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Weight Gain and Pregnancy- What’s Normal?
Almost every day, a pregnant woman asks me what is normal in terms of weight gain during pregnancy. Here are few basic things to keep in mind about how weight gain and pregnancy work: 1- Doctors...
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Shooting the Oh Baby! Fitness App!!
Filming videos for an Oh Baby! Fitness App to be Released in the Fall The Oh Baby! Fitness team shot 36 (!) pregnancy exercise videos in one day! The videos will be the core of a new Oh Baby! Fitness...
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Why Listening to Your Body is the Most Important Thing
We had a call today from a client who did a make-up in a Pilates class and was concerned participants spent some of the class lying on their back while exercising. The client was very concerned that...
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How can exercise help pregnancy induced carpal tunnel?
I had a client ask me last night if the tingling in her hands meant that she should stop exercising. It’s a fair question, as non-pregnancy induced carpal tunnel is often an overuse injury, and rest...
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Exercise and Round Ligament Pain
A common complaint and source of confusion with our clients is a mysterious, often sharp pain that is located low down near the pelvic bone. It often runs diagonally out and up, and often hurts...
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Pregnancy and Exercise- how much is too much?
We are often asked how much exercise is appropriate and safe during pregnancy—we have clients who wonder if they can take more than one of our classes a week, or if it’s okay for them to swim one day...
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Oh Baby! Fitness: Core Beliefs on Prenatal and Postnatal Exercise
Oh Baby! Fitness has had the privilege of working with thousands of pregnant women and new moms. Based on this extensive experience, along with expert advice and review of the best available research,...
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Prenatal Exercise: Can I exercise up until I deliver my baby?
Answer: If not restricted by your doctor, exercising up until delivery is one of the BEST things you can do for yourself and your baby. “Can I exercise right to the end?” is one of the most common...
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How hard should I workout when pregnant?
This is a question we hear often, and for good reason. Our pregnant clients know that exercise is important, but wonder if they are hitting the sweet spot between working out hard enough (ie, “I...
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Oh Baby! Fitness Releases Pregnancy Exercise App – Download on iTunes Today!
We are so excited to announce the release of our first app! Download the Oh Baby! Fitness Pregnancy Exercise Weekly Workout app on iTunes. It has a specific exercise video for each week of pregnancy!...
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Perfect Pregnancy Squat
Squats are one of the most helpful exercises to perform while pregnant – not only do they help strengthen the lower back (and therefore cut down on lower back pain!) they also build the necessary...
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Best Exercise to Prepare for Labor, and You Can Do It At Home!
One secret tip that pregnancy trainers know is that there is one exercise that strengthens all the muscles used in labor and delivery—AND it’s an exercise you can do at home. All you need is a...
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Benefits of Cat/Cow Yoga Poses During Pregnancy
Almost all of our prenatal classes will include the yoga pose cat/cow. This stretch is one of the favorites of our pregnant moms. Benefits include: - Encourages mobility in a stiff spine -...
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The expert is expecting!
I’m so thrilled (and to be honest, nervous too!) to share the big news that my husband Jon and I are expecting our first baby! I’ve trained so many women (over 10,000 at this point!) throughout their...
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The first few weeks- What I did when I first found out I was pregnant
Thanks for all your well wishes last week on my big announcement! It was incredibly special to hear from so many past clients. It made me feel better knowing I have you all (and all your collective...
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Pregnancy and depression.
I’ve hinted in my last two posts that the first few months of pregnancy were tough. And I wasn’t going in blindly—I’ve seen thousands of women in their first trimesters in my classes, and know that...
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8 things to know before your first pregnancy workout class
So, you’ve signed up for your first pregnancy workout class! Maybe it’s an Oh Baby! Fitness class, or maybe it’s a pregnancy yoga class at your nearby Y. First- congratulations! You’ve already done...
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Second trimester exercise – surprises and take aways:
I’m about to finish off my second trimester and wanted to share some of the things that have surprised me about working out in this trimester, as well as what has worked. Coming into this trimester I...
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Guest Post: Pregnancy Pain? Are you sure that’s not normal…
Today’s blog is a guest post by well respected Atlanta pelvic physical therapist Vicky Yeisley. Oh Baby! Fitness believes a healthy pelvic floor is the literal foundation of a healthy pregnancy and...
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Oh Baby! Fitness Pregnancy Exercise Weekly Workout App Named “Must Have” for...
Our Personal Prenatal Exercise App was featured in Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine as a “must-have for tech-savvy moms-to-be!” Cover of June 2013 Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine Oh Baby! Fitness...
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