How to lose your pregnancy weight & flatten your tummy | weight loss post pregnancy | postnatal exercises and postpartum exercises
Did you know that how you stand affects the tone of your pelvic floor? I'm working on something very exciting for you at the moment which combines the ultimate in MuTu Core, MuTu Breathe & MuTu Posture & will literally get your body EXACTLY where it needs to be to tone & flatten your tummy, perk-ify (I love that word so much I made it up...) your butt & strengthen your pelvic … [Read more...]
Should your 'tuck your tailbone' to work your core? No. Here's why. Here's some stuff you may have been told as a kid in ballet class, or just last week by an exercise instructor... cues we have been hearing (& as instructors, taught to teach) for years about how to stand in 'correct posture' or how to 'work your core': "Squeeze your butt muscles" "Suck in your stomach" "Tuck your … [Read more...]
This is something I am asked A LOT. You want to narrow a Diastasis Recti, strengthen your core & pelvic floor & get a flatter stomach after having babies. And after some weeks of corrective exercise... you're like, 'So, I'm fixed now. My core WORKS! Cool! Can I stop?' Yes & no. The process of learning to use your transverse abdominis & pelvic floor muscles (they're attached … [Read more...]
Women (Mothers) & their relationship with their bodies is not just about how they look. What people often assume is that all this 'exercise for mums' business is about: looking good in a swimsuit, looking sexy in jeans, a flat post-baby tummy, smaller thighs with no dimples, or toned upper arms. It's all just 'yummy mummy' superficial stuff & a bit silly. We should get over ourselves … [Read more...]
When I asked the MuTu Sytem Facebook page what was holding you back from getting where you want to be in terms of the health & fitness, answers ranged from breastfeeding demands, to aching muscles from yesterdays workout (liking that one), being tempted by wine or just trying to juggle too many things. These perfectly valid reasons excuses not to look after ourselves are typical of the … [Read more...]
"My motivation, my body confidence & my Mojo just isn't there today :( Help!" Inspired after a 'pick me up' talk with a client today who has just started the MuTu System programme: Some days we feel totally motivated & positive & focused on what we want. Fitness, health, high self esteem & body confidence. Yes please! Count me in for some of that! But we all have days when … [Read more...]
Are your efforts to lose your baby weight getting you nowhere... slowly? Here's the top 5 mindsets why you may not be losing your baby weight, & what you can do to change it! 1. "The XYZ diet worked for me before, so I'm going to do that again" Any diet you have to 'go on', you will at some point have to 'get off'. And you're soon back where you started. #Just sayin. Unfortunately, … [Read more...]
What's your memory of sports at school? How high was your body confidence, how positive was your self image? Did you bounce in every day, hockey stick over your shoulder, full of healthy competitive energy & confidence? If you were, do you relate to that girl now? Or if you weren't, do you feel like you're still 'just not sporty' to this day? A client inspired me to think about this … [Read more...]
Pelvic Floor Exercises... why do moms need them? This is why! Thanks Betty! (Oh, & here's HOW to do pelvic floor exercises ;)) … [Read more...]
I blogged before about boot-camp for mums with my lowdown on the suitability & safety of boot-camp or military workout classes for mums, new & not so new. I won't get into pros & cons here again, but I am curious as to whether you like them! When looking for a personal trainer or postnatal workout class that specialises in 'getting your body back', these type of workouts … [Read more...]
"I'm Wendy, pre & postpartum exercise specialist & flatten-er of mummy tummies! Also mum to a gorgeous little boy & to a feisty little girl who might just rule the world one day...
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