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Self-compassion can not only enhance physical and psychological health, but may also influence physical activity in the postpartum period. (Shutterstock)

Heart rate variability and self-compassion: Two tools to help postpartum mothers make exercise decisions

Iris Lesser, University of The Fraser Valley; Corliss Bean, Brock University, and Gillian Hatfield, University of The Fraser Valley

Physical activity and new motherhood can be hard to navigate, but physiological feedback and self-compassion can help inform decisions about when and how to exercise.
The gift of sleep, time, self-care (“me time”) and a message of what a remarkable job she is doing may be what new mothers need most this Mother’s Day. (Shutterstock)

Helping new moms return to exercise and leisure supports their physical and mental health

Dawn Trussell, Brock University; Jennifer Mooradian, Brock University; Shannon Hebblethwaite, Concordia University, and Stephanie Paterson, Concordia University

Mothers with young children are consistently identified as having lower levels of physical activity and leisure opportunities, which place their physical and mental health at risk.

Related Topics

  1. Exercise
  2. Heart rate variability
  3. Motherhood
  4. Mothers
  5. New mothers
  6. Parenting
  7. Physical activity
  8. Postpartum
  9. Pregnancy
  10. Self-compassion

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