by Tracy Ward | Apr 16, 2021 | Blog Updates, Pilates, Prenatal
The gym ball is a great piece of equipment to support your workouts during pregnancy. As pregnancy develops, exercises lying on your back are not advised, and often sitting positions on the floor can become uncomfortable. The gym ball offers additional versatility in...
by Tracy Ward | Jan 1, 2020 | Prenatal
To kick off the New Year, and also to officially announce that I will be publishing a pregnancy/postnatal related blog on the 1st of EVERY month, we are starting with a COMPLETE PREGNANCY GUIDE! (This post contains a couple of affiliate links. Thank you for your...
by Tracy Ward | Oct 4, 2019 | Blog Updates, Fitness, Health & wellbeing, Lifestyle, Postnatal, Prenatal
We all know the extensive health benefits of regular exercise, but are we really aware of how much we should be doing? The UK Government have just published new and updated guidelines last month on the recommendations of physical activity for all age groups. It may...
by Tracy Ward | Jul 2, 2019 | Fitness, Pilates, Prenatal
Exercising in pregnancy is so highly recommended, if we follow the correct guidelines! Although most exercise is safe there are a few specific things to be aware of to ensure full safety to both mum and baby and that no adverse symptoms occur. You can read the...
by Tracy Ward | Mar 25, 2019 | Blog Updates, Health & wellbeing, Postnatal, Prenatal
The pelvic floor! The area that takes the burden during pregnancy and labour, yet there is not enough information about it and it is not talked about enough. It is estimated that 3 in 4 mothers will experience pelvic problems later in life from birth-related problems,...
by Tracy Ward | Mar 18, 2019 | Blog Updates, Fitness, Health & wellbeing, Prenatal
Here we present the recently released, up-to-date complete Antenatal Exercise Guidelines! Exercising during pregnancy is now greatly encouraged, however there is so much confusion around what is safe to do, what is wrong to do, and who should be doing what to ensure...