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Retraining the Pelvic Floor: From Mat to Movement

Retraining the Pelvic Floor: From Mat to Movement

| August 7, 2020 | 0 comments
There is no denying, I harp on quite a bit about the importance of your pelvic floor. For that I make no apology! That’s because it’s a pretty big deal for us ladies regardless of whether we have had children or not. The pelvic floor refers to the muscles, connective tissues (ligaments and fascia) and
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Motherhood: Self Care isn’t Selfish

Motherhood: Self Care isn’t Selfish

| June 11, 2020 | 0 comments
The moment a child is born, a mother is born too. She didn’t exist before. The women existed but not the mother. A mother is something completely new. We all imagined what motherhood look like. We had 9 months to do nothing but think right? Imaging that first encounter with our baby. Speculating what kind of
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My Post Partum Story

My Post Partum Story

| January 20, 2020 | 0 comments
My post partum story is one filled with mistakes and consequences but one that has lead me to a new and exciting mission. As a woman and mum working in the fitness industry, I have experienced the lack of support, education and guidance during post partum life. I experienced first hand the negative effects of
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Sex after birth – how soon is too soon?

Sex after birth – how soon is too soon?

| December 19, 2019 | 0 comments
Pregnancy and childbirth can have a huge impact on the way you feel about your body, before, during and after.  Sex in the last trimester can be a struggle for most and then there is the small task of actually giving birth.  All that comes with the long process of physical and emotional recovery. Sex
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Top 10 Tips for working out after having a baby

Top 10 Tips for working out after having a baby

| October 24, 2019 | 0 comments
Top 10 Tips for working out after having a baby   Exercising with intention and purpose after-baby is essential. Even with the most active pregnancy, smooth labour, and birth your body requires postpartum rehab and recovery to some extent. It has just taken 9 months to nuture and grow your baby, imagine the huge changes
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Back Pain During Pregnancy 

Back Pain During Pregnancy 

| August 15, 2019 | 0 comments
Back Pain During Pregnancy    The good news is your baby is growing! Thats exactly what should be happening although all this additional weight can often be tough on your body and in particular on the back.    Don’t worry you are not alone, lots of women will experience some degree of back pain during
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What is Diastasis Recti?

What is Diastasis Recti?

| April 25, 2019 | 0 comments
What is Diastasis Recti? Diastasis Recti is a phrase banded around quite a bit post baby and is something that when I had my two children knew very little about. Diastasis Recti is referred to as the separation of the rectus abdominis muscles or the ‘6 pack’ muscles down the midline of the belly. The
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8 Week Core and Restore Postnatal Fitness Programme

8 Week Core and Restore Postnatal Fitness Programme

| March 28, 2019 | 0 comments
8 Week Core and Restore Postnatal Fitness Programme   Giving Birth is Beautiful, Miraculous, Life Changing, filled with tears of Joy………….and Tears of Oh my goodness did my body just get hit by a bus! You love the gift that came with the challenges of birth, your beautiful baby. But post labour and pregnancy and meeting
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Returning to exercise after a C-Section Delivery

Returning to exercise after a C-Section Delivery

| February 17, 2019 | 0 comments
Returning to exercise after a C-Section Delivery C – Section rates are on the up but what does this mean if your a new mum wanting to return to exercise. Most health professionals will clear you for exercise in 6 weeks with rest as the primary concern, but this is major pelvic and abdominal surgery.
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Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy

Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy

| January 3, 2019 | 0 comments
Gestational Diabetes and Pregnancy   So what exactly is gestational diabetes? During pregnancy our bodies undergo many physiological and metabolic changes. In a normal pregnancy, our bodies naturally become more insulin resistant to ensure adequate glucose for fetal development. This means that our cells are less responsive to the action of insulin, the hormone that
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