The fact is, most of us don’t get off scot-free during pregnancy. We ache, we pain, we compensate, we stretch (your rectus ab muscle will stretch 115%!), we weaken. And then, we are supposed to do the most extraordinarily, physically demanding thing we’ve ever done: GIVE BIRTH! Here’s the good news: these body-altering events can be made easier.

The 2019 Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy was released in October. Hopefully this new guideline dispels any doubt that exercise during pregnancy is either bad or simply not necessary. On the contrary, exercise during pregnancy is a must. The health benefits for mother and baby are many.

Pregnancy can suck. And exercising during pregnancy can suck even more. Especially during the late stages of the longest nine months of your life when your joints are revolting and you're pretty sure it's pee not amniotic fluid that leaks every time you sneeze. I have one word that will make everything better.

Natural cold remedies during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.

A pretty neat reason why you should exercise during pregnancy.

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