How caring for your baby can hurt you
Caring for children can hurt. OHbaby! expert and physiotherapist Renée Vincent explains why motherhood should meet …
Post Pregnancy Fitness
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When you can't work out, work in!
Renée Vincent helps new parents find ways to exercise in their own homes, and shares tips for designing a personalised and well-balanced workout. Starting a family can be a time of great upheaval. All your previous routines and habits go out the …
Fitting in fitness,
Busy mother, busy life - but finding time to exercise is still important. Lisa Yates and Fiona Ross of FiLiFit explain. It is said that motherhood is a marathon, not a sprint. How true this is! Along with the joys of being a mother come the …
Healing your pelvic floor
Many women are secretly suffering problems they simply consider "the norm". With information and exercise, you can say goodbye to pelvic floor problems and say hello to strength. In the article "At risk of a pelvic flaw?", we looked at one of the …
How to reconnect with your body
A gentle stretching routine can help you reconnect with your hardworking body and ease tensions common to motherhood. OHbaby! fitness expert Renée Vincent explains how. During pregnancy, your posture and movement altered completely. And after …
Bend and stretch
If you're looking for a way to exercise and socialise with your newborn baby in tow, follow the advice of yoga instructor Petra Tip, and head to a mums and babies yoga class near you. For the first few weeks after having your baby, your focus …
Exercise at home
At home with a baby and struggling to find ways to get back in shape? Follow fitness expert Lisa Yates' advice for getting fit without stepping out your front door. As a busy mother, it's not always easy to arrange a trip to the gym and, while …
Pilates - An introduction to Pilates as a postnatal exercise
Pilates is a natural fit for postnatal mums looking at get back into shape gentle and without injury, writes Simone de Cunha. During pregnancy, you go through a myriad of changes to make way for the new life growing inside you. Ligaments loosen, …
Latest Fitness Technology
What does the latest technology have to offer mums of young children who want to exercise but can’t get out of the house? Ruth Brown investigates. Outside it’s wet and cold but inside we’re pumping. Well, the kids watch entranced or confused while …
Looking After Number One
Number one is you and your body: There’s no point in starting on an exercise regime if it leaves you injured and uncomfortable for days after. One of the downsides to exercising at home is that there’s no one to monitor the “safety” of exercises …
Yoga For Beginners
Yoga with Adriene is one of our favourite new discoveries. Her YouTube videos are great for mums who find it hard to get out of the house for exercise. If you're really keen on jumping on the yoga bandwagon, try her Reboot programme - 29 days of …
Start exercising from scratch
The demands of caring for small children mean exercise is the last thing many new parents have time for. OHbaby! fitness expert Renée Vincent gets honest about deconditioning and answers the awkward question of just how fit is unfit. Quite often I …
Walking power
Celebrities seem to drop their baby weight before they've even left the maternity ward. In the real world, walking is an achievable way to get back in shape post-baby, suggest our fitness experts Fiona Ross and Lisa Yates. How many TV reality …
Aqua fitness
Just add water For the ultimate low-impact workout try swimming and aqua exercise - it's a great way to keep fit during pregnancy and tone down after giving birth, as Lisa Yates explains. Swimming is one of the most versatile, low-cost total …
Don't ignore your pelvic floor
Pelvic floor – not to be swept under the carpet! You’ve probably heard the ads on the radio, or seen them on TV – you know the ones, they make you cringe, or at least leave you thinking “not that ‘embarrassing little problem’ again!” If you think …
Try a triathlon
Why tri? Why not! Put the "try" back in "triumph" and make a triathlon your fitness goal this summer. Physiotherapist John Forrest offers some advice on getting into this increasingly popular sport for the first time. As the days get warmer and …
Personal trainers
Whether you're a veteran at exercise or just starting to get back in shape after giving birth, a personal trainer can give you a real boost of confidence as well as provide expert advice on what will work best for your body. Physiotherapist and …
Exercise outside
Are you stuck in a fitness rut after the long, rainy winter? Wondering how you can get in any decent exercise with a baby in tow? It's time to get out of the house and get fit, says fitness expert Lou James. After the wettest winter on record, …
Post Natal Exercise
Post natal Following the birth, exercise helps the mother to regain her pre-pregnancy figure a lot more quickly. Studies shave shown that mothers who exercise throughout pregnancy gain less body fat, which ensures that at birth the baby is at …
Fit for the festive season
Feeling overwhelmed by the festive season? Lisa Yates and Fiona Ross have a fitness plan to empower you to make your holiday memorable for all the right reasons. As if juggling the responsibilities of life with young children isn't hectic …
4 Steps to post-baby fitness
When you've just had a baby, exercise is probably the furthest thing from your mind. But exercise not only reduces stress and tension, it gives you more energy and helps you to sleep better at night - even when your baby won't! Our fitness expert …