Self-care as a mum can be totally overwhelming, queue the list; Meditate to clear your mind... Put in place a solid morning and evening routine... Get enough sleep... (Seriously what even is sleep?) Exercise every day... Do your pelvic floor exercises or you’ll regret it later on... Practice deep belly breathing, get out of the red zone... See a physiotherapist... Make sure you nourish your body... Make sure you cook from scratch... Keep hydrated and drink 2L of water a day... Be sure to take time out just to be on your own, listen to podcasts or read a book... Get out ..read more

If you’re prone to stress, or anxiety or have a hormonal imbalance and are only doing HIIT training then you could be adding to the problem making it worse. “But doesn’t exercise reduce stress?” We can hear you asking! Yes, exercise can be an amazing stress reduction and management tool but it needs to be the right exercise. What happens when we do HIIT? When we do HIIT workouts our body releases a hormone which is called cortisol. This hormone controls how our body responds to stressors and is in charge of the fight or flight response. If you are a stressed-out person who is already releasing ..read more

“You have Gestational Diabetes” are four words that no mother wants to hear during their pregnancy.  Apparently the third pregnancy was not the charm for this gal! I swear I had all the things…nausea, leg cramps, heartburn, pubic symphysis pain, extra scans, my list could go on but for me being diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes was the complication I struggled with the most. I had NO risk factors. I looked after myself, exercises, I ate well… Surely it was a mistake? It really took me a while to wrap my head around my diagnosis but when I did, I set myself up for success, I changed my ..read more

Menopause, for some reason has this a negative connotation attached to it but it really is just another stage our incredible bodies go through and is something that we will all go through at some point! We women have so much going on in different phases of life - pre-conception, pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause, menopause and post menopause… hormones galore! We females are super amazing but rather complex!  Menopause is a normal part of life and the more we know about it and talk about it the better we can support our bodies through this stage of life. Knowledge is power!! We hope th ..read more

In most cases exercising during pregnancy is really important and research shows it’s not only great for the mother but also fantastic for your baby, however we know that exercise during pregnancy it can be really overwhelming and hard to know what to do and what not to do. In this blog we’ll cover 6 important things you need to know about exercising during pregnancy. 1. Shift your focus to maintain rather than gain   During pregnancy it’s time to think of yourself as being in a maintenance phase rather than a time of achieving a new goal or personal best within your exercise programme ..read more

Hey Girls it’s Nic! In this blog, Ren & Jen have asked me to share with you three tips on how I fit exercise into my life as a busy mum and make it happen almost every day! Being a working from home and stay at home mum is the busiest I have ever been in my life! Having two very VERY energetic preschool boys that want to be picked up, ride bikes with, building huts in the bush and pushing dump trucks around for hours I need to be fit and strong, both physically and mentally!  I hope these tips help you, we all have the same 24 hours in the day… how we choose to use them is up to ..read more

The Pelvic Floor is a crucial group of muscles that play a significant role in our everyday lives! If you’ve been following She Moves for a while you’ll know we talk about it a lot and for good reason! The Pelvic Floor helps to control bladder and bowel function, supports the pelvic organs, and is even involved in sexual function. It’s pretty darn important! Just like any other muscle group, the Pelvic Floor can face the od issue here and there! The majority of the time when people think of Pelvic Floor issues they think of it as being weak BUT another very common issue is a Pelvic Floor that ..read more

I’m writing this blog from my swiss ball at 39 weeks pregnant, I’m feeling a tone of emotions as my due date approaches! Mostly excited but a little nervous too! I just can’t wait to have this baby in my arms. I’ve had so many people asking if I am still working out in these last few weeks - the answer is yes! I thought it might be a good idea to share some tips to help you keep moving too, these tips are more about mindset rather than what you should be doing… because it really is all about mindset! Staying active as you grow at a rapid rate in Trimester 3 can be really tough! More often tha ..read more

Prolapse… when we first learnt what it was we were like “Omg this sounds terrible!”…. then we’ve had five kids and let’s just say we now know just how common prolapse is! We’ve navigated post-birth injuries ourselves and we are here to tell you it’s not all doom and gloom! Prolapse is very common with up to 50% of women who have had a vaginal delivery having some form of prolapse. Prolapse is something that many, many women live with in silence because well… it’s just not really the kinda topic ya bring up over coffee with your girl friends is it? It’s very private and loads of women find the ..read more

As busy mums, we know all too well that taking care of ourselves and finding the time to exercise can be a challenge, it’s so important but we’re not gonna tell you it’s easy because we know it’s not! It gets especially tricky when our little ones need our attention around the clock… and even more so when illness hits the family! Recently we’ve had so many women from our community reach out asking about illness and exercise. It definitely is that time of year, the bugs are full on and we’ve had our fair share too! Bring on the sunshine! The question we are constantly asked is; “Should I push ..read more