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Amidst the joys of a motherhood journey, there is an undercurrent of challenge unlike any other you’ll face in your life, requiring a different kind of strength than your pre-motherhood days. The current maternal healthcare system sets moms up to get weaker in pregnancy and start motherhood with a deficit of strength and energy. This means the vast majority of mothers are slogging through motherhood feeling weak and discouraged. It’s time for that to change. Each week, Pregnancy and Postpartum Exercise Specialists (and sisters!) Kendra Fitzgerald and Nicole Coons will bring you the deep conversations needed with the practical tips and knowledge moms need to make bold decisions, heal their bodies, and live their motherhood on THEIR terms.

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What Exercises to Do in Third Trimester to Help Prepare for Labor

November 15, 2022 • Kendra Fitzgerald & Nicole Coons • Episode 11

So often, during the third trimester of pregnancy, people stop working out.

A lot of moms are in conservation mode, feeling the weight of the baby on their pelvis. They’re fatigued, uncomfortable, lacking motivation, or they’re afraid, not sure what movement is safe for them and their babies.

But it’s important to keep moving in the third trimester – just at the right pace, with the right intensity.

This is Part II of our behind-the-scenes look at the fitness program we created for the Daily Burn, an on-demand fitness platform. Baby Bump and Beyond features 30 unique workouts filmed in the Daily Burn’s New York City studios.

(If you’re still early in your pregnancy, be sure to check out our previous episode about adapting workouts for your second trimester.)

Today we hope to remove the challenge of staying in motion by talking about exercises you can safely do at the end of your pregnancy – and what’s more, how these exercises can prepare you for birth.

Resources & Links

Learn more about Nicole and Kendra on their website, or follow @devotedmamas on Instagram for pregnancy and postpartum coaching and inspiration.

We work privately with moms who want to take an active role in creating strength, healing, competence, and independence, whether in your fitness, your birth, or in your active life as a mother. If you need more help feeling your best in pregnancy, reach out and see if we’re a good fit to work together.

Be sure to find a checklist of everything we covered today on our website.

If you’re postpartum and ready to start your core and pelvic floor recovery, check out our Postpartum Repair & Restore 8-week program with LIVE coaching. In this program, we guide you through the exact workouts you need to feel your muscles strengthening + the education and LIVE supervision you need to know you’re doing it right. For more information, go to devotedmamas.com/repair

If you’re currently pregnant, check out our Expecting to Flourish membership, a mom-driven and expert-guided virtual community that we created to help you stay your strongest during pregnancy, physically practice for birth and move easily into early postpartum. Find out more at devotedmamas.com/flourish