Naomi combines playful, powerful movement practices with the science of habit change to make it easier for busy moms to get moving every day. She frequently writes about the intersection of mom life, feminism, diet culture, and the unrealistic standards we hold ourselves to as women. Naomi is passionate about helping moms move more freely in their bodies and feel more at home in their skin.
Movement Snacks: You asked for it, so I created it
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Hey Reader, Last week I asked what you want to see more of on my YouTube channel and one of the things I heard most was more bodyweight strength. I love bodyweight strength practices, in part because they're a little easier to do just about anywhere. You don't need weights. You only need a little bit of space. And you can usually knock out a workout in under 10 minutes. The trifecta of making movement a little bit easier and more accessible. This leads me to my Movement Snack this week. Movement Snack this week: The bodyweight strength practice I'm sharing this week is actually one I shared live in my online studio, MOVE with Naomi. I cut out the warm ups and cool down so that you can jump straight into the workout. You're doing a 9 minute EMOM, which means you do each exercise every minute on the minute. In this bodyweight workout, you're doing 10 jump squats, 10 lateral lunge slides, and 5 incline pushups. If you already know these exercises and feel confident doing them, you can skip ahead to minute 7 and start. If you want a little more guidance or would like some modifications, start at the beginning for those. You can watch it here: As I mention in the video, part of the reason I taught this EMOM in class on Monday is that we're focusing on wheel pose all month long in my online studio, MOVE with Naomi. I'm approaching it from a strength perspective as well as a yoga perspective. In the strength training classes, we're focusing on leg power and pushing from the upper back. In the yoga classes, we're focusing on poses that create more sturdiness in our legs, as well as spinal mobility. What I've noticed about wheel pose for myself lately is that while it might not be as bendy and deep as it was 10 years ago, wheel pose doesn't hurt anymore. Not my low back, not my wrists. And I credit that to my strength training practice. If you'd like to try it out and get a sense of what my classes are like, I'd love for you to join me as my guest. We meet M/W at 12pm ET for 30 minutes and T/TH at 12pm ET for 15 minutes. Respond to this email and let me know what class you'd like to try and I'll send you the link to join. In the meantime, I'm curious how you feel about wheel pose. A. Backbends are my happy place B. This pose makes me angry C. Neutral D. What is wheel pose? Respond to this email with the letter that feels most like you and depending on what you need or want, I'll share some videos to support you. Warmly, Naomi Want to stay in touch during the week? Here are a 2 easy ways: Follow me on Bluesky, where I try to share daily movement practices as acts of resistance, connection, and strength. Follow me on substack, where I write about the intersection of movement, motherhood, and the culture that we are all moving through. Or better yet, subscribe so you have immediate access to regular essays, including my most recent substack which is my monthly, What Moved Me column -- a smorgasbord of book recommendations, music, podcasts, essays, and other media I've enjoyed in the past month. You can read it for free here. There are many ways to support my writing on substack, which focuses on women's health and motherhood during perimenopause through an anti-diet and pro-science lens: 😍 Become a free subscriber Also, I had an article published on Fit Bottomed Girls this week about healthism as a form of body fascism. It's a piece I feel enormously proud of and it's incredibly relevant to what's happening in the world of health, fitness, and politics lately. You can read it for free here. |
Naomi Gottlieb-Miller
Naomi combines playful, powerful movement practices with the science of habit change to make it easier for busy moms to get moving every day. She frequently writes about the intersection of mom life, feminism, diet culture, and the unrealistic standards we hold ourselves to as women. Naomi is passionate about helping moms move more freely in their bodies and feel more at home in their skin.
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