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Told to slow down during pregnancy & postpartum? Not necessarily! 🏃‍♀️💪"

It's research update time again with @exerciseandpregnancy!

In this episode, Margie Davenport, Associate Professor at the @ualberta & former national team athlete, joins us again to give another update on research in pregnancy and postpartum exercise including: the

🔹2025 Canadian guideline for physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep throughout the first year post partum (hot off the presses!)
🔹@bjsm_bmj Special Issue on Postpartum Physical Activity

Dr. Davenport is leading the charge in making exercise guidelines more inclusive so women at ALL levels can move safely during pregnancy & beyond

We get into:
🔹 Why movement matters during pregnancy (yes, even for elite athletes!)
🔹 The impact of mental health & anxiety on postpartum recovery
🔹 How sleep can make or break your return to sport
🔹 When to see a pelvic floor PT (hint: sooner than you think!)
🔹 The biggest myths about pregnancy & exercise that need to go 👋

Whether you're chasing a podium or just trying to stay active through pregnancy, this episode is a MUST-LISTEN. 🎧

What’s the worst pregnancy/postpartum fitness advice you’ve ever gotten? Drop it below! ⬇️😅

#PregnancyFitness #PostpartumAthlete #PelvicHealth #ReturnToRun #WomenInSport #MomRunner #PregnantAndStrong #PostpartumRecovery #PelvicFloorPT #StrongMoms #activemompodcast #paglianopodcast

Time Stamps

1:00 Introduction

2:45 setting up the guidelines

5:49 the importance of early movement

10:30 getting the new guidelines to OB/BYNs

13:03 get active questionnaire for pregnancy

19:55 gatekeeping of information

25:14 variability in practice patterns

27:08 the impact of sleep

34:00 impact of exercise

36:53 addressing diastasis recti

42:25 elite athletes in postpartum

47:35 traveling to Nepal

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Website: https://carriepagliano.com

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

Website: exerciseandpregnancy.ca

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