Episode 35: Celeste Goodson – What to know about your core and pelvic floor during pregnancy and post partum

Celeste Goodson is on the show today! Celeste is the owner and founder of ReCORE fitness. This is a company where she helps women postpartum improve core, pelvic floor control, strength, stability and function through pregnancy and recovery. Celeste is the mother of 3 herself and she found that she had some challenging issues recovering after her third child. In her research trying to figure out what to do, she discovered so much great information. With that she founded this amazing business where she is helping other mothers who have gone through the same thing that she has gone through to find solutions. Celeste also has created a maternity fit splint that is a belly band to wear while you run when you are pregnant.  In this episode, she shares about what she does at ReCORE and why she founded that business. If you know any moms who are pregnant or newly postpartum this is definitely one to refer them to! What we talked about: 3:10- What ReCORE fitness is 5:20- The problem with women not working on preventing pelvic floor problems 8:05- Things that women should be focusing on in regards to their pelvic floor during pregnancy and postpartum 9:15- What prolapse is 11:00- Exercises that you can do if you are experiencing prolapse 14:20- The difference between a C-section and a vaginal birth in regards to prolapse 15:05- Celeste’s birthing experiences 21:45- What diastasis recti is and what to look for when you think you may have it  24:00- When to start doing preventative exercises during pregnancy 24:40- Message to people who cannot exercise as they’d like to during pregnancy 26:15- The maternity fit splint that she created 29:20- When and why she started ReCORE 30:20- The certifications that Celeste has and the training that she has gone through 32:30- What you can do if you are still having incontinence 36:10- 5 things to know about your pelvic floor and core postpartum 39:50- Seeing a Pelvic PT postpartum 42:40- Looking back on starting her business while her kids were young 47:00- Advice to herself when she had younger kids now that she has teenagers 48:30- When she gave her kids technology and if she would change the timing of it 51:05- End of podcast questions Show notes: ReCORE Fitness ReCORE Fitness on Instagram Connect with Us: Why is Everyone Yelling? on Instagram Join our Facebook Group Sponsors: BEAM Use code “Lindsey15” for 15% off your order