core | Pre- and Postnatal

Lifting Weights Postpartum: When is it safe? What rules should I follow?

If you lifted weights before getting pregnant, and/or during your pregnancy, you might be keen to get back to it postpartum. In this article

Are Planks Really a good "Core" Exercise?

(Because they seem like a really good shoulder exercise) Everyone is totally obsessed with planks, and some talk about it like it's the "...

How do you heal diastasis recti?

In this blog post I’m going to go through all the things you need to do to address your DR. We are going to talk about exercises that foc...

My Top Tip for Training during Pregnancy

There are a few things that are MORE important than training your core during pregnancy

There are NO exercises that will "shape" your core // Fitness Myths

Most of us have a pretty nice shape core... Under a little layer of fat. Most people think that by doing crunches, planks, side planks, o...

Prenatal Fitness Series - #4

Prenatal fitness dos and don'ts series Pre- and Postnatal fitness is not usually as black and white as people make out. Most exercises ha...

9 Physio Tips for Healing after Birth

Today I have a special guest blog - from Women's Health Professional and Pelvic floor Physio, Liron Murphy. Here's her top 9 tips for rec...

Q&A: I have a slipped disc and need to strengthen my core

Q: Hello Jen! I wondered if you can help me, I had two operations recently, I had a slipped disc L5/S1. Do you know what core strengthe...

Men, Diastasis Recti and Beer Bellies

I've been getting more questions lately about (and from) men with beer bellies who have noticed that when they do crunch-like exercises, ...

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