by Dara & Laura Trainers | Nov 14, 2022 | Healthy Parenting, Uncategorized
Snow, snow, go away. If you’re stuck shovelling and salting and trudging through slush day in, day out, you should at least have something hearty and comforting to come home to, shouldn’t you? What could be heartier and more comforting than a big,...
by Dara & Laura Trainers | Nov 14, 2022 | Nourish Yourself
Get ready for a weekday taste explosion or the perfect family dinner. No complaints, guaranteed. I’ve been working SUPER hard on prepping homemade lunches this summer as I coach our mamas through their own home workouts and meal prep goals in the 8-Week...
by Dara & Laura Trainers | Nov 14, 2022 | POSTPARTUM EXERCISE
It’s hard to believe there was ever a time we didn’t use a good old miniband! These little rubber loops are everywhere these days, especially on social media and in home workout programming. They’re perfect for mamas working out at home: inexpensive, easy to...
by Dara & Laura Trainers | Nov 14, 2022 | Core and Pelvic Floor, POSTPARTUM EXERCISE
Baby is here and you feel ready to move your body. What can you do to start healing and rebuilding your strength before your 6-week postpartum checkup? These 5 safe moves will help you realign your posture and close a diastasis recti. Your top priority...
by Dara & Laura Trainers | Nov 14, 2022 | Nourish Yourself
I follow a woman on social media who has this incredible saying: #fallselfisbestself. I always remember it this time of year because, truly, aren’t we all motivated once summer ends to buckle down and build routine? It’s like our school years never quite leave...
by Dara & Laura Trainers | Nov 14, 2022 | Core and Pelvic Floor, POSTPARTUM EXERCISE, PRENATAL EXERCISE
Don’t wait until you’re peeing yourself post-baby… or even cruising the adult incontinence aisle in your 50s. Lengthen & strengthen your pelvic floor & activate your deep core with these 6 everyday practices, plus 3 essential...
by Dara & Laura Trainers | Nov 14, 2022 | Nourish Yourself
Soup. The universal comfort food. From the fanciest seafood bisque to the humblest clean-out-the-veggie-crisper stew, there are probably very few humans on earth who don’t eat soup. I have always loved soup. As a mama, I realized soup’s amazing potential to condense...
by Dara & Laura Trainers | Nov 14, 2022 | Core and Pelvic Floor
You’ve got your birth plan all laid out. Awesome music, no medication, your trusted doula. Then the big day comes and despite all your prep, planning and positive imagery, you’re whisked to the operating room for a cesarean section before you...
by Dara & Laura Trainers | Nov 14, 2022 | Nourish Yourself
Vegan. Vegetarian. Paleo. Gluten Free. It’s really hard not to fall into a nutrition “camp” these days. After all, slapping a label on something and dividing people is a classic power strategy. Isn’t that how all the Mommy Wars started? You had...
by Dara & Laura Trainers | Nov 14, 2022 | POSTPARTUM EXERCISE
Mobility, flexibility and breath work is often that “throwaway” part of an exercise program. Nice if you have time for it but sometimes seems not worth the hassle. Bow out of savasana and end the online yoga class early? Extra time for a shower. Skip the...