Does your back hurt from picking up toys, carrying around your little one, kneeling at bath time, or insert all the other mundane chores parents do on a daily basis?
"Momming" can be hard and physical! Somedays I feel like I do more physical work when I stay home with my one-year-old than I do at my day job... And if you have ever been to physical therapy, I am the therapist who is planking and squatting with my patient to give them a little moral support and friendly challenge. So, it's not exactly desk work!
If we think about how athletes prepare for a competition, we know they train for what their body needs to endure. Well, Momma, you are an athlete training for the marathon of motherhood.
Let's train like it!
I often hear patients say, "I don't do squats or deadlifts because I don't want to throw my back out." Let me just tell you that if you are caring for a child, you are doing squats and deadlifts
ALL.
DAY.
LONG.
We might as well learn how to do them correctly and strengthen the muscles needed to get the job done easily and without pain.
Follow along with the video for three functional exercises:
1. Split Stance Dead lift (a.k.a The Mom Lift)
2. Squat Palof (a.k.a The Poopy Diaper Carry)
3. Tall Kneeling Hip Hinge (a.k.a The Bath Time, Diaper Change, Shoe Tying Exercise)
If you want to be pain free at the end of a long day, it's possible!
Let's work together: motherhoodwithmacy@gmail.com or book an appointment now!
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