The postpartum period is a critical transition time, on one hand there is a new life you have to take care for and on the other there is the need to return to a physically active lifestyle, balanced diet, and a gradual shedding of extra weight as soon as possible. This can be challenging. This challenges can manifest in physical…
Today we want to share something important. Life is not just about happy moments – pregnancy, summerbody, running records. Life can get you down no matter how old you are, regarding gender or sexual orientation. The world we live in is fast and cruel. Work, family, stress. But our body has a way of showing us what is important and…
In the previous blog post I tried to explain 12kg limit. Here is some more science data about it. In the early eighties Swedish scientists followed 4,000 pregnant women whose work required them to lift weights of more than 12kg during their work. They were interested whether lifting loads in excess of 12 kg several times per week contributes to…
Women should not lift more than 12 kilograms during pregnancy, but my first child weighs more than that. So now what? We are in 2020, pregnant women can be fit and active, and the myth of lifting weights could be left in the past. A pregnant woman lifting weights is certainly subject to many critical glances and strange looks Although …
Head posture can affect your general posture, productivity, looks and wellbeing more than you can imagine. From Quasimodo to modern office worker. Do you know what causes forward head posture, how does it affect us and can you resolve it? Muscles, bones and other structures combined, human head can range from 4 to 7kg. It may not seem much but…
In life we come to meet events for which we prepare extensively and invest more than usual effort. In high school we prepare for the final matura exam, athletes train fort he big match, jobseekers prepare mentally for the job interview… Giving birth may be one of the most important events in woman’s life. Should we prepare for it? Our…