Postpartum training is not bootcamp
The six-week clearance from your doctor is not a green light to throw yourself back into whatever you were doing before. It is the green light to start rebuilding — which is a different thing entirely, and most trainers get it wrong.
Your body just did something enormous. The deep core, the pelvic floor, the hips, the breathing mechanics — all of it has changed. Jumping into high-impact workouts or generic "bounce back" programs often makes things worse: leaking, back pain, persistent diastasis, and frustration.
How postpartum training at KB Fitness works
01. Assessment — including diastasis screening
We assess abdominal separation, breathing patterns, pelvic alignment, and basic movement before we program anything. This is the step most generic programs skip.
02. Foundation phase (weeks 1–4 with us)
Deep core reconnection, breathing mechanics, posterior chain activation, and gentle full-body strength work. Unsexy, but non-negotiable. This phase prevents the injuries that come from skipping it.
03. Rebuild phase (weeks 5–12)
Progressive loading. Real strength work — squats, hinges, carries, presses — adapted to your current capacity and progressing as you do.
04. Return-to-performance (for the athletes among us)
If you came to us as a runner, a CrossFit athlete, a team sport player — this is the phase where we get you back to it. On your timeline, with the foundation in place.
Who this is for
- New moms cleared by their OB, ready to rebuild
- Women 6–12 months postpartum feeling "stuck" at big-box gyms
- C-section recoveries who need specialized programming
- Second- or third-time moms who know what they did not know the first time
- Athletes returning to sport after pregnancy
- Women with diastasis recti looking for real answers
Why Corinna
Very few personal trainers are also Registered Nurses. Very few are also former D-1 athletes. Corinna is both. That means training that is medically informed, physiologically serious, and grounded in what real athletic performance looks like — without ever losing sight of the fact that you just had a baby.
Common questions
When is it safe to start postpartum training?
Most women are cleared at the 6-week postpartum check-up (or longer after a C-section), and we always want to see that clearance first. But "cleared" does not mean "ready to jump into a bootcamp" — it means ready for the careful rebuilding phase we specialize in.
Can you help with diastasis recti?
Yes. Diastasis recti (abdominal separation) is one of the most common postpartum issues, and it responds very well to the right training. We assess and program around it specifically rather than giving you generic core work.
I had a C-section — can you still train me?
Absolutely. C-section recovery has its own timeline and considerations. Corinna's nursing background is particularly helpful here — we know how to train around scar tissue, core weakness, and the physical realities of major abdominal surgery.