S7 EP4: Is It Safe? Fitness & Pregnancy

The Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast

Constantly Varied Gear

Health & Fitness

4.9 • 716 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2022

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period all mark big changes in a woman’s life. And many women don’t know what to expect or what they should be doing with their bodies during these changes. Today’s guest is a coach who focuses on pregnancy and postpartum athleticism, and she has a lot to say about what women can do during pregnancy and postpartum.

Brianna Battles is the creator of the online course for coaches: Pregnancy and Postpartum Athletics. Her goal is to help athletes and coaches understand what women need during the pregnancy and postpartum period so that they can successfully train through pregnancy and return to training after childbirth. Listen to the episode to hear what Brianna has to say about her own experiences with pregnancy and childbirth, what women don’t learn about their own bodies, and what women should be doing for exercise during and after their pregnancies.

Topics Discussed in Today’s Episode:

Pregnancy and post-partum experiences that women don’t expect
What women don’t learn about their bodies
The level of exercise that it’s safe to maintain during pregnancy
Your motivations for working out
Whether pregnant women need to monitor their heart rate while working out
Whether there’s a set amount of time to wait after birth for exercise
The different factors behind why moms handle fitness the way they do after childbirth
How identity is attached to fitness routines
Things that should be considered normal after having a baby and things that shouldn’t
Where to find Brianna

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0:00.0	It took me like literally a whole business and having to do it over again with my second to be.
0:05.4	So also about four years to really find that bridge and go like, okay, this is what I want.
0:11.1	And this is also the kind of athlete I want my boys to see me as not the one who has to go to the gym or who has to measure everything or who can't have that ice cream
0:22.7	on a Tuesday. Like, I don't want that. And that's okay if what, if that's what other people want.
0:28.0	But like, I know I want the freedom to be as healthy and fit as I can while also genuinely
0:36.6	just being able to show up and live with them and have them do this with me.
0:44.6	The big question is this. In a world of fake Instagram models and bad diets, how do real people achieve their fitness goals? We are an army of hard-working
0:59.8	women changing their lives through fitness and health. Wherever you are at on your journey,
1:06.8	we have the answers to how to make working out and eating well a part of your life.
1:13.5	Join us in changing the dialogue for women everywhere.
1:17.4	Welcome to the Thick Thighs Save Lives Podcast.
1:22.5	Hi guys and welcome back to the Thick Thigh Save Lives podcast.
1:26.5	I'm Rachel and I'm Kelsey. We have an
1:29.9	amazing guest for you today for all of the burning postpartum, pregnancy, fitness, everything
1:38.4	you need to know about just woman shit. And she is such an amazing resource with so many.
1:49.0	I just, I'm so inspired by your story, Brianna.
1:52.1	I read your bio.
1:54.8	And just, I don't know, just the way that you got to this place of helping women was so inspirational to me
2:03.5	and also extremely familiar. So I think a lot of people are going to hear themselves in you and your
2:10.5	story. And I just want to thank you, first of all, for being here. Well, thanks for having me. I'm so
2:16.8	excited to be here and share as much
2:19.0	as I possibly can. So reading about, you know, your background and your pregnancy and your birth
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