How to lose your pregnancy weight & flatten your tummy | weight loss post pregnancy | postnatal exercises and postpartum exercises
Home Exercise Equipment Guide No. 3: Gym Ball Gym Ball, Balance Ball, Stability Ball, Fit Ball, Swiss Ball, Pilates Ball, even Birthing Ball... they all mean the same thing - a big bouncy ball with a thousand uses to help flatten your mummy tummy! You may have one already, quite possibly un-used & un-loved, bought on a whim to 'use in labour' or 'to do tummy exercises, but I'm not quite … [Read more...]
Here comes The Science Bit... High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) & Metabolic Resistance Training (MRT) are buzzwords in the world of exercise geeks right now. What are they, how do you do them & why should you care? All sounds a bit hard core doesn't it? So I'm going to start with the last question - why should you care? Because its the most interesting. You don't need to … [Read more...]
Home Exercise Equipment Guide No.2: The Intervals Timer This little device transformed my personal workouts because it means you don't have to watch the clock while fitting in a really effective interval training or Metabolic Resistance Training workout. Don't worry about the buzz words - I've got that bit covered for you - it means exercising to lose fat whilst building lean muscle - ie SHAPE … [Read more...]
MuTu® System is all about exercise that works around your life, not the other way around: no gym membership, creche, machines, classes or choreography necessary! All MuTu® System workouts last around 15 minutes (some are even less) & importantly, you don't need any equipment to work out effectively, when you're doing it the MuTu way! But home exercise equipment can add variety, intensity … [Read more...]
The MuTu System programme gives you very effective 15 minute workouts for mums. But this morning I was in multi-tasking mood & even that seemed like too long. The dog needed walking, the bathroom needed cleaning, I still haven't sewn in the kids' name labels for starting school next week & that's before I started on any actual *work* work. So I jogged (dragging dog) at 7am this morning … [Read more...]
Tried a new combo today for a workout that took less than 20 minutes & left me sweating & breathless! As you will know if you read this blog, long, steady cardio exercise is NOT the way to fat loss! You need interval training, which means short bursts of intensive exercise. I combined just 2 basic moves, one intensive cardio & one body weight resistance exercise: skipping with a jump … [Read more...]
Now I don't think I was alone in feeling slightly inspired by Beyonce & her dancers' incredible butt cracking, thigh snapping, booty jiggling moves at Glastonbury last night. Never mind the guys, my Twitter stream (overwhelmingly female & moms) couldn't get enough of the woman. Fabulous singing, but OH my life, that BUTT! So, feeling seriously inferior in the bootylicious department, I … [Read more...]
The MuTu System recommends keeping post partum exercise low impact for the first 20 weeks post partum (at least). If you have knee or other joint problems, are very overweight or simply don't feel comfortable with high impact moves, you may also need to keep your post partum exercise regime low impact. For many women, this is fine, as they don't particularly feel like jumping around anyway... … [Read more...]
Postnatal exercises don't have to mean long workouts or gym memberships! Lose your baby weight with this interval training workout that will drop pounds & build lean muscle... & you can do it in your garden! I did. You don't need any equipment, you don't need to go anywhere, & your kids can join in... Have fun! I hope it helps to make a little more sense of what you're supposed … [Read more...]
My post today is intended to simply spread a little mummy-camaraderie, empathy &, hopefully motivation & encouragement! At the mere mention of 'postnatal exercise', all mums will say they HAVEN'T GOT ANY BLOODY TIME. Believe me, I know. I've got 2 youg children, a business & a household, not to mention a very energetic dog... But it is often assumed that my postnatal exercise … [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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