Run pain-free: my pre-run pelvic floor and hip flow


Hey there! We finally hit over 50,000 subscribers on YouTube, which is a huge milestone for us! We’ve been focusing more on long-form education and workouts on our free YouTube channel because it gives us more opportunity to keep providing free education and fitness. We want to make sure finances are never a barrier to feeling GOOD in your pregnancy, preparing for birth with confidence, and recovering more easily after birth.

You deserve to feel great and capable in your body!

Right now, Roxanne and I are in two very different training seasons. I’m training for a 100-mile race, and with my youngest now 2 (cue the tears), I can finally fit in longer workouts while she stays entertained (here's the screen-free enrichment toys I set up for my kids during my workouts).

Roxanne is rebuilding after her fourth (and final?) baby, who’s only 9 months old, and she’s running her first half marathon next week, with marathons planned for January and February. Between a baby with a much shorter attention span and 12-hour shifts at a birth center, she doesn’t have the same flexibility I do.

We have different training goals, and two very different ways of making it work, because workouts can look different than they did before kids, and that’s okay. If you want to see how I’m structuring my training as a busy mom, I broke down my full 100-mile race plan on the blog.​

New On YouTube: My Pre-Run Mobility Flow for the Pelvic Floor and Hips

Speaking of running, I just released the pre-run mobility flow I use to keep my runs pain-free (they average 9–11 miles, mostly on the treadmill). I’ve dealt with SI joint pain in the past and currently have a grade 2 prolapse, so making sure my pelvis moves WELL with every stride is a big part of staying pain-free.

This flow includes the static pelvic floor stretches, pelvic mobility exercises, and strength movements I use to keep things balanced. If you try it, let me know how it feels!

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Also New: Breath-to-Movement Mechanics for Lifting During Pregnancy and Postpartum

How you breathe through a lift determines how pressure moves through your core and pelvic floor. In this video, we break down how to coordinate your breath with movement so your diaphragm, deep core, and pelvic floor work together instead of bracing against each other. This is how we support the pelvic floor (and the entire core) while lifting during pregnancy and after birth, and it’s the foundation for everything else we teach.

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Pelvic Floor Foundations Workout Program

If these videos resonate and you want more workouts built on this same approach, our new Pelvic Floor Foundations Workout Program gives you a library of pelvic floor–focused workouts you can choose from based on what your body needs that day, whether that’s release and mobility, strength, or breath and pressure management.

Prefer a week-by-week plan? Our prenatal and postpartum programs walk you through every phase with progressive workouts built around these same principles.

When you purchase one of our programs, you’re also helping us keep our YouTube channel free. Your support is what allows us to keep creating in-depth education and workouts that every mom can access, regardless of budget, so the mom who can’t afford a program right now still gets the tools to feel strong in her body.

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I know it sounds dramatic, but Mamaste Fit truly changed the trajectory of my life. After my third baby, I was diagnosed with grade 3 prolapse and heard the same line from multiple PTs: “You won’t run or do CrossFit again.”
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I went from feeling defeated to powerful. Mamaste Fit’s approach to functional strength, pressure management, and smart programming gave me a way forward when I didn’t think one existed.
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I’m not chasing my pre‑baby numbers (I’m not that athlete anymore) but I am lifting heavy again and running 15–20 miles a week. I’m doing things I was told were off the table for me. I’m so grateful!

Stay Strong in Pregnancy and Motherhood

MamasteFit is one of the only facilities in the country that trains in-person prenatal and postpartum clients exclusively and also provides hands-on birth support. Every program is tested with those clients and approved by our in-house pelvic floor physical therapists.


Prenatal Strength Program (Self-Paced)

For moms who want structured lifting through pregnancy.

  • Synced to your week of pregnancy, from the first trimester through birth
  • Strength training paired with pelvic opening, pelvic floor, and birth prep work
  • Lifetime access with the one-time payment or once all monthly payments are complete

Prenatal On-Demand (Video-Based)

For moms who want to press play and follow along.

  • Guided follow-along workouts synced to your week of pregnancy
  • Birth prep and pelvic mobility built into every phase
  • Same lifetime access with the one-time payment or once all monthly payments are complete

​Not sure yet? Preview a free prenatal workout first.​


Postpartum Fitness Program

For after birth and “cleared at six weeks", to now what?

  • Takes you step by step from early rehab to strength training to impact
  • Built with our pelvic floor PTs to bridge healing and a full return to exercise

​Preview a free postpartum workout first.​


Women's Strength + Running

For moms 6–9+ months postpartum who are ready to keep progressing.

  • 6–8 week training cycles that rotate through strength endurance, max strength, power, and stability
  • Optional run programs that pair with your lifting, from a first 5K to longer distances
  • The same program I train with, and you can try it free for 7 days

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Pelvic Mechanics Professional Workshop

Our 2026 workshop tour is a wrap. If you’re a birth professional, movement specialist, or healthcare provider who wants to go deeper into pelvic mechanics and movement strategies for labor and birth, this hands-on workshop is where we dig into it together.

Each attendee earns 5.5 ICEA Continuing Education Credits (CEs) and 5.5 Nursing Credits.

Want to host us? We’re booking workshops at studios, clinics, and birth centers starting July 2027. Email us at info@mamastefit.com to get your location on the calendar.

Don’t want to wait until 2027? Start with the online course now.

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