How to lose your pregnancy weight & flatten your tummy | weight loss post pregnancy | postnatal exercises and postpartum exercises
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...]
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...]
Sometimes we need it to happen, kinda... now. Your mummy tummy has an annoying habit of pooching out just when someone takes a photograph at a party, when that irritating yummy mummy at the school gate walks towards you looking all groomed & just-come-from-Pilates-class, or when your other half is admiring you as you get ready in the morning. So, here's my quick tips for making your mummy … [Read more...]
Weight loss after having a baby is often assumed to be straightforward... hard possibly, but straightforward. Give it time, & it'll come off, right?But what to do some months (or years) down the line when *the mummy tummy* remains? Liska at New Mum Online has a baby belly / mummy tummy / muffin top (whatever you call yours, you might like a little less of it) & she's on a mission to … [Read more...]
Sex after childbirth can be a sensitive issue, in more ways than one. That 'giving birth' thing is a life changing event which affects every aspect of your body, your emotions & your relationship with your partner. It may also have been traumatic, physically damaging & painful... so if you're not feeling like doing it right away, don't! But to help ease you back into the idea that *down … [Read more...]
Women & their body image often stems from a lack of body confidence & a struggle to find the motivation to change. Female body image is a minefield, one I have written about before... but this isn't about the media, or the portrayal of perfect bodies. This is about YOU! I hear from women who don't like the way their body looks & feels, especially after having babies. Losing baby … [Read more...]
Sadly, most women (myself included) have struggled at some time & on some level with body image & the idea of beauty. The ludicrous & dishonest portrayal of women's beauty in the media doesn't help any. None of us are unaffected by these images, however hard we try, & our young daughters, terrifyingly, certainly aren't. For me the most poignant aspect of this issue is quite how … [Read more...]
I came across an amazing site today called The Shape of a Mother which celebrates 'making normal bodies normal again'. Women contribute blog posts about, & pictures of, their bodies so that other women - & even more importantly their daughters - see what real womens' bodies look like. One of my favourite bloggers Mammywoo also posted recently about her tummy, her stretch marks & the … [Read more...]
I hadn't really thought of my business as being about sex. But given that the MuTu System teaches mums how to improve their body, self confidence, energy & pelvic floor, I probably shouldn't have been surprised to receive a very happy email today from a woman who really has reclaimed her Mojo! All mums know that once teas have been made, tantrums dealt with, night wakings comforted, toys … [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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