by Kate Jesuele | Aug 22, 2019 | Mental Health, Postpartum Anxiety, Postpartum Fitness, Preconception, Pregnancy, Prenatal Anxiety, Prenatal Fitness, Preparing for Motherhood, Trying to Conceive, Workout Video
I recently recovered from an apparent TTC-related hormonal flux that led to heart palpitations, high anxiety (i.e. multiple panic attacks daily) and insomnia for a solid week. This wasn’t my first rodeo of wrangling the wild bull of hormones, but this felt like a...
by Kate Jesuele | Jul 16, 2019 | Postpartum Fitness, Preconception, Pregnancy, Prenatal Fitness, Preparing for Motherhood, Trying to Conceive, Workout
One of the most frustrating aspects of trying to conceive, carrying a pregnancy, giving birth and recovering is being told what is “expected,” “normal,” or “par for the course.” Even if we are reassured that what we’re facing or feeling along the way is “typical”...
by Kate Jesuele | Jun 28, 2019 | Labor, Postpartum Fitness, Preconception, Pregnancy, Prenatal Fitness, Preparing for Motherhood, Trying to Conceive, Workout Video
I’ve worked tirelessly for seven years straight with muscle, hustle, sweat and spirit to serve the greater good of women on the path of motherhood (including myself!). I dreamed of opening a warm and welcoming sanctuary of empathy and empowerment for women, like me,...
by Kate Jesuele | Jun 24, 2019 | Labor, Pregnancy, Prenatal Fitness, Preparing for Motherhood, Workout
Labor, birth and postpartum recovery are athletic feats of strength, flexibility, stamina, endurance and resilience. Phew! That’s a lot to process right now – wherever you are in your pregnancy. Take a deep breath and relax, mama. I’ve got you covered with five...
by Kate Jesuele | May 29, 2019 | Core Strength, Postpartum Fitness, Pregnancy, Prenatal Fitness, Workout
Your body comes fully equipped with an amazingly strong and stable baby carrier: pelvic floor seat, diaphragm handle, and the obliques and transverse abs making up the sides and wrap around the low back. These specific muscles of the core are what I target and train...
by Kate Jesuele | Apr 26, 2019 | Preconception, Pregnancy, Prenatal Fitness, Prenatal Nutrition, Preparing for Motherhood, Trying to Conceive
If you’ve been a regular gym goer, fitness class taker or have no contraindications to beginning an exercise program when trying to conceive (TTC), there isn’t much to change drastically about the way you work out at this preconception stage. I repeat: there isn’t...
