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Sustainable Living and Parenthood
Heather from GGT answers a few questions on sustainable living and parenthood in the beMOMSTRONG blog.
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beMOMSTRONG Blog
Learn from experts in postpartum care.
Topics will range from understanding the physical and psychological changes during and after pregnancy, including how to manage the return to exercise safely.
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Jun 23
- 4 min
Leak Free Skipping - Does this exist for Mom?
Recently, along with Adrienne Sim (Pelvic Floor Physiotherapist) from Full Circle Physiotherapy, I launched a program targeting Mom's who...
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Mar 23
- 1 min
Losing Weight Postpartum
How soon until I get my pre-baby body back? How quickly can I lose my pregnancy weight? What is a normal rate of weight loss post baby?...
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Mar 2
- 2 min
Breathing, Exercise & Your Pelvic Floor
Welcome to post 3/3 of this breathing series. If you've missed the first two posts - go back and take a look. We covered deep belly...
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Feb 23
- 2 min
Bracing - The Valsalva Maneuver
In the last post - I spoke about learning to breathe and breathing through movement. This is what you're likely to do 99% of the time!...
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Feb 16
- 2 min
Learning to Breathe
I wanted to do a big post about breathing, bracing, pelvic floor connection and more. As I went to create images and videos for this, I...
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Feb 9
- 2 min
Top Tips for Exercising pre and postpartum.
It's been a number of months where I've been putting out video content every week. I've learnt so much from the incredible practitioners...
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Jan 25
- 1 min
The Most Common Mistakes People Make Squatting
Squatting is a functional movement that we use every.single.day! Like seriously - if you want to continue to get up and down off the...
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Dec 21, 2020
- 1 min
Pelvic Floor Muscles - Function and Training
In this video - I talk about our natural breathing function and the role the pelvic floor muscles play in that. On the inhale, as our...
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Dec 14, 2020
- 1 min
What to expect from your massage appointment pre/post pregnancy?
How will you lie? Will it hurt? What areas do you focus on? Tawnya Smith, RMT at Coast Performance Rehab talks about what to expect when...
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
Dealing with Hip and Back Pain Postpartum
In the postpartum period, the abdominal and core muscles need to be retrained and strengthened in order to support movement, stabilize...
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Dec 7, 2020
- 1 min
Hip and Back Pain during Pregnancy
Hip and back pain is one of the most prevalent issues during pregnancy. Why is this? As the abdominal muscles stretch to allow room for...
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Nov 17, 2020
- 1 min
Understanding the workout categories
There are 3 workout categories you will see in the beMOMSTRONG programming. Strength days, HIIT days and Long and Fun workouts. Strength...
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Nov 17, 2020
- 1 min
Equipment, Time and Location
What equipment will you need to complete the programming? I recommend a set of dumbbells OR resistance bands. Hip resistance bands can be...
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Lisa Lethbridge
- Oct 5, 2020
- 1 min
What is functional, linear progression and why is it important?
beMOMSTRONG monthly programming is unique because it's one of the first postpartum specific workout plans that is functional, linear and...
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