Discover new ways to exercise during and after pregnancy.

Are you looking for safe and effective ways to exercise during pregnancy ? Discover new ways to cherish your body during and after pregnancy. Join my Facebook Community the #BFabSquad. So you can feel physically and emotionally during this precious time with the support of a fabulous group of women and me ! Why ? I am frequently…

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Amazing gifts for a New Mum or Baby Shower

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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 friend or family member of…

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Postural Alignment Changes during Pregnancy

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Aside from the obvious growing bump, your body will go through huge changes during pregnancy. These changes can often cause great discomfort throughout gestation and during the postpartum period. Discomfort including aches, pain and swelling can be caused from the major postural changes that can happen during pregnancy. How to improve your posture during pregnancy There are…

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Outback Anna – Certified Pre / Post Natal Trainer

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Earlier this year I refreshed my pregnancy exercise knowledge at fantastic course –  Modern Function Pregnancy Exercise with Burrell Education. When I arrived at the course I got chatting to a lovely Mum who had beautiful accent and a newborn baby girl with her. I was impressed that she had decided to do the course in…

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Are you eating enough during and after pregnancy ?

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The food you are eating before during and after pregnancy should be wholesome and contain plenty of protein, complex carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Nutrition is an important part to fuel you on your Pre or Post Natal Journey. This doesn’t mean fancy diets, or meal plans. It means eating wholesome food that makes you feel good and…

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Learn Core Breath – for Pregnancy, Birth and Core Training

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It sounds simple, but breathing effectively is central to all the workouts I do with both my Pregnant and Post Natal clients. Every exercise has an ideal time to breathe in order to allow the abdominals, diaphragm, pelvic floor to work in synergy. There are both optimal and sub-optimal ways to breathe during workouts that…

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POP Awareness – Pelvic Organ Prolapse

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  Have you heard about POP ? This stands for Pelvic Organ Prolapse. POP occurs when the muscles fascia and ligaments holding your pelvic organs, including your bladder, uterus and bowel are weakened and stretched. When this happens the the pelvic organs drop. You then have a Prolapse and this can be a bladder, bowel, uterus…

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A Beginners Guide to Pregnancy Exercise

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It can be confusing to know what exercises you can and can’t do during pregnancy. Here is my beginners guide to Pregnancy Exercise so you can get moving and motivated during this precious time plus ensure you are exercising safely and effectively. 1) You are in maintenance mode Pregnancy is NOT the time to try…

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Philosophy

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Bodyfabulous pregnancy and postpartum fitness is based on the Chinese philosophy of Yin and Yang. Or to put is simply – achieving balance. Yin is the “oil” that fuels the fire. In order to stay motivated you need plenty of oil and the more you have, the more Yang you can output.  Yang  is the…

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