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SMART BELLES FITNESS
by Kelsey Lee Miller
Welcome to the Smart Belles Fitness Podcast. This podcast is designed to guide moms through a strong and healthy pregnancy and postpartum life phase. It’s our goal to help you strengthen your body and train your mind for a healthy pregnancy, delivery, and life beyond as a mama. On the Smart Belles Fitness Podcast, we believe that women deserve to feel empowered, strong, and educated throughout each phase of creating, carrying, delivering, and raising a baby. Exercise, nutrition, and navigating mom life successfully are vital components to your thriving as a mom. Your actions now will not only affect your ability to have a healthy pregnancy, but allow you to be the healthiest and best version of you for your growing family.This podcast will teach you some of the fundamentals of exercise and nutrition that will help you navigate trimesters 1, 2, and 3 of your pregnancy successfully, as well as talking about navigating the return to exercise and nutrition concerns that arise in the postp
Episodes
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EP 17-Taking Back Your Time as a Mom with Littles
Do you ever feel like your days start in a flurry from the second your kids wake up and you don't get a chance to catch your breath until they go to sleep again? In this episode, Kelsey talks about practical ways to take back your time as a mom and shares her story about having a toddler while...
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EP 16-Pregnancy Supplements: What’s Safe, What’s Not
Have you ever wondered about taking supplements during your pregnancy and why certain things are recommended? Do you want to know supplements that are considered safe, and unsafe, according to the most current research? If so, this is the episode for you! Tune in to learn all about safe and…
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EP 15-Tips for Relieving Back Pain During Pregnancy
Have you ever had pain during pregnancy? Common musculoskeletal pains such as incontinence, pelvic pain, low back pain, and pelvic girdle pain will be covered in today's episode. We'll define all 4 of these terms, and discuss what risk factors contribute to the development of each type of pain....
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EP 14 How to Build and Organize Your Home Gym: From One Mom to Another
This episode is a sequel to episode 13, and talks all about how to measure out space for your home gym, how to decide what equipment to purchase first, essential pieces you should start with and considerations for what to add on in the future. It's full of valuable information on how to continue...
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EP 13-Is a Home Gym Right for You? How to Create Space in Your Home for a Gym, Where to Spend Top Dollar and Where to Save Money on Gym Equipment, and more!
If you've ever wanted to build a home gym or wondered if it's really the right decision for you and your family, this episode is made to help you! I'm sharing my story about how my husband and I decided on building a garage gym, and giving you some tips to help you make that decision for…
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EP-12 Everything Pregnant and Postpartum Women Need to Know About Protein
Have you ever had someone say ‘enjoy eating for two’ when you were pregnant and wonder actually how you should be doing that? Have you ever wondered how protein impacts a growing baby as well as your own brain function and mood? Do you want to learn how much protein to eat, which sources are safe...
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EP 11-Expecting Great Things: My Story of Giving Birth During a Pandemic
Have you had another Mom share an AWFUL birth story with you? (Or, maybe you were the one who shared it?) Or, maybe you have had a traumatic birth experience? Does all of the above make you somewhat terrified to have children (or have more of them!?) If you answered yes to any of these questions,...
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EP 10-How to Save Time in the Kitchen and Feed Your Family All Week Long
Do you struggle with the overwhelm of trying to plan meals? Do you hate spending hours in the kitchen but also simultaneously struggle to have enough food prepared for your family in a week? If so, this episode is for you! Kelsey dives into the differences between meal prepping as a mom vs. meal...
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EP 9-Macronutrients 101, Retraining Your Tastebuds, and Becoming Aware of Your Eating Behaviors
Ever wondered if you can actually retrain your tastebuds? Want to understand the basics or need a refresher on the 3 macronutrients (protein, carbs, fats), what they do, why you need them, and how they can support your health? Curious about nutrient dense vs. nutrient poor food and how it affects...
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08-Everything You Need To Know about High Intensity Training
High Intensity Training and High Intensity Interval Training-do you know what the difference is? In this Episode, Kelsey breaks down the pro's and con's of high intensity training, training to failure, how often to train muscle groups per week, and also clarifies the common misconception between...
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07-How Cold Water Can Help You Think More Clearly, Decrease Stress, and Improve Mental Resilience
Can you remember the last time you were really, really cold? I bet not, because it's the middle of summer. Unless you've voluntarily chosen to jump in the ocean or an ice bath recently, you've probably been staying relatively hot like the rest of us. Today, we'll dive in & explain evidence-based...
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06-The Case for Resistance Training: Health Benefits You'll Get from Lifting Weights Heavier than Your Purse!
This episode dives into the research on why you should be including resistance training, aka lifting weights, in your weekly routine (and why the weights need to be heavier than your purse!) In this episode, Kelsey talks about the benefits related to body composition, improved metabolic rate,...
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05-Is Calorie Counting and Macro Counting Right for You?
Every wondered if you should be counting your calories and/or macros? Ever wondered if you have to or felt like you don't want to anymore? In this episode, Kelsey talks about the pro's and con's to calorie and macro counting, how to figure out if it's right for you, and some important...
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EP 4-Cardio Myths Dispelled! Learn How to Maximize your Cardio Sessions!
Have you ever gone on a bike/run/done a hiIT session and wondered what you're actually training? If your heart rate matters? Are you working hard enough or not hard enough? How long should you go for? How often should you do this? If yes, this episode is for you! On Episode 4 of the Smart Belles...
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03-How to Kick Bad Habits to the Curb and Start Doing Habits You Know Are Good for You!
Have a habit you just can't seem to get to stick? You feel like you've tried everything, but it isn't working and you just can't seem to get yourself to do the thing you want do or stop the thing you don't want to do? In today's show, Kelsey digs into some of the behavioral science research and…
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02-The Meat of the Mission
Want to know why you should care about what you eat, how you move, and how you manage stress? In this episode, Kelsey dives into some key reasons why your health matters in these 3 big areas, which will be the main categories of the show. Each week the podcast topic discussed will fall into one…
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EP 1-Intro to the Smart Belles Fitness Podcast
Welcome to the very first episode of the Smart Belles Fitness Podcast! Your host, Kelsey Lee Miller, shares part of her story on overcoming fear, getting uncomfortable, embracing the 'sucky' situations and how it impacted her relationship with exercise, eventually leading her to discover the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Smart Belles Fitness Podcast. This podcast is designed to guide moms through a strong and healthy pregnancy and postpartum life phase. It’s our goal to help you strengthen your body and train your mind for a healthy pregnancy, delivery, and life beyond as a mama. On the Smart Belles Fitness Podcast, we believe that women deserve to feel empowered, strong, and educated throughout each phase of creating, carrying, delivering, and raising a baby. Exercise, nutrition, and navigating mom life successfully are vital components to your thriving as a mom. Your actions now will not only affect your ability to have a healthy pregnancy, but allow you to be the healthiest and best version of you for your growing family.This podcast will teach you some of the fundamentals of exercise and nutrition that will help you navigate trimesters 1, 2, and 3 of your pregnancy successfully, as well as talking about navigating the return to exercise and nutrition concerns that arise in the postp
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Kelsey Lee Miller
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Welcome to the Smart Belles Fitness Podcast. This podcast is designed to guide moms through a strong and healthy pregnancy and postpartum life phase. It’s our goal to help you strengthen your body and train your mind for a healthy pregnancy, delivery, and life beyond as a mama. On the Smart Belles...
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