Ashton Koehlmoos | What Coaches Need to Know About Pregnancy Fitness

Pregnancy and post-partum fitness expert, Ashton Koehlmoos, shares what trainers and coaches need to know when working with pregnant clients. She shares the most common misconceptions when it comes to pregnancy fitness as well as the most significant mistakes trainers make with their clients. Ashton also walks through each trimester and breaks down how trainers can best help their clients mentally, physically, and emotionally.

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[3:50] Why there is a gap in pregnancy fitness education

[6:28] The biggest misconceptions about pregnancy fitness

[13:31] The most common mistakes trainers make when working with pregnant clients

[22:34] How trainers can support their clients through communication

[25:03] Training considerations for the first trimester

[33:17] Training considerations for the second trimester

[43:48] Training considerations for the third trimester

[51:59] Where to follow Ashton and connect with her

Ashton has been an athlete/fitness enthusiast her entire life. As a multi-sport athlete in high school, she went on to play softball at Dakota State University where she graduated with her Bachelor’s in Exercise Science in 2012. She began her 7-year career at the Nishna Valley Family YMCA in Atlantic, IA in 2013 while also completing her Master’s from the University of South Dakota in Sport Facility Management where she graduated in 2014. While at the Y, Ashton began as a personal trainer and group exercise instructor before taking over as the Fitness and Youth/Adult Sport Director in 2015 while continuing to teach classes, coach programs, and serve as a personal trainer. Ashton is an NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, a title she has retained since 2012 and has most recently become a Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coach, a title she received in early 2021.

She began Resilient Mama Fitness & Lifestyle because of the gap she saw in the industry as it pertains to women, fitness, & motherhood. She strives to educate mamas on the inner strength their body possesses through breath and the deep core and how to apply that knowledge to create stability and function in the body. She wants every mama to feel empowered and understand how to listen to their body and make adjustments to their fitness and daily living in order to support themselves no matter if they are longing to hold a baby in their arms or years removed from having babies. 

To connect with Ashton, you can follow her on Instagram and Facebook or email her at resilientmamafitness@gmail.com.

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