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How to Find the Perfect Sports Bra

Did you know more than 70% of women are wearing the wrong size of bra??? I’ll give you a minute to digest that number…70%!  And here’s another fun fact for you, Brooks’ research found that 25% of women don’t work out the way that they would like to because of breast bounce.   Crazy right ?! But wait ladies! You can be a woman who has fully supported breasts.  One who never worries about breast bounce during workouts.    You can give it your all, doing the movement you love and want to do, without experiencing pain or discomfort or ever having fear that your breasts will become saggy from lack of support – YES! That is a thing.    You might be asking yourself, how? How do I find out about proper fitting sports bras and what to look for when shopping?    How do I know if my sports bra is fitting correctly?    I have compiled all of the information you will need to know to answer these very important ques...

Guest Post: Return to Running Postpartum- Jillian Palmer, PT

With the weather changing and the shackles of winter starting to loosen their grip…many women are itching to get outside and go for a jog! One of the hardest things to put a postpartum body through is running. Let me explain: Running is literally jumping off one foot and landing on the other potentially thousands of times in a relatively short period. This prolonged, repetitive, vertical impact on a hard surface challenges the postpartum body in several ways:    1.  It’s jarring for your pelvic organs- organs that have undergone a tremendous amount of anatomical shift during pregnancy and again in the postpartum period. Usually, there are ligaments that firmly tether your organs to their anchor spots inside your body. Under the influence of pregnancy hormones, these ligaments become lax so that your uterus can grow and everything else can get out of the way. Pregnancy hormones take months to be flushed from your body postpartum; and, breastfeeding horm...