So what does happen to your body in the weeks, months and even years after having a baby? Here’s a few areas not everyone will tell you about… Boob changes Pregnancy is a big deal for your boobs! For some women, nipple sensitivity is one of the first signs of pregnancy and this can continue throughout the 9 months. But the most interesting thing about boobs and babies, is that you could end up with rather different breasts to the ones you started with. It’s not true for everyone, but pregancy and milk production will invariably mean your boobs grow much bigger, at least to begin with. However ..read more

Searching for answers about pregnancy exercise in the first trimester is really common. You will be among lots of mums to be trawling the internet for words of wisdom on this subject. Finding out you’re having a baby is amazing. Finding out that your plans for exercise during pregnancy might not go as smoothly as you’d imagined, can be a bit annoying. Lots of pregnant women embark on the first trimester fully hoping to continue their physical exercise as normal and that’s brilliant – we’re all for that. But there are no hard and fast rules when it comes to pregnancy and exercise and each expe ..read more

What is the perfect body? It used to be a phrase that was thrown around a lot and usually conjured up one particular image. But we all know the The Perfect Body doesn’t exist. There is no one image to strive for, no one size fits all. And even if there was, how right would it be for you? You can buy a one size fits all sweater but is it your colour? Does it suit your personality? Is it practical for your every day life? Your perfect body is a body that works well for you. Women’s bodies are pushed to their limits and despite their accomplishments, no matter the amazing feats they perform, the ..read more

Oh January, you are somewhat a pain in the butt… Don’t get us wrong, we know you don’t mean to be and that you have good intentions of helping us grasp that ‘fresh new start’ but you also make us feel guilty. And we’re mums. We don’t need any more guilt, thank you very much. So, what’s our advice about tackling January and making sure that any goals we do have aren’t scuppered by the middle of the month? Just don’t go in too hard. We love commitment but we also like realism and the idea of being kind to yourself. Many of us have big plans when a new year chimes and while it’s great to have a v ..read more

‘Goals’ is a bit of a buzz word lately, especially for those who are fans of a hashtag #bodygoals, #parentingoals, #goalgoals. And we’re all for them. We’re not here to tell you that fitness goals are a bad thing – they’re great –  but generally only for people who are good at staying motivated to achieve them. For the rest of us who aren’t, they can be a bit a bit of millstone. Instead of inspiring us, they just weigh us down. They nag at our minds, jibing about how useless we ae for not trying harder. So when we don’t reach them we feel like a failure. When we give up on the journey to ..read more

At Jelly Belly PT we’re passionate about Pelvic Floor Fitness and we’re not afraid to admit it! Our blogger Penny Stretton has previously written about her own pelvic floor strength and this year, feeling it could do with a further boost she tried out the much talked about trainer Elvie. So does it live up to the hype? “There’s nothing like getting a shiny new bit of fitness kit, is there? “New trainers bring the promise of more toned legs, get your hands on a resistance band and you instantly feel a flatter tummy is on the way, snazzy new leggings move your motivation up a notch and even a ne ..read more

Having a baby changes your life, in more ways than you had ever imagined it would. Adjusting to your life as a parent is a bit of a long and winding road. You figure out all the things that have changed and find out what does and doesn’t fit into your new life. Exercise is definitely one of the things that can lose its place in your life. Just the word ‘exercise’ itself can carry a heavy load. Maybe it’s something you feel you have no time for or perhaps the issue for you is that you feel you can’t enjoy the activities you used to because of an injury or the effects of pregnancy and labour. Mo ..read more

Life as a parent is full of worry isn’t it? It’s one of the many things nobody ever tells you about motherhood. Worry infiltrates your life in a way it never has before. You worry about your kids, your job, your body, your marriage, your lack of sleep, your diet, your parenting skills…. There’s usually little reason to really worry about any of it – but if you are we wanted to remind you to dump the worries and bin the guilt – especially these 5 really common ones: Stop worrying you’re not good enough! PFFT! Say what?  You’re brilliant. And the great thing is that each and every one of us ..read more

If you’ve had a baby, you are postnatal regardless of when it was, right? Traditionally we think of the postnatal period as the months and maybe the first year following the birth of our baby, but actually issues relating to your pregnancy and delivery can show up years later. You might notice weakness or pain in an area of your body, a few years after having a baby and not join the two up because you think too much time has passed. You might not have had a good quantity of time to focus of you and your body within the first couple of years. Perhaps you did exercise but not intensively, or per ..read more

The only real tough bit about working out is starting. Ok, there’s the actual doing it bit – but really, that’s still not as hard as getting over the barriers your mind will willingly throw at you in a bid to convince you that working out can wait. The sun has tentatively started to show itself lately, so we’re betting that your motivation levels have kicked up a touch but just in case you need more of a push in the right direction, here’s 7 really valuable things that doing exercise adds to your life: Head Space It’s hard to come by this special stuff when you’re a mum. You’re cramming so ma ..read more