Using the gym ball in pregnancy
The gym ball is a great piece of equipment to support your workouts during pregnancy. As pregnancy develops, exercises lying on your back are not advised, and often sitting positions on the floor can become uncomfortable. The gym ball offers additional versatility in terms of both support, and challenges to continue progressing your workouts. Sitting […]
A complete guide to exercise in pregnancy
To kick off the New Year, and also to officially announce that I will be publishing a pregnancy/postnatal related blog on the 1st of EVERY month, we are starting with a COMPLETE PREGNANCY GUIDE! (This post contains a couple of affiliate links. Thank you for your support). The pregnancy journey is an exciting, and somewhat […]
How much is enough?
We all know the extensive health benefits of regular exercise, but are we really aware of how much we should be doing? The UK Government have just published new and updated guidelines last month on the recommendations of physical activity for all age groups. It may be easy to push your fitness back to next […]
Supine exercise in pregnancy; should we be lying down?
Exercising in pregnancy is so highly recommended, if we follow the correct guidelines! Although most exercise is safe there are a few specific things to be aware of to ensure full safety to both mum and baby and that no adverse symptoms occur. You can read the full Antenatal Guidelines here. Supine exercise in pregnancy (lying […]
All you need to know about your pelvic floor! Facts, tips & exercises
The pelvic floor! The area that takes the burden during pregnancy and labour, yet there is not enough information about it and it is not talked about enough. It is estimated that 3 in 4 mothers will experience pelvic problems later in life from birth-related problems, and once help is sought, 25-40% of women have […]
Exercise in pregnancy: The complete antenatal guidelines
Here we present the recently released, up-to-date complete Antenatal Exercise Guidelines! Exercising during pregnancy is now greatly encouraged, however there is so much confusion around what is safe to do, what is wrong to do, and who should be doing what to ensure the best for both mother and baby! In fact, only 15% of […]
Pregnancy pilates- How to have a safe workout every time
My Fitness During Pregnancy
