The Healthy Post Natal Body Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles on about the time people spend on Social Media. Do you think you know how much time the average person spends on social media? 30 minutes? 45, an hour? What if I told you it's a lot more than that. He wonders if there might be a better way to spend your time and how to go about limiting your time on social media so that it becomes a more positive experience. He...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles on asking why we keep undermining ourselves all the time. Arguing over breastfeeding in public, we keeping shopping at big chains and then complain when the little mom-and-pop shop goes out of business etc.. This carries on into post-natal health when the important is ignored for the trivial. We spend too much time arguing over issues that have mainly been dealt with...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles on, and on, about Diastasis Recti and answers EVERYTHING you could possibly want to know. What REALLY causes it? ( Because it's not pregnancy ) Why isn't mine healing by itself? Will I need surgery? Can I run with Diastasis? How can I have Diastasis Recti even though I have never been pregnant? How come men can get Diastasis? How did my Diastasis get worse...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles and answers the question; "Is it safe to have another baby when you have diastasis recti?" He also mentions some things you want to consider when choosing a post-natal personal trainer. This episode is well worth a listen if you're planning to add to your family but still suffer from Diastasis Recti. Visit healthypostnatalbody.com and get 3 months comp...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles about influencers, Instagram and answers a question he was asked today; "Can I look like Tracy Anderson? (Fitness guru, personal trainer and dancer) She has had 2 kids and look at her!?" This episode is well worth a listen if you find yourself wishing you could look like a fitness professional or influencer because you can't look like them, but you can...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles about the level of effort required for you to get the results you want. It's probably higher than the fitness industry, and weightloss industry, wants you to believe and they're doing that deliberately. The problem is that it sets unrealistic expectations and sets you up to fail. In fact, the health and fitness (and weightloss) industry is built around you...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles about the Ariel "How to pod" commercial. He hates it with a passion until he realises the life-lesson it contains! This is a must listen if ever there was one. He also touches on expectations again after getting an email from someone who has been working with a PT for 6 months and is not happy about the results. Quote for the week "Saying you're n...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles about the level of effort required to get results. When it comes to role models and inspiration; "Look at what they've accomplished AND what they've endured ". The level of effort and sacrifice required to get to that very top is usually significantly more than people think it is. He also spends some time talking about the "Stretch mat"...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles about the question of access to post-natal health advice and care. If women don't discuss things like Diastasis Recti with eachother how will this stuff ever become widely available to all women? He also has some advice for a husband who emailed in asking how he could get his wife to do the exercises to help heal her Diastasis Recti. "DON'T!" kind...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles on about how to train when you're exhausted. What kind of training should you do when you're tired and how the right training can leave you feeling energized. He also goes into some detail about Post-Natal Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. That's Carpal tunnel Syndrome that does not come on until after you've given birth. What causes it, how you can stop it...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles about obesity and Diastasis Recti. Are obese people more likely to have DR? Is there a causal link or are they seperate issues? He also makes the point that GPs might want to lay off the weightloss "advice" during the 6 week check-up. It would be much more useful to inform obese women that they have Diastasis Recti and there are exercises that will help hea...

Send us Fan Mail Peter does half an hour on splinting for Diastasis Recti recovery. Does it work? Should you consider it? Does a brace work Pre-natal? Give it a listen and give it some stars! You could really help us out by leaving a review on trustpilot here . Visit healthypostnatalbody.com and get 3 months completely FREE access using coupon code "3months" because Post natal health is...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles his way through a Q&A answering the following questions; "Why hasn't my Diastasis Recti healed after a year even though I've been exercising?" "I just gave birth to my 3rd 2 weeks ago and my body is a mess. I have Diastasis Recti, my stomach looks horrible, and my back really hurts. Will it ever get back to normal?" "No matter h...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles about Rep ranges, big weights vs small weights. What is best for the post-natal woman, and why we do what we do. Do you need the strength to lift a tantrum throwing toddler off the ground? Then why only use light weights in training? If you need to lift anything for a longer duration then why would you only do low reps? In short; he's answering the big questions...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles about the Pelvic Floor. What to do about a weak pelvic floor, or prolapse. Is it common and will it heal itsself? He also yacks a lot about the sacro illiac joint and Post-Partum Pelvic Girdle Pain. How common is it, what causes it and what to do about S.I. joint pain and other associated pains. Visit healthypostnatalbody.com and get 3 months completely FREE access u...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles about the 3 kinds of exercise you need; Strength training, Cardio and Flexibility. Why is walking always advised when it's not enough? We also touch on the "2 kinds of bad diet" thing he mentioned last time out as he had an email about "good food vs bad food". Visit healthypostnatalbody.com and get 3 months completely FREE access using coupon...

Send us Fan Mail  Peter waffles about many things this evening; The two kinds of "bad" diet and the importance of exercising during the pregnancy. He starts off by chatting about people complaining after the event. In this case, a lady with mobility issues who complained that a lot of the exercises in the program were not suitable for her as she was in a wheelchair. If you let me know th...

Send us Fan Mail  Peter waffles about Post-Natal Pilates and blabs a bit about follow-along videos and the "new normal" post-natal and Post-Covid. Visit healthypostnatalbody.com and get 3 months completely FREE access using coupon code "3months" because Post natal health is a right, not a privilege . Intro music, as always  "Indestructible" by Noah Smith. Playing us o...

Send us Fan Mail  Peter waffles about the amazing charity you all voted to support; https://www.wellbeingofwomen.org.uk/ will be getting 10% of whatever Amazon affiliate money you generate. So now, just by buying what you were already going to get, you can support HPNB and this amazing charity...and it doesn't cost you a penny! And then he talks about meal plans, why he doesn't think the...

Send us Fan Mail  Peter waffles about planks, crunches and sit-ups. Should you avoid them? Are they all the same, are they actually useful to do? All your questions about those exercises will be answered. Check out https://www.healthypostnatalbody.com and get 3 months completely FREE access using coupon code "3months" because Post natal health is a right, not a privilege . Intro music &q...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles about one of the most interesting questions he's been asked in ages; Is being classed as obese, at 8 weeks post-natal, a problem with Covid-19? ? After all, obesity is a real factor when looking at the severity of Covid-19. It's a superb question and definitely has an answer worth listening to. We also touch on meal-times and if it matters when you eat. Che...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles about the 6 week check-up. Why is it a postcode lottery? Why is it not standardised? Why is that the only check-up you get? And why, why, why Delilah? There's also a brief mention for NCT's post-natal advice for women but MORE IMPORTANTLY; Which charity do you think Peter should donate 10% of the Amazon kick-back to? It's a choice of 2; The Women'...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles about Micro HIIT, and explains why you should almost never train at 100% intensity. Not because you're post-natal but because training at 100% is counter productive for almost everybody. And we're talking about the importance of an expert being an expert on what they're commenting on before it's worth listening to them. Confused yet? Check out htt...

Send us Fan Mail Peter waffles about post-natal posture problems. What are the causes and how to fix poor posture. He explains why working on it a bit every day is more effective than training hard once a week. He would also like you to stop asking strangers online about medical issues so chats about that for a minute or two.  Check out https://www.healthypostnatalbody.com and get 3 months complet...

Send us Fan Mail  Peter waffles through a little kitten adoption story with a point, wishes everyone a happy Ramadan and explains the problem with equating calories with exercise.  Check out https://www.healthypostnatalbody.com and get 3 months completely FREE access using coupon code "3months" because Post natal health is a right, not a privilege . Intro music, as always  "Indestru...