Today I am speaking with Gráinne Donnelly, one of the authors of the Postpartum Return to Run Guidelines. She and her colleagues saw that there was nothing substantial to guide moms and postpartum professionals in helping them return to running after having a baby. Their work gave a starting point but showed that there is a large need for me research. Through their findings, they are pushing for the big postpartum check to be at 12 weeks instead of 6 weeks. We talk about:-postpartum return to run guidelines-changing from 6 weeks to 12 weeks-timeline of tissue healing-empowering women for more substantial exercise-explaining the 12 week timeframe-permission to “go slow”-considerations for momsTime Stamps1:00 Introduction to the guidelines3:00 changing from 6 to 12 weeks8:27 three things for moms to consider11:56 top 2 mom-to-mom tips15:00 how to learn more CONNECT WITH CARRIEInstagramWebsiteCONNECT WITH GRÁINNEInstagramThe Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.  This show has been a long time in the making!   You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.   If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!  If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm!The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey. This show has been a long time in the making! You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry. If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST! If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)