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BUMP, BABY AND BEYOND

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."

Ella Woodward, Deliciously Ella

MIND, BODY, BUMP

A month-by-month guide to you and your baby, with strength training workouts, mental health support and recipes packed with pre-natal benefits

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EVENTS & CLASSES IN DUBAI

Move, strengthen and reconnect in Brit's Women's Health seminars & upcoming Dubai fitness classes.
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WORKSHOP ALERT! MORE INCLUSIVE, SUPPORTIVE SPACES WORKSHOP ALERT!
MORE INCLUSIVE, SUPPORTIVE SPACES in the fitness industry for PERINATAL women is something I feel really compelled to help create. In the 6 years since I've been working with incredible expectant, new and not-so-new mums, I've seen the industry make some hugely positive advances. General group fitness classes is an area where we can definitely continue to improve community inclusivity, members' pre- and post-natal support and trainers' knowledge of perinatal adaptations. I'm so bloody chuffed that fitness juggernaut F45 agrees!
Last week over 20 coaches from 5+ branches of F45 in Dubai joined me for a workshop to improve their understanding of perinatal bodies (and the strong, resilient, intuitive women within them!) and how to serve them better. Some went as far as trying on a 15lb 'bump' for size and taking it for a spin👏🏽! Next, I'm thrilled to be running a dedicated F45 members seminar specifically to workshop the ways you can make your training even more effective during pregnancy and in the early or extended postpartum period. 
I'd love to see you there on Sunday 5 June, 11am-12pm at @f45_training_dubaimotorcity. The session is initially available to members of @f45_training_dubaimotorcity @f45_training_palmjumeirah and @f45_training_dubaimarina, but subject to availability there may be spaces for other f45 members and even non-members. Enquire and register with Jessie (the med ball mama above 😉) on +971503839445. 
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PS - thanks to THIS community for helping me continue supporting pre- and post-natal communities around the world. The last 3 months has been a ride that has steered me away from socials, but I'm always so grateful to find you here again.
SPECIAL REQUEST: if you are growing / have grown m SPECIAL REQUEST: if you are growing / have grown mini humans, could you spare 2mins on a survey on group exercise participation as a pre & post natal woman? Link in my bio. Please help me to be more helpful… my brain really needs the challenge, and my gut says this plan of mine could be something special! 
Some background:
In the 2 years since this pic, my eldest has doubled in age. Professionally I feel like time stood still as I got sucked into and re-emerged from (again and again) the demands of having a young family.
But my love for educating and enabling expectant and new mums to exercise confidently and effectively has simmered on uninterrupted. I’ve added to my own knowledge with courses like @munirahudanipt’s (who is working hard at modernising diastasis treatment 👍🏼), and I’ve continued to guide as many people as I can 1-to-1.
Meanwhile, I’ve returned to general population studio classes and observed how pre and post natal women take part keenly but uncertainly, and how many others cancel memberships with regret and look to specialist providers or simply forego fitness for a while. I celebrate specialist providers - @cari_fit, @thebumpplan, @_luluadams, @bumpsandburpees (all UK, mostly), @rebalance_me_now (Dubai) and many others are a lifeline to so many women who need and crave highly tailored support & community. But the reality is, a lot of people want to keep up their existing pre-pregnancy classes for as long as possible, and get back to them ASAP.
There’s a need for support during those times as much as there is when bumps become obvious or babies are still teeny. That’s when I see the industry fall a bit short. I’ve been asking myself how I can change that.
I’ll never be able to do 12hr work days chock full of clients again. But I think I can make a bigger impact working alongside fitness studios to educate their clients on staying the course as long as it feels right, and knowing how to return safely. I can workshop modifications for studios’ signature exercises. I can inspire the confidence to be more vocal in asking for direction. And more 🤞🏼. I just need a bit of data to make this happen. 1 survey. 2mins. Eternal gratitude!
33 🎉 I’ve had a lot of ideas through the year 33 🎉 I’ve had a lot of ideas through the years of where I’d be at 33. Some of those ideas looked a lot glossier, but none felt as magical ✨
MAMA MOVES MONDAY - Today @thebumpplan Bun in the MAMA MOVES MONDAY - Today @thebumpplan Bun in the Oven podcast  episode on the reality of twin pregnancies landed, and I’m grateful to Hollie for enabling and airing a conversation I wish had been available to me before my twins were born! It was also an incredible honour to join forces with my doula and friend @lalalangtrywhitesupport, sharing evidence, anecdotes, war stories, hope and helpful advice for expectant twin parents. Listen where you get your podcasts, or follow @thebumpplan and @thepilatespt for more information on this episode and others.
Today, to mark the episode landing and the penultimate Mama Moves Monday for my #dubai30x30 series, it felt fitting to reshare these third trimester exercises filmed during the final week of my twin pregnancy. These were saved by 115 people when originally posted, so I like to think they got a few mums & bumps moving! Carrying multiples is not an absolute contraindication to exercise; instead it is a rather compelling reason to stay as strong as circumstances allow! (Thank you to the NICE guidelines and @exerciseandpregnancy for continuing to update our guidelines for best practice). Here are a few movements that got me through the latter days of my own twin pregnancy. 💞
1. Modified all fours belly breaths - TIP: great option for wrist pain; press gently into the ball as you draw in.
2. 10 pelvic tilts - TIP: magnetise your elbows to keep your chest open; visualise pushing your coccyx under your ribcage.
3. 20 alt overhead press - TIP: maintain a neutral spine, or the slight pelvic tuck position of move 2. 
4. 20 loop band seated abductions 
5. 20 loop band hip thrusters - TIP: hold the final point of abduction from move 4, knees slightly wider than hips to make space for bump. A more narrow stance may feel better if you have pelvic girdle pain.
6. 20 alt seated single leg raises - TIP: lift from the pelvic floor and core, simultaneously drawing your bump up and in.
7. 20 ea single arm rows
8. 20 wide grip bicep curls - TIP: a wider angle for curls encourages you to draw your shoulders backwards rather than forwards.
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