Welcome to another episode of the Dr. Lo Radio Show! I really enjoyed recording this episode, and I think you will enjoy it as well. Today I am chatting with Brooke Cates and we are talking all about the unique roadmap of pre and post natal fitness for women going through the journey of motherhood. Brooke Cates is the Founder & CEO of The Bloom Method, a pre and postnatal fitness method, redefining exercise for the modern mom. Brooke is a Certified Personal Trainer, Pre & Postnatal Corrective Exercise Specialist, Diastasis Recti & Core Rehabilitation Specialist and Pre & Postnatal Holistic Health. She created The Bloom Method with a desire to empower women through movement before, during and after their pregnancies. Recognizing gaps in both the mainstream and pregnancy fitness worlds, Brooke created a fitness method that consists of diastasis recti rehabilitation and prevention exercises, labor training, functional exercise movements and innovative core techniques that are designed to keep women strong and thriving through pregnancy and motherhood. We talk about so many great things in this episode. We talk about the importance of creating a unique roadmap of labor & functional exercises for each woman at the pre-pregnancy, pregnancy & post-pregnancy stages. We talk about why core work is vital during pregnancy. And we talk about the gaps in mainstream fitness for women on the journey to motherhood, diaphragmatic breath, and labor & functional exercises for every future mother to adopt. If you are listening to this episode and you or someone you know is navigating through any of the health issues we discuss, I would be more than happy to support you in the journey! I work with people virtually and in-person in San Diego. Feel free to reach out to me to continue this conversation: @doctor_lo I hope you enjoy and learn something new from this episode! We Discuss: {07:03} Anemia in Pregnancy {10:57} Introducing Brooke Cates {11:40} The spark of interest in Pregnancy and Post-Partum {14:42} The disempowering messages of pregnancy and other pregnancy misconceptions {16:02} How the roadmap of methodology developed {17:07} The personalized and customizable approach {19:42} The Diapraghmatic Breathing Technique {22:28} The insignificant amount of pressure to the Linea Alba {24:12} The more you really prepare your core to the proper way of activation you are stepping into pregnancy with a toolbox full of knowledge {26:46} The two-part answer {30:47} The intra-abdominal pressure {31:54} Injury-based Diastasis And so much more! Links Mentioned: Guest Website https://www.brookecates.com Shine Natural Medicine https://shinenaturalmedicine.com/ Paleovalley https://paleovalley.com/ 15% off with CODE: DRLO