Pregnancy Priorities
Written by: The Pregnancy Center
"Pregnancy Priorities" is an article we contributed to for Fitpro UK in their Spring magazine. Many thanks go to Jo Cordell-Cooper from Tasmania, Kylianne Farrell from Karratha WA, Sam Kirker from Queensland and Michelle Scott from Perth WA, for helping contribute to this article.
Pregnancy-article.pdfDianne also did a Pregnancy Priorities Podcast with Jane Waller Director of Fitpro when she was over in Western Austra...
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Preparing Your Pelvic Floor for Birth...
Written by: The Pregnancy Center
Your pelvic floor group of muscles are carrying some of the extra load of pregnancy and although you may have heard about pelvic floor exercises, do you know for sure that you are doing the exercises correctly?
Or have you not started yet, due to ....not knowing their importance, .....not having time, .....being unsure that you are working the muscles correctly?
There are many reasons women over the years haven’t done...
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Pregnancy Exercise Guidelines
Written by: The Pregnancy Center
There are many factors to consider when exercising during pregnancy. These include:
• Your pre pregnancy fitness.
• Previous exercise activities.
• Your current health.
• How far along you are in your pregnancy.
• The climate where you are exercising and your choice of exercise program.
The following guidelines will help you to consider your exercise choices for during your pregnancy, and outli...
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Releasing tension in your body
Written by: The Pregnancy Center
Tension in your body can result from day to day stressors, but as bigger ones are added such as lockdown, restrictions, changes in work patterns or anticipating labour and birth, tension can build up.
One of the effects of tension can be breath holding, often occurring subconsciously, without you being aware of it. This in turn can lead to restricted breathing patterns, tension being held in the upper abdominal muscles and...
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Safe and Simple Workouts You Can Stic...
Written by: Dr Clarence Ho
The 2 most important things to do when expecting a baby are to keep you and your growing child healthy, and for the mother-to-be to keep moving. Regular exercise throughout pregnancy has been shown to help the mom-to-be have more energy, less back and muscle pain, and a more positive body image. Once the baby is born, mum is able to return to her pre-pregnancy shape a lot more quickly than those who have not exercised.
If you ha...
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