by Elspeth Alexandra | Jun 24, 2024 | General, Postnatal
Why is it that most women don’t know about pelvic organ prolapse until they have one? Despite social media, despite better access to healthcare information, most of us still know more about how our phones work than how our bodies work. Perhaps we prefer to look the...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Sep 29, 2023 | General, Postnatal
For too long we’ve been told that tummies are supposed to be six packs. No roundness, no fat, just a chiselled washboard you could balance things on. I’m calling out the tummy BS. A six-pack tummy isn’t as much about strength as it is about the absence of body fat....
by Elspeth Alexandra | Mar 8, 2023 | Postnatal
The first weeks of being a mum are an emotional and physical rollercoaster. The mental shift required is enormous and can take us a good long time to get used to. How on earth do you adjust to no longer being one person, but having your future intrinsically linked to...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Feb 20, 2023 | Postnatal
Why do you go to the gym? Maybe you’re one of the rare folks who simply loves it, or perhaps you’ve got a great crowd of gym buddies who you like being with. Or perhaps you’ve got a WHY. I started because of a history of heart disease in my family and being...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Sep 23, 2022 | Postnatal
How to come back from pregnancy and birth and become stronger than before If you’ve read part 1 of this blog, you’ll already know the importance of the fourth trimester, respecting your postnatal core, and the effects of your daily movement patterns on your body. When...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Aug 20, 2022 | Postnatal
How to come back from pregnancy and birth and become stronger than before I truly believe that by safely coming back to exercise after having a baby, you’ll be stronger than you ever were before. Women who have had babies tend to be more focussed, more determined and...
