Episode 76: Julie Leonard – Pre and Post-Natal Fitness Coach

Julie Leonard is a pre and postnatal fitness coach. She has a master’s degree in exercise science. She focuses on the core and pelvic floor and she helps people achieve an easier birth and faster postpartum recovery. In this episode, Julie and I talk about how she got into her career and she gives us some great advice on strength work and core work. She has a wild story about the birth of one of her kids and she shares about that in this episode. This is super fun and casual as well as educational, you’re going to learn a lot in this episode! Photo credit: @focus_happy_photography Photo from: Julie Leonard What we talked about: 3:10- Introduction to Julie 4:15- Being a competitive swimmer and how that impacts her parenting now 9:50- How she met her husband 10:45- Julie’s work in exercise science 14:30- How she improved her pelvic floor health 22:15- What people can do to prepare during pregnancy for labor and postpartum 26:30- Exercises that you should and shouldn’t do throughout pregnancy 30:25- Advice for people wanting to return to exercise postpartum 36:10- Julie’s birth stories 46:50- How Julie mentally handled her next two births after a traumatic birthing experience 50:30- Birthing positions 52:45- End of podcast questions Show notes: Julie on Instagram Julie’s Website Strong Women Lift Each Other Up by Molly Galbraith Connect with Lindsey:  Lindsey on Instagram Lindsey on Twitter Follow SandyBoy Productions: Sandyboy Productions on Twitter Sandyboy Productions on Instagram SandyBoy Productions Shows:  Why is Everyone Yelling? The Up and Running Podcast The Illuminate Podcast The Herban Farmacy Podcast Sponsors: I’ll Have Another Training Plans