For My Entrepreneur Squad

A lot of you mamas are small business owners–about four million of you here in the US. Want to know more about your cohort? Here’s a cool little infographic. As a busy small business owner (as well as likely being the main caretaker for your children), you may not be aware yet of a powerful […]

New Mamas Class Starts Tomorrow

Wednesday mornings at 9:30 this summer, come on down to Fairlington Rec Center for an awesome workout that is: safe for any postpartum body okay to bring your child to full of tips on how to keep your body feeling amazing breastfeeding-friendly great for women who’ve given birth weeks ago or years ago We’ll learn […]

Dance Party on Your Diaphragm

The Mysterious and Misunderstood Diaphragm “Sing from your diaphragm!” the choir teacher exhorts. The diligent students nod, and try to sing…louder? More diaphragmily? “Let’s do some nice, deep, diaphragmatic breathing,” coaches your yoga teacher. She knows what she’s doing. So you breathe…deeper? Louder, maybe? Despite being frequently invoked by professionals who work with breathing, the […]

Walk Well

The last few weeks in our Mamas Fitness class, we explored some concepts for improving walking mechanics in your body. Here are some key points, but first some… Disclaimers, or grains of salt Not an issue of good and evil. As of right now, within the available research, there isn’t definitive consensus on the “best” […]

Your Child Is Part Bear

You may be expecting some bear-related baby humor here. But this is actually a post about the amazing SI joint. I was just trying to tempt you into reading something that might sound dry. But it’s not! The SI joint is a fantastically complex and unusual joint. Scientists struggled over the years to correctly understand […]

The Right Way to Reach

Are you aware of your serratus muscle? It’s an important one for postpartum women and anyone suffering from forward head (that’s lots of people). The serratus anterior runs under the shoulder blades and curves around the sides of the upper rib cage, connecting to the ends of the ribs. It’s kind of like those under-their-suit-jacket […]

I Really Miss Running

I think I get it. Running, that’s your powerful thing. The thing you can do by yourself, without any equipment, without needing to reserve a spot in class a day before, without needing to get in the car again. The thing where no one talks to you, or asks you where something is, or demands […]