#5 of 2024: When to Return to Running After Baby: Evidence-Based Guide --with DR. CARRIE PAGLIANO (SOLO EPISODE)

Send us Fan Mail🎙️ Coming in hot at #5 on our list of top podcasts for 2024: My solo episode tackling one of the most DEBATED postpartum fitness questions: Do you REALLY have to wait 12 weeks to start running after baby? 🏃‍♀️  After 25 years of experience as a pelvic floor PT working with postpartum moms (& as someone who’s been there postpartum), I've read the research, talked to the experts, & lived the reality. Here’s the scoop: the "12-week guideline” might be helpful for SOME, but it’s definitely not a one-size-fits-all answer.  In this episode, I break down:  ✔️ Where the 12-week guideline comes from (& if it applies to you)✔️ Why pelvic floor education is changing postpartum recovery ✔️ What we can learn from pro athletes vs. the rest of us mere mortals✔️ Managing prolapse, leakage, & scaling exercises without losing your mind✔️ The mental side of running postpartum: motivations, identity, & starting where you areIf you’re a mom trying to navigate the chaos of “when to run,” this episode has your back (& your pelvic floor). 🙌  👉 Listen now —& let’s keep rewriting the postpartum running playbook together.  Time Stamps1:00 Introduction 3:04 recommendations pre-2019 11:13 the current view 16:51 remembering mental health 19:30 where to find information 24:25 who needs to wait 12 weeks? 29:50 the symptoms 37:20 doing the things to help your symptoms 45:24 what to do when you return to run 51:06 what to do next CONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comThe Active Mom Podcast — a real mom's guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond, for active moms and the professionals who help them get there.Quick-hit conversations with moms, providers, and researchers... because you don't have a lot of free time (you're probably listening at 1.5x right now).Follow so you don't miss an episode. Rate & review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — it's how the next mom searching for these answers actually finds them. Share it with the friend who needs it.Questions or topic requests? DM me 💌