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The Food Medic

S8 E5: Staying active during and after pregnancy

The Food Medic

The Food Medic

Health & Fitness

4.83K Ratings

🗓️ 28 July 2022

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

This week we are talking about staying active in pregnancy and getting back to activity in the post-partum period with two experts in this space - Emma Brockwell and Dr Marlize De Vivo. Emma is a Specialist Pelvic Health Physiotherapist . She has co-authored the first ‘Returning to Running Postnatal Guidelines’ and published her book ‘Why did no one tell me? How to protect, heal and nurture your body through motherhood In 2021.Dr Marlize De Vivo is a qualified Biokineticist, Sports Rehabilitator and Trainer, and senior research fellow at Canterbury Christ Church University. She is also Co-CEO and and founding member of the Active Pregnancy Foundation This episode covers*Staying active safely in pregnancy *Benefits for mum and baby*situations where a woman may be advised not to exercise*Lifting weights during pregnancy*Pelvic girdle pain*getting active in the post-partum period*Running during and after pregnancy*how to train your pelvic floorIf you loved this episode make sure to give it a review, rating (hopefully 5 stars) and share it with your friends and family. Thank you to our season sponsor WHOOP. Right now, you can get your first month free when you checkout through join.whoop.com/thefoodmedic@thefoodmedic / www.thefoodmedic.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Have you ever wondered what a sandwich sounds like?

0:04.3

Not much to it, is there?

0:06.2

Unless, of course, it's a Walker's sandwich.

0:10.9

Mmm, that is good.

0:12.9

Now that's what Asani should sound like.

0:15.8

Go all crisp in with walkers.

0:19.1

Delicious.

0:20.9

Hello and welcome back to a brand new episode of the Food Medic podcast.

0:24.7

I'm your host as always Dr. Hazel Wallace, a medical doctor, nutritionist, author and founder

0:29.3

of the Food Medic.

0:30.6

Now, this week we're talking about staying active in pregnancy and getting back to activity

0:35.7

in the postpartum period.

0:39.1

We covered this on the podcast before, but I wanted to revisit it with two experts who are very heavily involved in research

0:44.5

and clinical practice in this space, Emma Brockwell and Dr. Marley's DeVivo. Emma is a specialist

0:50.6

pelvic health physiotherapist. She has co-authored the first returning to running

0:55.4

postnatal guidelines and has published her book, Why Did No One Tell Me How to Protect,

1:00.6

Heal and Nurture Your Body Through Motherhood in 2021? Here Marlenez de Vivo is a qualified

1:07.4

bioconeticist and sports rehabilitator and trainer.

1:14.8

She's also senior research fellow at the Canterbury Christchurch University and co-CEO and founding member of the Active Pregnancy Foundation.

1:19.3

Just a quick reminder before we jump into the episode,

1:22.1

if you do want to submit a question to our Ask Dr. Hazel mini episodes every week, make sure to send your voice

1:29.8

recorded question to Lindsay at thefoodmedic.com.com.uk for your chance to be featured.

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