How to lose your pregnancy weight & flatten your tummy | weight loss post pregnancy | postnatal exercises and postpartum exercises
MuTu Intensive workouts are extremely effective & last only 15 minutes or so (sometimes less), which is very cool, especially for busy Mamas. But those 15 minutes aren't your activity quota, they're your *intensive exercise to get fit & strong & gorgeous & sweaty* quota. Movement, ie walking, needs to be part of your day too. Here's why & how. Mums don't have any spare … [Read more...]
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...]
I have been recently initiated into the world of barefoot walking & running, under the tuition of, & thanks to some lovely shoes from, VIVObarefoot. So mum's a barefoot running convert...now its time to indoctrinate my children *evil cackle* & try out some barefoot shoes for kids. What's Wrong With Our Normal School Shoes? I have 2 (kids), aged 4 & 6. My 4 year old son … [Read more...]
Eat less, move more, & you'll lose your baby weight. It's a pretty simple principle, but it's missing something. 'Calories in, calories out' are not the only factor in determining fat loss, especially fat loss from around your waistline. Your hormones, your stress levels & how much sleep you're getting are contributing to the fat around your belly too. Here's 6 ways to balance yours! I … [Read more...]
"Don't believe everything you read in the papers". That was the sage comment from my 9 year old nephew on reading an article in a national newspaper today about my apparent deluded vanity. A few weeks ago I was interviewed about the effects of cutting down sugar, on my body & health. The journalist was particularly interested in my skin & the way (or how young, or not) I look. I … [Read more...]
Searching for information on Diastasis Recti online, you are likely to find the MuTu System website (that's this one!) as well as others. There many physical therapists, physiotherapists, specialist trainers (& surgeons!) providing useful information... the Internet is a big place! One question I am often asked is 'What's the difference between MuTu System & Tupler?' 'What works, … [Read more...]
The MuTu System Barefoot Running Journey started last week when I explained the concept of barefoot walking & running... click back to there first if you missed it! OK, so having received my rather fabulous retro gold barefoot shoes from VIVObarefoot this week, I spent a couple of days just walking & getting used to them. Which was definitely no hardship as they are SO comfortable! Like, … [Read more...]
Going Barefoot: the new buzzword in running & walking. Should we be ditching our shoes in favour of a more 'natural' way of moving? Won't it hurt? What does it mean? Is it a fad? How do you do it? Join me as I learn... What's 'Natural' Anyway? The human foot is an incredibly complex system. Dozens of bones, ligaments & muscles make up an amazing machine of joints & levers that … [Read more...]
Fat doesn’t make you fat. Sugar, stress, processed food, not enough good fats and sitting on your backside do. Of course an excess of any calories will eventually make you fat, but too much sugar really is much worse for your body and your looks than too much fat! You Need Fats. Good Ones. For years we were fed the ‘low fat’ mantra of losing weight – there was something so … [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...]
"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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