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The bounce-back illusion: Why real postpartum bodies deserve the spotlight

Let’s begin with a familiar image. A woman, newly postpartum, stands in her living room. Her baby is nestled in a sling across her chest, and she’s attempting something between a squat and a stretch while simultaneously rescuing a plush giraffe from under the couch. She is not wearing Lululemon. She has not “bounced back.”…

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The bounce-back illusion: Why real postpartum bodies deserve the spotlight
May 7, 2025
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Paula Baker
Let’s begin with a familiar image. A woman, newly postpartum, stands in her living room. Her baby is nestled in a sling across her chest, and she’s attempting something between a squat and a stretch while simultaneously rescuing a plush...
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Gender Equity
Girls and Women
High Performance
Mothers
Training Factors

Fast as a mother: Elite runners’ training during pregnancy and postpartum 
November 20, 2024
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Francine Darroch and Sydney Smith
Keeping active during pregnancy and postpartum is so important for a whole host of reasons and, fortunately, there’s no shortage of advice out there on how to do so. Generally speaking, for those without any health issues during pregnancy, most...
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Girls and Women
Health and Lifestyle
Health and Wellbeing
Mom's Got Game
Mothers
Physical and Health Education
Physical Health

The importance of the pelvic floor in returning to physical activity after childbirth
July 20, 2022
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Iris Lesser and Megan Sawatsky
After childbirth, mothers have numerous concerns about their postpartum body and its capacity for returning to physical activity. One of the worries is whether physical activity may negatively affect the pelvic floor after pregnancy and delivery. The pelvic floor is...
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Mental Health
Mom's Got Game
Mothers
Sport Participation

From one mom to another: Tips for being active after welcoming a new baby
May 4, 2022
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Corliss Bean, Iris Lesser and Talia Ritondo
Becoming a mother is an exciting milestone in a woman’s life. Once you welcome home a baby, nothing is ever the same again. While the transition to motherhood comes with many ups and downs, engaging in physical activity is a...
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Mental Health
Mom's Got Game
Mothers
Physical and Health Education
Physical Health

Returning to exercise postpartum: Supporting women’s physical activity after the birth of a child
May 4, 2022
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Iris Lesser, Carl Nienhuis, Corliss Bean, and Talia Ritondo
This article was originally published by The Conversation on March 20, 2022 The birth of a child is a momentous occasion in a woman’s life. It may also be one of the most challenging transitions that women face, requiring adaptation...
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Health and Lifestyle
Mental Health
Mom's Got Game
Mothers

Moving women forward: A guide to becoming physically active after childbirth
April 13, 2022
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Iris Lesser, University of the Fraser Valley
The postpartum transition (from childbirth to one-year postpartum) is among the most challenging identity shifts a woman faces. She’s navigating mental and physical health changes, while caring for an infant (Deave et al., 2008). Despite knowing this challenge exists, women...
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Girls and Women
High Performance
Mom's Got Game
Mothers
Olympic & Paralympic Games

Mom’s Got Game! Stories of world-class athletes and gold-medal moms
March 2, 2022
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SIRC with Derek Johnston
Fourteen months ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games, curler Jennifer Jones had a nasty accident, tearing a major ligament, the ACL in her knee. She was pregnant with her first child and hoping to represent Canada at the Olympics. “Because...
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Children and Youth
Health & Lifestyle
Health and Lifestyle
Mental Health
Mothers
Physical Health

Why youth sport isn’t just for kids: it benefits mom too!
January 24, 2022
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Jordan Sutcliffe, University of Wollongong
Highlights With approximately 75% of Canadian youth involved in organized youth sport, it’s uniquely positioned to promote mothers’ mental health and wellbeing. Youth sport offers opportunities for moms to: gain meaning through coaching and leadership experience pride and joy from observing...
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Mom's Got Game
Mothers
Physical Health
Sport Participation

“Playing for team motherhood”: Returning to team sport after childbirth
December 15, 2021
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Talia Ritondo, Brock University
“After each pregnancy, I wonder if I’m gonna be able to get back to where I was before. I want to be able to jump and hit the ball or catch the frisbee. I want to be able to perform...
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Gender Equity
Girls and Women
Mom's Got Game
Mothers
Sport Participation

Swim Together: A new model of co-participation for women and girls in sport
June 17, 2021
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Katie Misener, Haley Baxter, Erin Schmidt, Sydney Dysart, Jenn Horndl, and Dawn Trussell
“… as a mom, it’s really easy to tell your kids what you expect. But to show them what you expect is harder. And so I think the benefit of Swim Together is feeling good about what I’m modeling for my kids.” – mom...
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