by Elspeth Alexandra | Oct 1, 2025 | Pregnancy
There is more research than ever before into exercise in pregnancy, and 2025 brought some strong research into the effects exercise has on women’s bodies and on babies. Here are my favourite pieces of research. Exercising 300+ minutes a week in late pregnancy:...
by Elspeth Alexandra | May 28, 2025 | Pregnancy
Many women who come to my Pregnancy Power-UP® strength class for the first time are apologetic. “I haven’t really done any exercise since I found out I was pregnant”, they say, sadly. I tell them to OWN IT! The first three months of growing a baby are usually...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Jul 23, 2024 | Pregnancy
I’m not a birth preparation expert, but I offer my Pregnancy Power-UP(r) clients two things that I have learned that are useful as they prepare for birth. Firstly, squats are important. Strong legs and hips will give you more options for birthing positions. Stamina...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Feb 26, 2024 | General, Pregnancy
The changes in your pregnant body are mind boggling. But then, so is growing an entirely new human being. For instance, the delightful pro-gestation hormone, progesterone, has a lot to answer for. Its effects include loosening all of your smooth muscle to accommodate...
by Elspeth Alexandra | Jan 18, 2023 | Pregnancy
If you come to my Pregnancy Power-Up class, the first thing I’ll tell you (after ‘don’t bump the bump’) is that my goal is for you to keep exercising right up till your baby is born. For a lot of women that’s a fun, empowering, joyful thing to do. For the women who...
by Elspeth Alexandra | May 12, 2022 | Pregnancy
In the seven years that I’ve been coaching pregnancy exercise, women almost always arrive at class feeling a bit confused, nervous or even anxious about exercise in pregnancy. What exercises am I allowed to do? What should I avoid? Will I be putting my baby at risk?...
