Episode 444: How To Coach Or Treat Highly Athletic Women In Pregnancy

In today’s episode, Jessie Mundell and Anita Lambert discuss coaching highly athletic pregnant clients who often want to keep training. They stress individualized assessment beyond workout programming, including motivations, body image history, and mental health. Alongside physical factors like pelvic floor symptoms, fatigue, nausea, sleep disruption, and capacity changes.If you liked this episode of To Birth and Beyond, tell your friends! Find us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify to rate/review/subscribe to the show.Want more? Visit www.ToBirthAndBeyond.com and follow us on Instagram @tobirthandbeyondpodcast! Thanks for listening and joining the conversation!Resources and ReferencesJessies Live Online Leaking During Workouts Workshop. June 1st, 2026 7pm EST. Show Notes 01:01 - Jessie’s Live online workshop - Leaking During Workouts Promo02:25 - Introducing the topic of todays episode03:30 - Why this is more than just their workout programming03:40 - The why05:17 - Individualizing the approach06:17 - Body image and identity08:14 - Checking in through changes10:15 - How do we challenge their workouts11:03 - Balancing physical and mental symptoms13:15 - Changes pregnancy to pregnancy14:03 - How do we do this without coddling them?15:35 - Key takeaways