FittaMamma creates maternity activewear to help pregnant and postnatal women feel and look good whilst staying active. We recently tried out their range during a MUTU System Program and we were seriously impressed. They have kindly written a guest blog for all you MUTU Mamas. Medical experts recommend that all healthy pregnant women should aim [...]
Keep Moving During Pregnancy! There is a school of thought that once you become pregnant, your body is no longer your own. Mother Nature herself is (quite rightly) biased towards caring for your baby from that point on; taking all the nutrients it needs to grow, even if that leaves you short. and [...]
Pregnancy weight loss is a jarring concept because you can’t deny your body food when you have a baby depending on you for its nutritious breakfasts, lunches and dinners! The ideal is that you start pregnancy at a healthy weight and maintain that over three trimesters, gaining up to around 35 pounds, steadily, as your [...]
Working out while pregnant needs to be safe, but it can be incredibly beneficial if done right! Follow these guidelines for working out while pregnant to stay safe, fit strong and healthy! You should not be aiming to dramatically increase your fitness when exercising during pregnancy. Aim to maintain a basic fitness to make pregnancy [...]
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'... and what's the average time it takes to lose your baby weight? But before we start worrying about how to lose it, [...]
Testing for a diastasis recti during your pregnancy is really not necessary. Whilst you can minimize the impact of diastasis on your core muscles by working on alignment and core strength during pregnancy, please don't go worrying about or poking about in your bump, testing for a diastasis recti during your pregnancy. The rectus abdominis [...]
This is the third instalment on Symphysis Pubis Dysfunction (SPD) / Pelvic Girdle Pain (PGP) We already looked at exercises to alleviate SPD and how to minimise discomfort during everyday activity. So now you're hopefully a little more comfortable, we'll go to part 3 of these posts, and have a look at causes and risk [...]
Part 3 of 3 posts covering SPD / PGP during pregnancy. See all relevant articles here. Previously I posted on Exercises for SPD / PGP, today we are talking about reducing pain and how to live with it. What to do with to reduce pain with SPD and PGP • Be as active as possible within [...]