Postpartum Fitness and Bodybuilding: A Conversation with Virginia Kinkel
Today, I’m speaking with Virginia Kinkel, a personal trainer, bikini competitor, and co-founder of Bodymass, about the invaluable lessons we learn as new moms. With a degree in kinesiology from the University of Maryland, Virginia and her husband launched their first Bodymass gym location, creating a space for personalized strength training and fitness coaching.
In this episode, Virginia shares her journey competing in different divisions of bodybuilding, how her goals shifted after becoming a mom, and how her deep understanding of the human body influenced her pregnancy and postpartum recovery.
Whether you’re a mom, athlete, or fitness professional, Virginia’s insights as both a new mom and fitness expert are not to be missed!
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Virginia’s story is an inspiring mix of resilience, professionalism, and relatability. Tune in for practical advice and empowering takeaways!
Time Stamps
1:00 Introduction
2:35 expectations versus reality of pregnancy
11:34 Listening to advice
19:04 Virginia’s postpartum advice
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The Active Mom Postpartum Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to Postpartum for active moms & the postpartum professionals who help them in their journey.
This show has been a long time in the making!
You can expect conversation with moms and postpartum professionals from all aspects of the industry.
If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 start rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)
New Mom Lessons with Trainer & Bikini Competitor, Virginia Kink
The Active Mom Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond for active moms & the professionals who help them in their journey.
This show has been a long time in the making!
You can expect conversation with moms and professionals from all aspects of the industry.
If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!
If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)
