10 Ways to Take Care of Your Postpartum Body (That DON’T Focus on Fat Loss)

I see you over there taking care of everyone else. It’s easy to get lost in the 24/7 job that is motherhood.

At the end of the day, you may look at yourself in the mirror and wonder do I know her anymore? She used to be pretty amazing.” With the constant barrage of ads for diet teas and lose the belly fat workouts, it can be easy to think we can find her, the old “us”, under the baby weight.

I know, I’ve been there.

What if I told you there were ways of taking care of your postpartum body that don’t focus on fat loss?

Madison ClecklerMarch 20, 2019Comment

What to do about Pelvic Pain- Tips and Resources for Better Management

Pelvic pain can often pop up in pregnancy as SPD, symphysis pubis dysfunction, where pain is felt in the front of the pelvis at the pubic bone, and can sometimes be felt on one or both sides of the lower back or in the perineum. Pelvic pain can persist postpartum or be present before even having kids as painful intercourse or pain with insertion of a tampon. Often it can be really frustrating and cause women more than physical pain, but mental and emotional distress as well.

Exercise for Moms, Pelvic HealthMadison ClecklerMarch 13, 2019pelvic floor, pelvic pain, SPD, pelvic girdle painComment

10 Tips for Training in Pregnancy and Postpartum

We often hear things like “if you did it before, it’s fine to keep doing” or “you’re cleared for exercise”, but those are REALLY loose guidelines to follow. These 10 tips will give you way more guidance, so you can train confidently and with the health of your body in mind.

Exercise for MomsMadison ClecklerJanuary 7, 2019Comment

How to Tackle Common Holiday Party Questions and Comments

Holiday parties can be really tough, whether you’re a social butterfly or an introvert. Tack on the stress of what someone else says and coming up with the perfect response to it can make it a less than enjoyable event. Hopefully keeping these responses in your back pocket can arm you with just the right thing to say when Phyllis from HR pushes your buttons.

Exercise for Moms: Finding the Do's in the Land of Never's

Mom Life, Exercise for MomsMadison ClecklerOctober 19, 2018postpartum exercise, Pregnancy exercise, pelvic organ prolapse exercise, diastasis recti, exercise for moms, weight training for women, weight training for momsComment

Why You Should Give Yourself a Damn Break

There are lots of reasons to go easy on yourself, but it often isn’t the easiest thing to do (pun totally intended). Here are my thoughts on why you should give yourself a damn break and also why I find that advice really hard to follow.

Madison ClecklerSeptember 4, 2018Comment

10 Tips for C-section Recovery

I’ve coached and talked with a lot of moms who have had C-sections, planned and unplanned, and while all of their experiences vary, it turns out there’s a lot of information they don’t tell you when you leave the hospital about C-section recovery.

Why I Don’t Talk About Getting Your Body Back

In this society, we are told that sneezing when we pee is normal but that the way our bodies look is not. We are inundated with messages that we must be smaller, fitter, better. That what we are doing somehow isn’t good enough, we aren’t good enough.

Mom vs. Exercise: How I Make it Work

As a busy working mom, I do what I can when I can- especially when it comes to exercise. I know you're thinking "wait, you're a trainer- exercise is your job". That's true, but I have just as much trouble as my clients do when it comes to finding the time and energy to exercise.

Madison ClecklerApril 11, 2018Comment

Doing your kegels and still leaking? Read this.

Pelvic HealthMadison ClecklerMarch 15, 2018mommy fitness, pregnancy, postpartum, postpartum exercise, postpartum belly, postpartum abs, postpartum core, pelvic floor, KegelComment

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