Pregnancy & Postpartum Exercise Guidelines Explained — with DR. MARGIE DAVENPORT

Send us Fan MailToday I speak with Margie Davenport, Professor, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation in the University of Alberta. As a former national team athlete, her recent work has examined elite sport participation during pregnancy, and return to sport following delivery. This line of research aims to develop more inclusive guidelines and policies for elite pregnant/postpartum athletes.Her principal research interest is the investigation of maternal-fetal health outcomes, and an exploration of the preventative role of exercise and/or lifestyle interventions in the development of chronic disease.We talk about:-different types of exercise during pregnancy-birth injuries-energy deficiency during low estrogen times-when to talk about research-peer reviewed research explained-gap between postpartum and perimenopause-load in exercise-upcoming Canadian guidelinesTime Stamps1:00 Introduction5:26 resources available to elite athletes10:24 lessons for average moms18:17 navigating low estrogen times25:50 “secret” research29:00 understanding peer reviewed research31:15 if we knew then what we knew now39:20 next big frontiers46:15 more women at the table49:19 a week in the life52:11 rapid fire questionsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH MARGIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/exerciseandpregnancy/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ExercisePregWebsite: exerciseandpregnancy.caThe 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 💌