Did you, or are you exercising during pregnancy? An article I recently read raised some valid points about something that has been particularly concerning to me lately – there are so many personal trainers and instructors in the fitness industry who claim to know how to train pregnant women (and postnatal women) without adequate knowledge. …
Pregnancy & postnatal exercise: Is the fitness industry failing us? Read More »
It’s been six months since I had Miss E and the muscles in my belly are still feeling the after-effects of being stretched out every which way. Like many other pregnant women, I experienced Diastasis Recti – the separation of the Rectus Abdominis ‘six-pack’ muscle down the front of my stomach. As a personal trainer …
Resuming my fitness training after giving birth has been frustrating to say the least thanks to a series of setbacks. I took longer than average to heal (having to go back on repeat courses of antibiotics), and ended up having mastitis twice within the first few months. Despite gym training and keeping up with yoga …
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