Labor and delivery are truly a marathon. I think most people can appreciate this, but I don’t think people realize just how true this is. It requires a large amount of preparation, both mentally and physically. In my opinion, women are expected to enter this marathon largely unprepared and without the proper training. They aren’t...Read More

Lunge Before You Run Most running injuries come from a lack of strength/stability, not an issue with endurance. We benchmark the ability to do a strong, stable, front-loaded, forward-walking lunge as a prerequisite for beginning a running program. Our standards for this movement can be found in the video below: Faster is Better for your...Read More

After you give birth, you enter a period of transitions. You transition into becoming a mother and a caretaker, your body transitions into milk production, and you have to transition into finding some level of mental and physical stability while maintaining a chaotic and sporadic sleeping schedule. A lot is happening, and mothers all too...Read More

A Case for Clean Eating During pregnancy, women have a tendency to use their growing bellies as an excuse to eat whatever they want. “Surely I need substantially more than I usually eat, right!?” Or, “baby gets what baby wants!” are usually the attitude. In reality, pregnant women need about 300-450 calories more than they...Read More

There is a sort of helplessness we find ourselves in. In a culture of working harder and doing more, we’re being told the only thing we can do right now is hide.  It’s weird. And also super angsty and scary. We know the only defense against COVID-19 (for the next year or so) is our...Read More