Pregnancy can be medically healthy but still feel like you're fighting your own body every day. Eight months pregnant, Sydney Rose Miller, certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, decorated amateur boxer, and founder of S:Box Training, joins Into the Mud to unpack the emotional whiplash of pregnancy, rapid weight gain, and the resurfacing of childhood body-image insecurities. After years of building her career and self-worth around a lean, athletic physique, Sydney opens up about confronting a rapidly changing body, redefining strength, and learning that physical fitness and self-acceptance aren't necessarily the same thing.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Childhood body-image trauma resurfacing during pregnancy
- Fitness, self-worth, and body acceptance
- Society's obsession with keeping women small
- The pressure to "bounce back"
- Redefining strength during pregnancy
- Boxing and prenatal fitness
- Pregnancy cravings and food restrictions
- Body shaming and unsolicited commentary
- Social media praise, criticism, and trolling
- Navigating pregnancy and single motherhood
Bio: Sydney Rose Miller began her career as a high school English teacher in New York City's public schools before transitioning into fitness and founding S:Box Training. A certified personal trainer, nutrition coach, and decorated amateur boxer, Sydney has 13 years of coaching experience across boxing, cycling, and strength training. She has competed and trained in professional boxing camps and coached clients internationally, including in New York City, Los Angeles, New Orleans, and Dubai. A featured trainer for lululemon Studio, she led a 21-class series spanning boxing, conditioning, meditation, and mobility. Her clientele ranges from beginners and prenatal and postnatal clients to professional athletes and competitive amateur boxers. Sydney currently offers in-person training at FNT Boxing Club in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Sydney's Socials: https://www.sboxtraining.com/, @SBoxSydRose
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