Congratulations ! You have either given birth or are probably due very soon as you are starting to prepare for that first car ride with your precious newborn baby. I will never forget the first ride home from the hospital with our newborn. Like most events for new parents it […]

Gestational Diabetes is the fastest growing type of diabetes in Australia. Gestational Diabetes (GD) only occurs in pregnancy. Currently up to 14-18% percent of Australian women are diagnosed with GD during pregnancy usually between the 24th – 28th week of pregnancy. What is Gestational Diabetes ? It is a myth […]

Are you looking for the perfect baby shower gift ? Or perhaps something special for a new mum on Mother’s Day? It’s no secret that motherhood brings many life changes, both wonderful and overwhelming. You blink, and suddenly life as you know it has shifted… again. If you are a […]

This is how I feel when someone says you HAVE to be sore or exhausted every time you workout – or I hear the classic “Did you feel the burn” ? ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ You can’t base the effectiveness of an exercise or workout on the feeling of your muscles “burning”.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Exercising to exhaustion […]

Self-care is a pretty hot topic at the moment. Some might think it’s just a trend and only for hipsters. Well ladies – it sure ain’t … As women, we all do multiple roles during any given day day. We may be a mum, daughter, significant other, sister, boss, co-worker, […]

 I was recently interviewed by Aaptiv, the world’s original Audio Fitness App, and asked if it was safe to lose weight during pregnancy. Read more below. If you’re worried about gaining pregnancy weight, then you’re not alone. In fact, some women experience concerns about pregnancy weight gain, so they try to get […]

Are you trying to reshape post baby ? I’ve been in the fitness industry for over 25 years, and specifically training women for over 10 years. I have found that many women continue to struggle with the same post baby body issues. What often frustrates most women is that no […]

Some women seem to have that healthy skin “glow” during pregnancy. Personally, I was really surprised about how my skin changed during and after pregnancy. My skin had pigmentation, became more sensitive and during my 3rd pregnancy I woke up one night feeling like my skin was crawling it was […]

I believe that the whole “get a bikini body” has a bad reputation. The notion that there is one type of body that is acceptable to be in a bikini doesn’t make sense to me. It only perpetuates the whole “yo yo dieting” culture which is incredibly unhealthy mentally and […]