Prenatal Personal Training

Congratulations! What an amazing time of your life. You'll want to do everything to keep your mind and body healthy as well as your growing baby inside you.
I am an accredited Specialist Pre- and Postnatal Personal Trainer. I can support you throughout your whole pregnancy and beyond.
I will be importantly flexible and adaptable depending on how you're feeling.
I will help you feel more confident in yourself, your ability and your self-esteem.
I can alleviate those baby fears and provide expert advice and bring evidence based medicine to demonstrate the benefits of Physical Activity in Pregnancy and beyond.
If having children to look after is a barrier, I will even come and help you exercise at home with them!

Benefits of Physical Activity in pregnancy:

Decreased risk of pregnancy complications (eg pre-eclampsia, hypertension, diabetes in pregnancy) & associated neonatal complications
Improved mental wellbeing
Improved weight gain management
Appropriate nutritional advice
Improves sleep
Safe and effective exercises, incorporating functional training preparing for carrying the baby
Possibly shorter first stage and improved tolerance of labour
Incorporating pelvic floor exercises - reducing risk of urinary / faecal incontinence or prolapse
Reassurance and support with cardiovascular and muscular strength exercising

Postnatal Personal Training & Group Classes

Now that everything you see or do is about looking after your baby understandably. How about looking after YOU?

Being a Pre-and Postnatal Specialist Personal Trainer, I will help you get back to fitness safely after having your baby.
Primarily you must be cleared for Physical Activity by your GP, at your routine 6-8 week check.
Then you can either decide to have 1-1 personal training or join a group class
I will cover concerns, including diastasis recti, core & pelvic floor exercises.

Dedicated 'Mum and Baby' Strength Fitness Classes are held outside May-October, in Heavitree Pleasure Ground
Enjoy, not just the physical training, but in addition educational input from a knowledgeable Medical Professional, with important information that you can take away to perform your own exercise at home safely
Bring along your little ones and incorporate that social side into your fitness, further looking after your wellbeing.
Bringing those added Postnatal fitness benefits as described below.

Physical Activity Postnatal Benefits:

Improved mental wellbeing, decreased risk of postnatal depression
Quicker controlled pre- pregnancy weight restoration
Appropriate nutritional advice
Improves sleep
Safe and effective exercises, incorporating functional training for carrying your baby
Re-establishing your core & pelvic floor exercises - reducing urinary / faecal incontinence or prolapse
Reassurance and support with regaining cardiovascular and muscular fitness