kick Ass (And Improve Pelvic Health, Too!)
Gloooots! I get it! You want that booty to fill out your favorite pair of jeans, but there’s so much more to a supple booty than the way your pants fit! Your glutes consists of three major muscles: the glute maximum, glute medius, and glute minimus. This important group of muscles extends the hip (pulls […]
Resistance Band Side Step Shuffle for Stronger Core and Booty
How to do it! 1️⃣Grab a resistance band loop and place it around the tops of your feet, ankles (as is pictured on this video) or just below knees. You choose. The more distal the band, the more glute activation and the greater the challenge. So, below knees is the easiest version, and over feet […]
Posture and Your Pooch…Why Good Posture Matters for Core Strength and Pelvic Floor Health
Hey mama. How do you stand? Weird question, right? But seriously. Put down your phone and go look in a mirror. Better yet, snap a picture of yourself from the side. Take note. Does your butt stick out like the Twerker Ashley on the left who looks like she is going to the club? […]