Mom of 1, Louise, shares her postnatal fitness and diastasis recti story with us. I am 32 years old and I was a boot camp instructor and fitness enthusiast before becoming pregnant. I just didn't understand or anticipate how diastasis recti and core weakening through pregnancy would impact me. I naively thought I wouldn't [...]
Why do I still look pregnant? Does your tummy still look pregnant, even though you had your baby months ago? Is your post-pregnancy belly not squidgy, or jelly-belly like, but rather hard and protruding, as if you were 5 months pregnant again? This could be due to a condition known [...]
Must-Know Dos and Don’ts For Weightlifting After Having a Baby Weighlifting postpartum. Imagine this. You’re at the gym and you’re about to do your best lift yet. You set up and lift like a total boss, and it feels awesome, you feel strong and you experience no symptoms, no leaking, no pain or backache. [...]
Postpartum Running Guidelines Guest Article By Emma Brockwell, Pelvic Health Physiotherapist, a.k.a. Physio Mum Why is it so important that you do not return to running too soon post-baby? Pregnancy and childbirth weaken and stress our internal and external muscles. Running is high impact, and if our bodies are not strong enough or have not [...]
Exercise After C-Section What got cut? How does this affect the strength and the look of your stomach? Which exercises will help and how soon can you start? So you had your baby by C section. What happened in there? Just because lots (that's millions) of women have a C Section, that doesn't [...]
5 Ways to Exercise With a Busy Schedule You thought you were busy before kids. Then you became a mom, and motherhood took you to level 500000000000 of busy. Somedays I wanna have stern words with pre-kids me. She really didn’t know the meaning of a packed schedule, or appreciate how much spare time she [...]
A Post C-Section Recovery Story - By MUTU Mama Charina Yoga teacher and mom of three, Charina, shares her inspiring postnatal recovery story with us. After a crash c-section and a difficult 4th trimester, Charina found MUTU System. I have a mixed family - two older daughters, 17 and 15 years old and a 15-month-old. [...]
The Perfect Baby Shower Gift! An Interview with MUTU Mama Starr Baby showers are usually a chance for friends and family to utterly spoil you and your baby. Tiny little outfits, cute little toys, maybe even a massage for mom. Let’s face it though, once baby arrives it’s ALL about that little bundle of joy. [...]