216 | Restoring Your Core and Loving Your Body Before and After Baby with Dr. Jena Bradley

Hello, Valentine! With the annual day of love approaching later this week, I thought it might be a good time to shift gears and focus on a little self-love today. Because we can definitely be our own worst critics. I've covered episodes on body image and eliminating negative self-talk on the podcast before. But today, I wanted to bring in a trusted expert to guide us around reclaiming our confidence, learning to love and treat our bodies well, and making exercise a habit that sticks.   Whether you're a mom or not, I know 4 in 5 women worry about the appearance of their belly and waist! And my dear friend, Dr. Jena Bradley, is all about empowering us to strengthen and restore our cores both before and after pregnancy.   Jena is a true triple threat, because she not only walks the walk as a very fit mom of 4 beautiful girls, she's also a physical therapist so she knows how to help women exercise in smart, safe, and effective ways, and she's the most incredible person I've ever met when it comes to time management. She juggles life with her 4 littles, volunteers at her church in the women's and children's ministry and continues to work as a physical therapist while running an Airbnb on the side. She does all this while maintaining a healthy lifestyle and growing her own online business. I tell her constantly that I don't know how she manages to do everything she does. And if you want to stay motivated with your workout routine, Dr. Jena will help you reach your fitness goals faster all while being a busy woman. She's definitely been a saving grace for me this past year.   In today's episode, Jena offers up a handful of tips to strengthen and restore your core in just 2 minutes a day as well as by fitting exercise into some of the mundane tasks you're already doing, like sitting at a red light or waiting in line at the grocery store. Seriously, she makes working out insanely easy and fun!   I know you're going to love her as much as I do and want to connect with her even more. So after you listen to our conversation, make sure you check out her blog and YouTube channel, Live Core Strong. And now she has a new podcast, The Fit Postpartum Mom, where she teaches quick workouts for busy new moms, with an emphasis on core strengthening first before all else.   FREE 5-MIN PERSONAL STYLE QUIZ: https://herstylellc.com/quiz HER STYLE BLOG: https://herstylellc.com/blog HER STYLE ON INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/heatherriggsstyle/ JOIN OUR FREE FACEBOOK COMMUNITY: https://herstylellc.com/community LISTEN TO THE FIT POSTPARTUM MOM PODCAST: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-fit-postpartum-mom-core-workouts-ab-exercises-c/id1681700627 READ DR. JENA'S BLOG: https://livecorestrong.com/ WATCH DR. JENA'S YOUTUBE CHANNEL: https://youtube.com/livecorestrong TAKE DR. JENA'S FREE CLASS: https://livecorestrong.com/class/   Related Episodes: 196 – Body Image Boost: It's Not You… It's the Clothes 154 – How to Hide Your Midsection While Still Looking Sexy and Cute 118 – Struggling with Negative Self-Talk? Make This One Simple Mindset Shift to Improve Your Body Image 99 – Navigating Postpartum Body Changes and Redefining Your Style for Mom Life