Pain Free Birth #32 | Impactful Movement & Mobility: The Key To A Pain Free Pregnancy with Gina Conley
In this episode, Gina Conley shares how impactful movement could be supportive for a strong and pain free pregnancy as an industry-leading perinatal fitness provider. What if the answer to a pain free pregnancy and birth was simply understanding the difference in mobility throughout our pregnancies and how we can support our body by moving optimally. I'm sure you've heard of kegels... think of that as step one. Kegels should not be your only form of movement to prepare for birth. Find out what Gina recommends you do in today's episode!
EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS:
- Using fitness to mentally & physically prepare for birth
- What you should do beyond kegels to lengthen & stretch the pelvic floor
- Mitigating a tight pelvic floor from traditional weightlifting
- Using movement to support your labor process
- The outdated fear surrounding exercise during pregnancy
MORE ABOUT GINA CONLEY:
Gina Conley is the founder of MamasteFit—a perinatal fitness training facility located in North Carolina. MamasteFit offers in-person and online pre/postnatal fitness training programs. Gina has her masters in exercise science and is a seasoned birth doula. She combines her expertise as both a perinatal fitness trainer and birth professional to provide full spectrum support from conception, birth, and recovery in the postpartum. Gina is the author of Training for Two, a book that explains how to use prenatal fitness to support a strong and pain free pregnancy, as you prepare for birth.
Instagram: @mamastefit
PROGRAM: 40-Week Prenatal Fitness Program
PROGRAM: 40-Week Mini Prenatal Fitness Program
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