About this column:
Lauren Milner is a health and wellness writer who specializes in pregnancy and post-partum fitness training. She is a veteran of the Army, a mom of two, and as a certified personal trainer, she has been designing mom-specific fitness programs for more than two years. Lauren writes for the fitness blog, fitnesspostmodern.com and also designed and manages a successful group and individual training program for moms at Mount Vernon Athletic Club called Moms’ Fit Club.As modern moms we are much busier and under more pressure than moms of previous generations. We raise our kids but we also manage our jobs, homes, and relationships. We balance sleep deprivation, youth sports and arts, career ambitions, birthday parties, strep throat, and endless loads of laundry. We also know that fitness for ourselves is more important than ever but seriously, who has the time? We are also dealing with physical challenges that are completely unique to motherhood, such as sagging or splitting abs, back pain, or slumping post-partum posture. You simply cannot use the same …