Looking after mum feature in NCT matters
I was recently interviewed by the team at NCT matters (NCT’s national magazine) in my capacity as ante natal exercise expert and mum! Here’s my bit from the current issue:
Category: Post Natal
How to train your pelvic floor like an Olympian
Last night the lovely women’s health physiotherapist, Melissa Millman came to talk with my pregnant and post natal ladies about the very important subject of pelvic floor. I’ve interviewed the top gynaecologists and experts in this field for features and I’ve attended workshops with the top women’s health exercise professionals…
Post Natal Pilates. Why is it so good for new mum bodies?
How to train your pelvic floor muscles
If you think I’m slightly obsessive about spreading the pelvic floor message to all of womankind (ambitious … me?) you’d be right. If you’ve already done your exercises today then please tell me to give it up. Still here? I thought so. So I’ve just been asked to write a…
Finding your core without pushing through your floor
If you know you’ve got pelvic floor issues, it can be a bit daunting to start training your tummy muscles again, or indeed to start exercising at all. Good abdominal tone goes hand in hand with pelvic floor muscle tone so it’s vital to find your core again after pregnancy or…
Why do we get fat when we get pregnant?
fat during pregnancy, fat, pregnant, post natal, epping, pilates, pregnancy, fit school Celebrity bounce-back-into-shape culture could have us all believing that during pregnancy we should all put on the standard (according to the NHS) eight to 14 kilos of additional ‘baby’ weight, and that six weeks after that almighty ring-of-fire-and-brimstone…
How to train your pelvic floor like an Olympian
Last night the lovely women’s health physiotherapist, Melissa Millman came to talk with my pregnant and post natal ladies about the very important subject of pelvic floor. I’ve interviewed the top gynaecologists and experts in this field for features and I’ve attended workshops with the top women’s health exercise professionals…
Post Natal Pilates. Why is it so good for new mum bodies?
How to train your pelvic floor muscles
If you think I’m slightly obsessive about spreading the pelvic floor message to all of womankind (ambitious … me?) you’d be right. If you’ve already done your exercises today then please tell me to give it up. Still here? I thought so. So I’ve just been asked to write a…
Finding your core without pushing through your floor
If you know you’ve got pelvic floor issues, it can be a bit daunting to start training your tummy muscles again, or indeed to start exercising at all. Good abdominal tone goes hand in hand with pelvic floor muscle tone so it’s vital to find your core again after pregnancy or…
Why do we get fat when we get pregnant?
fat during pregnancy, fat, pregnant, post natal, epping, pilates, pregnancy, fit school Celebrity bounce-back-into-shape culture could have us all believing that during pregnancy we should all put on the standard (according to the NHS) eight to 14 kilos of additional ‘baby’ weight, and that six weeks after that almighty ring-of-fire-and-brimstone…