Expect Fitness

10/09/2026

You're probably doing kegels wrong. 🌸 Pelvic floor training isn't a squeeze. It's a gentle lift.

From Top Floor, one of our pelvic floor classes built by a pelvic floor physical therapist and approved by a urogynecologist: think of your pelvic floor like a hammock, held gently up from underneath. When you contract, glutes and abs stay soft. No clenching, no sucking your belly in. Just lift up, and release down.

Training your pelvic floor during pregnancy means far better odds of staying dry, late in pregnancy and after baby. Train it with us. Included in Expect → expect.fit

10/06/2026

For years, pregnant women were told to take it easy — even put on bed rest. That advice got reversed. 🛋️➡️🏃‍♀️

Today the guidance from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists is the opposite: being physically inactive is itself a risk for pregnancy complications. Every major health organization says the same thing now: move during pregnancy.

That's why our our CEO Dara Cook built Expect — OB/GYN-approved workouts for every trimester. As seen on SiriusXM Urban View. Download OB/GYN-approved workouts in Expect → expect.fit

09/28/2026

09/28/2026

Training for the biggest event of your life. 🏁

"Remember, we're preparing for a big event." Labor is endurance, so we train like it — Gabby's strong finish from Labor Power, breath on top, ten seconds left.

The training plan is simpler than you think: about 150 minutes of movement a week, spread however your week allows, plus strength. And starting early pays off — staying active in pregnancy is linked to lower odds of gestational hypertension and diabetes.

Train for it with us. OB/GYN-approved for every trimester. Included in Expect → expect.fit

09/25/2026

Your muscles are glucose sponges. 🧽

Every time they work, they pull sugar straight out of your bloodstream — no extra insulin needed. That matters in pregnancy, when your body naturally needs more insulin to keep blood sugar steady.

Our advisor Dr. I-Min Lee of Harvard Medical School co-authored a study that found women who were active four-plus hours a week before pregnancy had a 76% lower risk of gestational diabetes. The earlier you start, the more your muscles have your back.

Strength workouts for every trimester, OB/GYN-approved. Included in Expect → expect.fit

09/23/2026

You don't need to stop lifting when you get pregnant. Anyone who says otherwise is reading a 1985 pamphlet. 💪

Single-arm kettlebell swings at 32 weeks, led by our guest instructor Maddy Curley — OB/GYN-approved, like every Expect workout. Hips drive the bell, it rises to eye level and not higher, and your core holds the whole thing together.

Strength training is OB/GYN-approved for every trimester, and every Expect workout is reviewed by practicing OB/GYNs. So lift with confidence. Train with us. Included in Expect → expect.fit

09/21/2026

Core work during pregnancy? Actually encouraged. Our medical advisor Dr. Hannah Ryles — an OB/GYN at the University of Chicago — on why the old "avoid all core work" advice is outdated: training your core through pregnancy can lower your risk of diastasis recti. Every Expect workout is OB/GYN-approved for every trimester. Included in Expect → expect.fit 🎙️ From her conversation on The Un*f**k Your Fitness Podcast with

09/18/2026

Millie Bobby Brown just adopted her second baby 🤍 Two under two — and newborn life is the ultimate strength training. Rocking, carrying, lifting: motherhood is a full-body sport.

This is the carry. Missy's rack carry from Prenatal Powerhouse: weight on one side, elbow to your ribs, breathe, and march. It teaches your core to hold steady under an offset load — which is exactly what a baby on your hip is. Two babies? Two hips. You'll want both sides.

However your baby arrives, the lifting is the same. Train with us. OB/GYN-approved for every stage, preconception through postpartum. Included in Expect → expect.fit

09/16/2026

Witney Carson is DWTS. This season she's also DWTB — Dancing With The Bump. 💃

Season 35 opened last night with her as the first pro ever to dance a season pregnant, baby #3 on board. That's our whole stance: pregnancy gives you even more reasons to dance.

When your dance partner lives in your belly, you've got the one partner who never misses a rehearsal. 🩷

So here's ours. Maya's Latin Groove — one, two, three, four, and you've got it. Low impact, no experience needed, every trimester.

Dance it with us. OB/GYN-approved. Included in Expect → expect.fit

09/14/2026

The Gaga baby news is a good reminder: new-mom arms work overtime. 💪

The lift out of the crib. The car seat. The stroller. The 3am carry. You’ll do it dozens of times a day starting on day one — and an overhead press is that exact motion, trained before you need it.

There’s a whole category for it inside Expect: baby-ready arms. Every workout is OB/GYN-approved, for every trimester. Included in Expect → expect.fit