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I specialise in helping women respect, challenge and connect with their bodies during pregnancy and parenthood
"I’ve had private training and Matt and I have had 2-to-1 training with Brit and I think she’s absolutely amazing! I really enjoy our classes together and feel strong and energetic after them. She has also led classes for Deliciously Ella events and always creates such a great energy."

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A YEAR OF ‘TEST RUNS’ I filmed this 3 months A YEAR OF ‘TEST RUNS’

I filmed this 3 months ago. It was a test run for what I thought would be many buggy workouts to follow. But the buggy reformer series ended as swiftly as it began.

Babies became too impatient to sit in the buggy. I craved solo training sessions instead. I didn’t feel like filming. In short, I was busy adapting to constantly changing challenges.

That’s what being a mum is - especially during a pandemic. And exercising around these challenges? That requires adaptation too. Postpartum exercise adaptations you can learn and prepare for, but the adaptations that weigh up your kids’ needs, your needs and the means available to you on day 31,588 of global crisis? That requires a little more winging it.

It’s March. The month this all kicked off. The month my twins were born. That comes with a fair bit of emotional gravity for me. Maybe for you, too. So from one person winging it to another, missing structure but finding the energy every day to adapt yet again… I see you. Let’s not write off our test runs because they’re not our best runs - there are sparks of genius lurking here, we just need more air to fan the flames.
NOW > THEN (and a few more recent run highlights t NOW > THEN (and a few more recent run highlights to follow). I’m not a runner in the committed sense of the word. But for the last 3 years running with my kids has done so much for me. And them. Sure, there are all the benefits of fresh air, endorphins, progressive pelvic load, infant vestibular development, convenience etc I could cite. But probably the first pic, roughly 2 years after the second, sums it up rather nicely. 3 months into postpartum buggy running (round 2), Marnie helped me bring in the final 100m of my first postpartum sub-30min 5K. To say I couldn’t have done it without her is an understatement. ❤️
Your back won’t LOCK UP during LOCKDOWN if you k Your back won’t LOCK UP during LOCKDOWN if you keep both spinal mobility👌🏼 (see resisted rolldowns in my last video) and spinal stability 👍🏼. The latter requires a good connection between the glutes and the core. This little preparation drill and resistance band exercise are harder than they look. Reels still aren’t available to me for some reason, but here’s a reel-esque demo to help you stay strong and mobile... like the parent / educator / PE teacher / athlete / chef / nurse / housekeeper etc that current circumstances require you to be 😉🥰. Anchor one end of a resistance band (with handles) to a sofa, table, exercise bike etc and you have a DIY cable machine.
DUBAI HAS 3 FORECASTS: Not too hot ⛅️ Getting DUBAI HAS 3 FORECASTS: Not too hot ⛅️ Getting hotter ☀️ and Really f£(king hot 🥵. There’s a higher chance of beyond-your-bubble hugs than there is of snowfall. But I loved watching the snow in the UK yesterday sparkle up so many feeds and faces and fall like little reassuring kisses from the sky. It was nice to see a lot of parents enjoy another ‘first’ for their kids, too. So here’s a throwback to this time about 2 years ago when we could 🪄 Travel to see family 🪄 Hug people freely and 🪄 Offload the childcare to willing grandparents. Another week closer 🤞🏼❄️.

#snowday #family #hugs #oneweekcloser #pandemicparenting #snowballfight #mondaymagic #snowangels #desertangels #lockdownmoments
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