Episode 120: Returning to Running Postpartum
Episode 120: Returning to Running Postpartum
In today’s episode, Jessie and Anita discuss options and general guidelines to getting back to running postpartum!
—
If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on iTunes and Stitcher to rate/review/subscribe to the show.
Resources and References:
Jessie’s Postnatal Fitness Specialist Academy enrollment is open until May 14th!: https://jessiemundell.com/pfsa-2020/
Time Stamps:
4:12 – What we are talking about today (a popularly-requested subject)!
4:42 – How long postpartum do you need to wait before you should start running again?
12:42 – How do you actually know – from a pelvic floor standpoint – when you are ready to return to running?
16:17 – If someone is having stress incontinence in their daily life, is that a sign that they should not start running?
18:16 – Prep and foundational work that we encourage our clients and patients to do when they are able to before they go back to running!
25:47 – How do you actually start running postpartum?
31:14 – Running with strollers!
32:36 – What happens if, during the run time, you start to experience sensations that feel off (like pelvic pain, bulging prolapse, leaking…)?
39:16 – Warming up
41:35 – How do you progress with running?
