Episode #18: Diastasis, Hernias, Prolapse and Decolonizing Fitness with Inemesit Graham
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In this episode, Dayna and Rhonda welcome pre/postnatal fitness coach Inemesit Graham.
Inemesit Graham is a personal trainer and nutrition coach specializing in pre and postnatal fitness with a focus on diastasis recti, hernia, and prolapse management. Inemesit believes that your aesthetics don't determine your athletics and takes a decolonized approach to fitness based on body liberty and free of body oppression.
Inemesit is a wealth of knowledge and wisdom. And we touch on many important topics including:
🔹Her journey with fitness and what led to her focus on the perinatal population as a coach
🔹 Her experience with diastasis throughout pregnancy and postpartum
🔹 How her approach to exercising with a diastasis has evolved over time
🔹 Her experience with surgery and symptom management with an abdominal hernia
🔹What decolonizing fitness means to her
🔹 Why it’s important to learn about the history of anti-black racism in relation to health, fitness and definitions of beauty
🔹 Her unique experiences as a black woman in the fitness space
🔹 Helpful suggestions from Inemesit about how we can all be better allies
We’re excited for you to listen to this episode and hope you get as much out of this conversation as we did. Let us know in the comments!