SLAM MOMS: Postpartum Group Fitness

Send us Fan MailToday I am speaking with Kelli Berger and Lindsay Platky of SLAM MOMS (Sweat Like A Mother), a group dedicated to bringing women together, not as mom, but as athletes. They have affiliates located all over the U.S., as well as international affiliates. They also offer virtual training so no one is left out! SLAM MOMS puts communication at the forefront to leverage group fitness as a cost-effective and motivational way to help moms as athletes.They have so much to share from their perspective of moms, military moms, and trainers. You don’t want to miss this interview!We talk about:-the genesis of SLAM DC Area-using empathy to connect with moms-working with what insurance covers-being a military mom  -benefits of group fitness-establishing open communication-improving your warm up-troubleshooting when the unexpected happensTime Stamps1:00 Introduction3:26 Expectations versus reality of training postpartum women7:30 dealing with what insurance covers11:05 most difficult challenge about the group setting14:00 adapting to the needs of all athletes 16:40 experience with the R2RPRO course18:55 focusing on the warm up20:00 using screenings as a guidelines and not rules25:18 biggest dive for trainers working with postpartum momsCONNECT WITH CARRIEIG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/Website: https://carriepagliano.comCONNECT WITH SLAM MOMSIG DC Area: https://www.instagram.com/s.l.a.m.dc/IG: https://www.instagram.com/s.l.a.m.nation/The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.  This show has been a long time in the making!   You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.   If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!  If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)The Active Mom Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond for active moms & the professionals who help them in their journey.  This show has been a long time in the making!   You can expect conversation with moms and professionals from all aspects of the industry.   If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!  If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)