How to Feel Strong, Confident, and Powerful in Your Pregnant and Postpartum body
Welcome back to the What Nik Knows podcast! I\u2019m your host Dr. Nikki Sammet! If you are pregnant or postpartum and you like fitness this episode is for you!\xa0 If you\u2019re anything like me you probably wondered or may be wondering when your body is ready to get back to exercise after you have a baby or what is safe during your pregnancy journey. Today\u2019s guest will help us determine what is the best type of exercise and when we should get back into it. On the show today is Erica Friedman!\xa0 Erica is the founder of Erica Friedman Wellness, dedicated to helping moms feel strong and powerful at all stages of motherhood. As a Certified Pre-& Postnatal Fitness Coach Erica creates fitness programming that prepares moms for pregnancy, labor, postpartum recovery, and the activities of daily life as a parent.
Her goal is to equip you with the knowledge, strength, and function to heal, move well, and have the energy for the toughest job you'll ever love - motherhood. She offers 1:1 personal training and group training (virtually and in person), with a focus on core + pelvic floor health and rehab, and a safe (re) introduction to movement postpartum.
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Here\u2019s what you\u2019re going to learn from today's conversation:
\u2714\ufe0f Why breathing is the MOST IMPORTANT exercise you will do
\u2714\ufe0f What to talk about with your OBGYN at your 6 week check up
\u2714\ufe0f How you can work muscles that we use in everyday mom life
\u2714\ufe0f Moving back into fitness gradually\xa0
\u2714\ufe0f Everyone\u2019s body is different\xa0
\u2714\ufe0f Covid has had major impact on postpartum care
\u2714\ufe0f Mom guilt is REAL\xa0
\u2714\ufe0f Why seeing a pelvic floor PT is essential to understanding our bodies and birth recovery
\u2714\ufe0f Our motherhood identity and how to grow forward rather than working from our old selves\xa0
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Here is all of Erica\u2019s contact information and if you offer The What Nik Knows Podcast you\u2019ll get a free consultation with her!\xa0
erica@ericafriedmanwellness.com
Instagram: @ericafriedman_wellness