exercise in pregnancy

Today I speak with Surabhi Veitch, the owner of The Passionate Physio, a Registered Physiotherapist, a Pregnancy & Postpartum Athleticism Coach, and a mom to 2 incredible humans. Surabhi is passionate about breaking the status quo on what it means to be a mom. She believes that motherhood doesn’t have to mean sacrificing who you are. As a cyclist, skier, dancer and climber, she loves helping moms get back to feeling active, strong, confident and secure in their bodies. She offers her signature small-group Postpartum Return to Exercise Program (PREP), and her BASE Fitness Membership to help busy moms gain strength and mobility with quick & effective home workouts. She also offers 1:1 online Physiotherapy and Fitness Coaching to help people navigate symptoms like leaks, prolapse and aches. 

Surabhi tells us of how she switched from orthopedics into pelvic health after the experience she had after her daughter was born. She wanted to help other moms avoid the loss of identity as an athlete she experienced and to get back to their sports in the 4th trimester. 

 Surabhi and I get into the nitty gritty of motherhood and what she is doing to change the conversation on self-care. I can’t wait for you to hear this episode!

We  talk about:

-Surabhi’s journey to postpartum advocacy

-bounceback culture and all-or-nothing mindset

-focus on functional, achievable & realistic fitness for new moms

-specific struggles of the recreational athlete

-getting support early

-getting to know moms to really help them

-working as woman of color as a physio 

-the self-care revolution 

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

3:27 losing moms in the 4th trimester

12:00 working with reality of schedules

15:47 working in postpartum advocacy

18:40 working as a woman of color

27:20 the stereotypical mom and self-care

35:20 done is better than perfect 

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH SURABHI

IG: https://www.instagram.com/thepassionatephysio/

Podcast: https://www.thepassionatephysio.ca/podcast

Website: https://www.thepassionatephysio.ca/

Free Resources – Guides to Pregnancy & Postpartum Fitness, Stop Leaking, Body Image: https://www.thepassionatephysio.ca/workshops-free-resources

Waitlist for Postpartum Return to Exercise Program (PREP) – an 8-week program to help new moms transition from rehab to fitness: https://www.thepassionatephysio.ca/prep-waitlist

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms’ Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.

This show has been a long time in the making!

You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.

If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot of free time (heck, you’re probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!

If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

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Today I speak with Margie Davenport, an Associate Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation in the University of Alberta. She also currently holds the Christenson Professorship in Active Healthy Living (2020-2025). As a former national team athlete, her recent work has examined elite sport participation during pregnancy, and return to sport following delivery. This line of research aims to develop more inclusive guidelines and policies for elite pregnant/postpartum athletes.

Her principal research interest is the investigation of maternal-fetal health outcomes, and an exploration of the preventative role of exercise and/or lifestyle interventions in the development of chronic disease.  She led the development of the SOGC/CSEP 2019 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy, and the upcoming Canadian Guideline for Postpartum Activity. 

Margie gives us valuable insight into the most up to date research and where it’s pointing for the future!

We  talk about:

-working with elite athletes during pregnancy and postpartum

-changes in recommendations over the years

-discussion of 2019 Canadian guidelines

-questionnaire for pregnancy women

-Olympic lifting during pregnancy

-clinicians and researchers collaborating 

-social media and getting advice

-benefits of exercise during pregnancy

-pushing the boundaries

Time Stamps

1:00 introduction

4:01 common barriers with conducting research with pregnant women

9:35 feedback from Canadian guidelines

17:15 collaboration between clinicians and researchers

23:00 big things moms and clinicians need to know

CONNECT WITH CARRIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/

Website: https://carriepagliano.com

CONNECT WITH MARGIE

IG: https://www.instagram.com/exerciseandpregnancy/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExercisePreg

Website: exerciseandpregnancy.ca

Questionnaire:  https://csep.ca/2021/05/27/get-active-questionnaire-for-pregnancy/

The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms’ Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.

This show has been a long time in the making!

You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.

If you’re like me, you don’t have a lot of free time (heck, you’re probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!

If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)

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