How do you build the stamina and strength required for labour, birth and beyond with SAFE pregnancy exercise? You can prepare your body to cope, and to recover quicker, through preparation during pregnancy: by safely staying fit and healthy, and by working with your changing body. Regular pregnancy exercise will improve fitness, maintain a better self-image, and help you to feel positive about … [Read more...]
Pregnancy Exercise Benefits
Regular pregnancy exercise will keep you fit & strong, as well as help you maintain a better self-image, & feel more positive about yourself & your pregnancy. But what are the actual benefits? A well-devised pregnancy exercise programme will mean a healthier & more comfortable pregnancy, & can even make for an easier & quicker delivery & a healthier baby. Exercise … [Read more...]
Pregnancy Exercise Safety
Pregnancy exercise needs to be safe, but it can be incredibly beneficial if done right! Follow these guidelines for exercising during pregnancy to stay safe, fit strong & healthy! You should not be aiming to dramatically increase your fitness when exercising during pregnancy. Aim to maintain a basic fitness to make pregnancy more comfortable, & to enable you to get back into exercising … [Read more...]
Pregnancy & Postnatal Exercise Video | Low Impact Cardio Ideas
Pregnancy & postnatal exercise video below! Pregnancy & postnatal exercise needs to be low impact (read more about why early postnatal exercise needs to be low impact here) But it can be hard to think of low impact cardio ideas sometimes - IE how to get your heart rate up, warm up & add an aerobic element to your interval training (another video of that for you here... but that one has … [Read more...]
Putting On Weight in Pregnancy. How Much Is Too Much?
I'm often asked this... Putting on weight in pregnancy: how much pregnancy weight gain is normal? How much is healthy? Or necessary? How much of the weight you're putting on is 'Baby Fat'... & what's the average time it takes to lose your baby weight? But before we start worrying about how to lose it, how much pregnancy weight gain, is *average* pregnancy weight gain? Bit of a … [Read more...]
Diastasis Recti in Pregnancy
Testing for a diastasis recti in pregnancy is not necessary & whilst you can minimise its impact on your core muscles, you should not try to prevent repair a diastasis in pregnancy. I recently posted a video on the MuTu System YouTube channel showing you how to test for a diastasis recti (abdominal separation) following pregnancy - even a long time following pregnancy!). I wanted to write a … [Read more...]
Pregnancy | Postnatal Personal Trainers In London
If you're looking for pregnancy or postnatal personal training in London, you need to be sure you're really getting an specialist! If you're pregnant or have recently had a baby, the world of gyms & exercise classes suddenly doesn't seem to be belong to you anymore (if it you ever felt it did that is ;)) Gyms are wary, pointing pregnant women nervously towards the treadmill with … [Read more...]
Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD) / Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP): Causes & Risk Factors
This is the third instalment on Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD) / Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP). We already looked at exercises to alleviate SPD & how to minimise discomfort during everyday activity. So now you're (a little) more comfortable, we'll go to part 3 of 3 of these posts, & have a look at what is, why have you got it. The sacrum is at the base of your spine, above your coccyx, … [Read more...]
Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD) or Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP): Minimising Pain During Everyday Activities
This is part 2 of 3 posts covering SPD / PGP during pregnancy. Yesterday I posted on Exercises for SPD / PGP, today its about living with it! A Few Tips that Might Help: DO: • Be as active as possible within pain limits and avoid activities that make the pain worse • Ask for help! Many household chores & everyday activities may be difficult or painful - ask for & accept help … [Read more...]
Exercise for Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD) or Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) in Pregnancy
Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD), now referred to as Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) describes pain in the joints that make up your pelvis. They include the symphysis pubis joint (SPJ) at the front &/or the sacroiliac joints (SIJ) at the back. The result is pain felt across the front or back of the pelvis, which can range from mild discomfort to severe pain. This is the first of 3 related posts … [Read more...]
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