The home stretch- Third trimester update and favorite workouts
I’ve now entered the “less than 2 months until due date” stage of pregnancy, which before I was pregnant myself, I’d characterize to clients as the “freak-out zone.” Right on schedule, I’m suddenly...
View Article3 Exercises You Can Do After You Have Your Baby
We get asked all the time how quickly women can return to exercise postpartum. While you don’t want to vigorously exercise until cleared by your doctor (usually at your 6 week postpartum visit), there...
View ArticleSee Oh Baby! Fitness on HLN – Losing Weight After Baby
Check out pregnant co-owner Kathleen Donahoe on Headline News Weekend Express — she shares great advice about working out while pregnant and healthy postpartum weight loss!
View ArticleStudy says exercise during pregnancy gives babies brains a boost- but WHY?
A really exciting study was released this week that shows women who exercise deliver babies with “more mature” brains—basically, exercising while pregnant gives your baby’s brain a huge boost! Having...
View ArticleHow pregnancy turned me into a yoga fan
Prior to being pregnant, I’d attended maybe ten yoga classes in my whole life. I’ve spent years with CrossFit, kickboxing, weight lifting, and other group exercise classes, but yoga never really did...
View ArticlePregnancy Weekly Workout App ON SALE for the Holidays!
Act fast, our Pregnancy Weekly Workout App on iTunes is on sale for $3.99 from Nov. 27 – Dec. 2. This is a great opportunity to have a personal exercise app to use over the holidays. The Oh Baby!...
View ArticleKathleen’s 29 week update- a vlog
Hi guys! I decided to do a video blog this week after so many people asked for photos of my belly. You’ll hear in this video why I’ve been hesitant to share belly photos (though I promise I’ll take and...
View ArticleAbdominal Separation During Pregnancy – How to Perform a Self-Check
Check out our video on how to perform a self-check to see if you have any abdominal muscle separation (Diastasis Recti) during your pregnancy. It’s good to know it you have a split, so you can know...
View ArticleThe Basics of Abdominal Separation/Diastasis Recti
One of the most important things we teach our clients about is DIASTASIS RECTI (abdominal separation) – a common pre/postnatal condition. It’s important to know what it is, as safe exercise can help...
View Article4 Weeks to Fitness – Workouts You Can Do at Home
Often clients will take one or two Oh Baby! Fitness classes a week, but ask what they can be doing in between classes to stay in shape. I’ve been teaching a mom and baby fitness class for the last few...
View ArticleAsk the Expert: I was active, but I’m pregnant— now what??
**This is an ongoing series where women email perintatal fitness expert Kathleen Donahoe their questions about pre and postnatal exercise. Have a question about working out during your pregnancy or as...
View ArticleOh Baby! Fitness Releases New App: How to Push Out Your Baby!
Note from Co-Owner Kathleen Donahoe: So I’ve got a confession to make—we’ve been keeping a secret here in our Oh Baby! Fitness Atlanta classes. For the last 5 years, we’ve been teaching women...
View ArticleStart Working Out Today! Download an Oh Baby! Fitness Exercise App!
Oh Baby! Fitness has three great exercise apps available on iTunes that you can download to start working out now! We’ve designed 3 mobile apps to help Moms get in shape during pregnancy and after...
View ArticleSciatic pain during pregnancy: How exercise can help
Sciatic pain is a common occurrence during pregnancy- but that doesn’t mean you should have to suffer through it! We’ve had clients (and instructors) who had to be put on bed rest while pregnant...
View ArticleA New Oh Baby! Fitness class: Pushing Workshop!
Oh Baby! Fitness is thrilled to announce our newest class offering: the Pushing Partner Workshop: How to Push Out Your Baby. Based on our bestselling app, this pelvic floor, yoga and abs class will...
View ArticleHow to Stay Fit During Pregnancy – ShareCare Radio
Oh Baby! Fitness Founder and CEO talks to Dr. Daria Gillespie of ShareCare Radio on how to stay fit during pregnancy. Listen to the podcast.
View ArticleCNN – Benefits of Water Aerobics for Pregnant Women
CNN profiled an Oh Baby! Fitness Pregnancy Aqua class in a story airing on local news stations across the country and in US doctor’s offices too. Watch: Benefits of Water Aerobics for Pregnant Women
View ArticleOh Baby’s Pushing App Featured in Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine’s July Issue
Our “How to Push Out Your Baby” app was featured in Pregnancy & Newborn Magazine‘s July issue. Pick up a copy of the magazine and also download our app. “In case it isn’t obvious, this...
View ArticleACOG releases new guidelines on Pregnancy and Exercise
Pregnant women should get moving! That’s the clear message in the newest guidelines released by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), a group that advises doctors what to...
View ArticleAbdominal work during pregnancy: What you need to know
Pregnancy and abdominals is easily the topic our clients ask us about the most. This area has changed a lot in the ten years Oh Baby! Fitness has been open- a decade ago women thought ALL ab work...
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