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A 2025 systematic review (Ruchat et al., PMID: 39922568) showed that targeted exercise in the first year postpartum significantly reduces lumbopelvic pain and related disability.
This reinforces what newer guidelines are also saying: postpartum is a critical window where movement supports recovery, not harms it.

Has this been updated?
There are no newer updates or revisions to this exact paper yet (published 2025).
BUT it has already been incorporated into new 2025 postpartum movement guidelines, which recommend:
✔ Gradual return to movement
✔ Strength + pelvic floor training
✔ ~120 min/week of activity for health benefits (https://www.casem-acmse.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/515.full_.pdf) link in bio

A big thank you to for originally sharing this study!

Join us at Spin Society Kingsway on Saturday May 30th for the Spin Society Ride for the Down Syndrome Resource Foundation! Link in bio for tickets, this will go fast! Please give generously as the is a wonderful cause.

Down syndrome is a genetic condition that occurs when someone is born with an extra copy of chromosome 21. Of course it can come with some challenges, but it also comes with incredible strength, resilience, and unique perspectives that make the world a more joyful and better place.

The Down Syndrome Resource Foundation supports people with Down Syndrome and their families by providing educational programs, resources, and social connections that foster economic, social, and individual autonomy and inclusion throughout their lives. Every dollar raised helps create more opportunities, more inclusion, and more understanding.

Our team would be SO grateful for any donation to help this foundation thrive. We can’t wait to ride!

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Join us for The Birth Standard cycle 1, May 30-31st, 2026!
Link in bio!