Feeling Overwhelmed? As we head into the busy Christmas holiday season, we can often feel overwhelmed, with more functions, social events, yummy food and drinks than usual, plus all the added mental load that comes with it. It’s a time when social gatherings and Christmas shopping take up most of your time (and brain capacity!) and your own healthy habits can be put on the backburner until the new year (New year, New you and all that). Well, I’m here to tell you it doesn’t have to be this way. To help ease your overwhelm and reduce feelings of guilt, failure and self-loathing, I’m going to let ..read more

Did you know it’s possible for your internal organs to come out of your vagina? I didn’t until it happened.   That’s a scary and uncomfortable thought isn’t it. I bet you just did a kegal and crossed your legs.   Not only is there the physical sensation of prolapse something to understand and deal with, there can also be a psychological impact too (sometimes affecting women more so than the physical symptoms).    The fear, anxiety and worry that you are broken and will be broken forever.  The fear of doing things because you don’t want to make your prolapse worse.&nbs ..read more

​I’ve just come out the other side of having covid & have done a little deep dive into returning to exercise so here are my top 6 tips. And well, even if you don’t have covid, you will benefit from these 6 tips as most are an important part of a healthy lifestyle & recovering from any illness. Prioritise REST over exercise. Covid is an inflammatory disease and the body is working overtime to fight it, even if you have a mild infection. Exercise causes stress on the body. This is a GOOD thing – adapting to the stress of exercise is how our body improves strength and fitness. But when ..read more

We have all tried a new diet or exercise routine, only to fall off the wagon a couple of weeks in. This is totally common and a normal response to most diets and exercise routines. They often require us to make BIG changes to our lives, which in the long run is unsustainable.    Ultimately, to be healthier, we all likely just need to eat a little bit better, move a little bit more and how ourselves some self compassion and love.    Step 1 – Just choose one thing   The value of doing one little thing consistently over time is huge. It is much easier to fit 1 small thing ..read more

3 tips on how to fit exercise into busy mum life As busy mum’s we often don’t prioritise our own health. With all of our other commitments it is hard to find time for ourselves and exercise is always down the bottom of the to do list. Here are 3 tips to help you change your thinking about exercise and help you implement some small changes to get you moving towards your fitness goal. 1. Change your expectations You took 9 months to grow your baby, over which time your body constantly changed to accommodate a growing baby. So give yourself the same amount of time (or longer) to get to where you ..read more

Pregnancy & motherhood can be a magical and exciting experience. But it can also be an extremely challenging and overwhelming time. This week is Perinatal Mental Health awareness week and it’s time to increase awareness, remove the stigma around mental health challenges and seek out help if required. What is Perinatal Mental Health? Perinatal mental health refers to mental health during pregnancy and the first few years after birth. It includes illnesses such as ante or postnatal anxiety, depression, OCD, psychosis or PTSD. Who does it affect? With 1 in 4 women and 1 in 10 men experiencing ..read more

Tips for Pregnancy Exercise Now that you are pregnant you probably have lots of people telling you what you should and shouldn’t do. I certainly remember my first pregnancy being told by family, friends and work colleagues to take it easy, don’t lift that, be careful etc etc. It all came from a good place, genuine concern for me and my baby but I was pretty active pre-pregnancy and felt fine doing most things. Those worries though, about hurting my baby were too overwhelming and I stopped all exercise. I couldn’t find much information on what I could do so I didn’t do anything. After birth I d ..read more

In this blog, I cover some of the myths about breastfeeding and exercise and some tips to help you exercise comfortably as a nursing mum. There are many benefits of exercise for mums including: Improve mood and energy levels Relieve stress Improve fitness – helping you to meet the demands of motherhood But does exercise affect breastmilk? Yes, there is some evidence to suggest that moderate exercise can alter the composition of breast milk by increasing the amount of lactic acid. This increase in lactic acid may alter the taste and some babies may reject the breast after exercise. But, It is ..read more

Safe Return to Exercise Congratulations you now have a beautiful baby and are ready to exercise. You have been given the all clear at 6-8 weeks from your midwife/doctor to begin exercising again but what does this actually mean? It will mean different things for different people so it’s important not to compare yourself to others but listen to your body and get some professional guidance about the right thing for you. This blog is about how to safely exercise during the postpartum period to maximise the benefits for you but minimise the risks of long term issues. This is not about how to get b ..read more