What the Research Says About Pregnancy + CrossFit

Christina Prevett, PT, PhD and Alexis Morgan, PT, DPT are pelvic floor physiotherapists who lead the Pelvic Division at the Institute for Clinical Excellence. Together, they work to help other physiotherapists empower their pregnant and postpartum athletes to safely continue strength training via online and live courses across North America.
Christina recently completed her PhD at the Faculty of Health Sciences at McMaster University, and she holds a Masters of Physiotherapy. She also helps create programming for pregnant and postpartum athletes via The Barbell Mamas thebarbellmamas.com/ . Christina is a national level weightlifter, who competed in powerlifting and olympic weightlifting meets within 6 months of giving birth to her daughter. She has also completed the CrossFit Open while pregnant twice!
Alexis is a clinical practitioner and co-owner of Onward Physical Therapy onwardphysicaltherapy.com/hen... in Hendersonville, TN with her husband. In her practice, she works with individuals interested in improving their pelvic health, utilizing and applying the latest research. As a CrossFit Level 2 trainer, Alexis is dedicated to fitness; you can find her exercising at the 4pm class at CrossFit Hendersonville.
You can connect with Alexis & Christina via Instagram. / alexismorganpt , / christina_prevett , & icephysio?...
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