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The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Why Strength Training is Important in Pregnancy and Beyond

The PedsDocTalk Podcast: Child Health, Development & Parenting—From a Pediatrician Mom

Dr. Mona Amin

Kids & Family, Parenting, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2024

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

On this show, I welcome guests to chat about parenting and parental health, especially maternal physical and mental health. Taking care of ourselves is just as important as caring for our children. On this episode, I welcome sisters Amy Kiefer and Krystle Howald, founders and creators of Expecting and Empowered. They join me to discuss:   Why strength training is important in various stages of our life Mindset shifts and reframing to approaching strength training and working out during pregnancy and postpartum How to build strength training into our busy lives Connect with Amy and Krystle on Instagram @expectingandempowered. For more resources, visit expectingandempowered.com. Our podcasts are also now on YouTube. If you prefer a video podcast with closed captioning, check us out there and ⁠subscribe to PedsDocTalk⁠. Get trusted pediatric advice, relatable parenting insights, and evidence-based tips delivered straight to your inbox—join thousands of parents who rely on the PDT newsletter to stay informed, supported, and confident. ⁠⁠⁠Join the newsletter⁠⁠⁠! And don’t forget to follow ⁠⁠⁠@pedsdoctalkpodcast⁠⁠⁠ on Instagram—our new space just for parents looking for real talk and real support. We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on the ⁠PedsDocTalk Podcast Sponsorships⁠ page of the website.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Summer is here and it's getting hot and it's been really hard trying to find ways to keep our kids

0:04.3

entertain indoors to beat the summer heat. But thanks to Fat Brain Toys, kids of various ages can have fun and use their brains too.

0:11.2

Fat Brain Toys offers a variety of child-driven play experiences

0:14.2

that will keep both their mind and their body active and they have a great

0:17.6

selection of travel toys and activities for that big trip you've been planning.

0:21.2

Our favorites for on the go are the

0:22.8

flip grips for my one-year-old and the flip links for my four-year-old. As a

0:26.5

pediatrician who is development obsessed, I love other products focus on

0:30.2

many domains of development. We love the Tables Neo that builds shape and

0:33.9

color recognition, spatial reasoning, and hand-eye coordination. The products are

0:38.4

well made and durable and the kids love it. My four-year-old can't wait to get

0:42.1

home every day from summer camp to build his hay,

0:44.5

clay forest animals and use his teeter pop. Go to W.W. Dot that brain toys.com

0:51.1

slash Peed's dock talk to get 10% off of all items in my personal

0:55.4

collection when you use the code Peed's dock talk at checkout and find out for yourself

1:00.1

why Fat Braint Toys is a smarter way to play.

1:05.0

So really if we're supporting our body,

1:07.0

it's going to help decrease those aches and pains.

1:09.0

And then also too, one thing that we don't talk a lot about either sometimes is on the

1:13.8

flip side when we're talking about recovering postpartum, like think about when

1:17.3

we're out of the gates quicker, you know, like if we did less things to our

1:22.0

body or if we exercise during pregnancy that's going to help

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