Today I am speaking with Shalaya Kipp, PhD, whose current work focuses on sports bras during exercise and how they affect respiratory function. As a former competitive steeplechaser, she is an NCAA champion, and 9 time All-American. Shalaya has represented the United States at the World Championships and Olympic Games. Currently Shalaya enjoys stroller runs with her 9-month old daughter and 2.5 year old son.  We talk about: -running economy -how we try on bras -reevaluating your size -returning to exercise -running at the Olympics -postpartum rib flare -is there perfect running form? -impact on breathing  Time Stamps 1:00 Introduction 4:06 deciding her field of study 8:17 the future for more studies 12:30 breathing and the pelvic floor 14:10 changes after pregnancy 18:15 the steeplechase and running professionally 22:00 clinical and research crossover 23:05 sex differences in respiratory research 29:25 research behind the scenes 32:07 feedback from the paper 37:09 what’s next 38:15 Lulu Lemon supporting the study 44:48 rapid fire questions  CONNECT WITH CARRIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ Website: https://carriepagliano.com  CONNECT WITH SHALAYA IG: https://www.instagram.com/shalayakipp/ Link to main article: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38350462/ 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!!!!)