Pregnancy doesn’t mean your exercise has to stop, in fact it is encouraged to have as active pregnancy as you can. This may look different for each of us but the main thing is to move your body in a …
My Pregnancy Journey – Second Trimester
The trimester where you go from not looking pregnant at all to having a football permanently attached to the front of you. I have found this trimester a lot more fun than the last one mainly because the nausea has …
Exercise in second trimester
Your bump is getting bigger and your body is changing but you still want to move, well you may be in your 2nd trimester but exercise is not out of the question. During the second trimester you have hopefully lost …
Exercise during the first trimester
You’ve just found out you’re pregnant and now you’re wondering if you have to give up your current fitness regime. Well I am here to say no not really especially not yet. There are great benefits to exercising throughout your …
My pregnancy journey – First Trimester
The first trimester, what a rollercoaster the first 13 weeks of pregnancy can be. I always knew the first trimester brought challenges but I don’t think I was prepared for how weird and kind of alone I would feel. The …
Choose compassion over comparison
Can we stop hating on other women because of their bodies and how they choose to show them on social media? How they look and what they choose to post on here is not a reason for you to bad …
Self Care isn’t Selfish
Self care isn’t selfish, it’s necessary. Self-care (noun) the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress.” …
Your weight does not define your worth
I will be happy when I lose X amount … I will be more confident when I am size X … They will like me better if I weigh X much … We as a society put too much pressure …
5 things 2020 has taught me
I think I speak for everyone when I say 2020 hasn’t been the year we were expecting. It’s definitely been a curveball of a year for everyone on a global scale. We have been made to adapt, to change and …
Why do you workout?
What are you reasons for moving your body? Have they changed since you started? A lot of people workout for an aesthetic reason, normally to lose weight or build muscle (tone). These are the 2 biggest reasons people start to …