My Picture of Health: The Real Before & After
This is a story of a before and after. You see, I have been many shapes and sizes in my life. I’ve been overweight, skinny, fit, and even in physique competition shape (bikini class). I’ve hated my body and loved it. I’ve even had love/hate relationship with my body and finally found peace when I found balance in my life. When I became a personal trainer, I was still chasing that perfect body. I wanted a 6 pack and be perfectly toned. I worked so hard for that body, woul
The Truth About "No Excuses" & Postpartum Fitness
This is my first year postpartum with my second baby and it has been a challenging one. My daughter is 10 months old, not sleeping through the night, getting sick on a regular basis, and I'm not mentally there just yet. I am stressed, my body is stressed and my hormones are still all over the place because I'm breastfeeding, lack of sleep and well, stress. This does not mean that I am not taking care of myself. I exercise regularly but also understand my body's limits. If m
5 Top Fitness Questions Asked By You
Every once in a 4 years ago, when my son was born, I returned to exercise and didn’t have access to any of the information that I’m going to tell you. I went back to my regular routine without rehabbing or retraining and possibly did myself more harm than good--I say possibly because I didn’t learn about the importance of diastasis recti or pelvic floor dysfunctions back then. I did things differently during and after my second pregnancy. Since starting Mom’s Fitness Boutiqu
5 Things I Bet You Didn't Know About Post-Pregnancy Fitness
Your body is recovering in the months after delivery. I mean, your body goes through some massive changes and needs to adapt to your developing baby, your hormones are off the map, and labour and delivery??? It takes a lot out of our bodies. Women are returingin to thier intense fitness programs long before they're ready and are frusterated with the lack of results after all of the work they are putting in. Here is what you need to know when you start exercising again 1. E
