This week a client asked this exact question: ‘When you have 20 minutes ‘down time’ what do you do’? I was honest and answered that quite often I will take a look at all the notifications that I have on …
Category: Exercising the Core
New Year, Same you!
I do love January. There’s a sense of optimism, of reclaiming clarity and order and good intentions are set but it’s so well documented that resolutions fall by the wayside a few days or weeks into any new year. Habit …
Tagged with: benefits of exercise, exercise, fat loss, healthy eating, postnatal, resolutions, self care, sleep, strength, women's health
Why I tell you to ‘Exhale on Exertion’
Working with post-natal women, in fact women in general it is absolutely paramount for me to be ensuring that every single move that they make is going to help and not hinder (or worse, be detrimental to) the integrity and …
When it comes to the crunch…..
Kate Smart
Posted in Exercising the Core, Home Workout, online programmes, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic Floor, Post Natal Exercise, Self Care, Uncategorized
I think this is one of the biggest questions when it comes to postnatal exercise….. When can I crunch? Why can’t I crunch? What can I do instead of crunches? Alongside losing excess baby weight, getting back into …
Tagged with: abdominals, crunches, diastasis recti, exercise, pelvic floor, postnatal, prolapse, tummy
To run…… or to take your time?
Working in the field of women’s fitness and specialising in the wellness of the post-natal woman, this question comes up again and again. Every individual is different and every birthing experience comes with varied recovery issues. We all know the …
…..and breathe
This week I was nominated to write 3 posts on Facebook over three days, each day listing 3 things that were really positive about my day, or for which I was grateful. I had seen other people’s and enjoyed them, …
Back to School!
September STILL gives me the ‘back to school’ feeling. Maybe it’s having an Autumn birthday, but I have always loved this time of year. A new timetable, new shoes (who doesn’t love new shoes?) and a refreshed mind ready to …
The Wise Man…..
Do you remember the old parable about the wise man? Without getting too biblical, it went something like this (in fact, at my primary school we even sang a song)….. The wise man built his house on solid rocks. When …
I wish I’d listened to good advice.
I have a great dentist. He is personable, his work is good, my children like him and he never rips me off. I have no reason to think that the advice he gives should be ignored. Back in November I …
What do we mean by ‘The Core’?
So many times we hear this term bandied around and I know I use it ALL THE TIME in classes and sessions! “I want to strengthen my core” “engage your core” “my osteo says I need to work on my …
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