Pre and postnatal exercise specialist Sara Haley joins us to talk about the changes our bodies go through long after we've given birth.

She's spent years as a celebrity and Reebok Master Trainer in NYC, and now, as a mother of four, does all of her training and consulting for companies and brands virtually. She has been listed as one of the best fitness Instagram accounts (@sarahaleyfit) to follow for major motivation by Women’s Health. 

Show Notes

00:50 Body positivity. Where is the common ground between accepting our bodies and feeling physically strong?

07:25 Are we born with expectations put on us?

10:45 Is it too late to fix diastasis recti?

14:45 How to, and not to, engage our core muscles when training

16:59 Why training before and after pregnancy is not the same thing.

20:16 The current body image expectations are pretty unrealistic, especially for moms

23:28 At some point we have to make a commitment to let ourselves off the hook for certain things

26:06 Can we ever hope to get rid of mom guilt?

Sara’s links:

Instagram

Website

She offers a variety of her own (award-winning) workout programs for the different stages of motherhood at SaraHaley.com.