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Postnatal Exercise 

I regularly post with useful tips to help you with your fitness and nutrition. If you are just getting back to exercise after the birth of your baby or regularly attend my classes you'll find some useful information here.

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Hormones, Sleep & Magnesium

Fitness,  Online membership,  Postnatal Exercise,  Women's Health

Struggling to Exercise Regularly?

Reaching the benefits of exercise can be challenging when you can't find the motivation to get moving. Lack of motivation can strike anyone, even athletes, but it can be EVEN MORE challenging for those just starting an exercise routine. We are all very good at making excuses not to exercise, ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care,  Women's Health

Stress & Cortisol

How much time do you give to trying to de-stress or really focus on how you are feeling?? It's a question I ask my clients, especially those who come to me 6 months+  after having kids, or menopausal clients.  I look at stress as one of the top things women ...
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Let's get fit and toned

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Online membership,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise,  Women's Health

How can I stay fitter & stronger as I age??

I know I have talked about these subjects a lot, but a few ladies fed back to me when I asked what they wanted to see in my newsletters. So I thought I would take a new approach to talking about fitness & strength as we age. In the ideal ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Online membership,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care,  Women's Health

How to get a ‘Bang for your Buck’

Most of us are short of time.  There never seems to be enough hours in the day – or I certainly find that.  I am sure the older we get time seems to zoom by even faster. You may be someone who enjoys doing cardio exercise but feels they want ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Postnatal Exercise,  Women's Health

A little is better than nothing

Small habits may become bigger habits! A few years ago I listened to  Chatterjee podcast with BJ Fog, a behavioural scientist, called 'The Secret to making new habits stick'. I then bought his book 'Tiny Habits'. I'm telling you this as the one thing I took note of and thought ...
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Almonds to boost energy

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  Nutrition,  Postnatal Exercise,  Pregnancy Support,  Women's Health

Why we all need fat!

I thought I would offer a completely different look at fat and how it affects how we look at our bodies.  Are you one of the millions who 'hates' her lumps & bumps or is always trying to lose weight??  Have you ever actually thought about WHY we have fat ...
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Vicki Hill Women's fitness classes for postnatal mums.

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  Menstrual Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care,  Women's Health

SO, WHAT CAN I DO? Part 2

Part 2 of the What Can I do? Series.  As I said in the last blog, it is frustrating as there can be so much out there and you just don’t know what is right or which you should try. Here are a few more pieces of advice.  These are ...
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Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  movement & stiffness,  Nutrition,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care,  Women's Health

What can I do?

SO, WHAT CAN I DO? It can be really frustrating; you are told so many different things on how to do this or how to do that. However, have you found that often you read blogs or emails to draw you in, but they don’t answer your question? I follow ...
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Postnatal Exercise,  Pregnancy Support

Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex when breastfeeding

Have you felt some very weird sensations/emotions when you are breastfeeding? Do you suddenly think you are a terrible mother when you are breastfeeding your baby? Do you think very negative thoughts when breastfeeding your baby? Do you get very sad & feel really down when feeding? Do these thoughts ...
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Menopause Advice,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise,  Women's Health

All about Hypopressives

You may have seen that I trained in Hypopressives last year.  You also may still be wondering – well what on earth are hypopressives & how can they help with a pelvic organ prolapse or dysfunctional pelvic floor?? You may be reading this as you do have a prolapse or ...
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Fitness,  movement & stiffness,  Online membership,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise,  Women's Health

The Benefits of my Online Membership

I am very excited to be branching out into the realm of online memberships for exercises / workouts.  I have worked really hard at creating this and it has taken me FOREVER!  Those who know me, know that websites & anything technical like IT, are just not my friend! With ...
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The menstrual cycle

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  Menstrual Advice,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care,  Women's Health

The hormones Explained

How often do you feel really tired or angry or want to eat crap food just before you have your period? How often do you actually think about your energy levels and your monthly cycle? If you do still have periods, the most useful tool you can get - is ...
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Body Image and how we see ourselves

Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise

Physical changes in the body in pregnancy & post birth

How do I know which exercises I can do after giving birth? Basically - it depends on your body, genetics, how your birth was and what sort of birth you have.  The fact is that we are all different.  We have different levels of strength to begin with, our connective ...
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Menopause Advice,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care,  Women's Health

Women’s Health is about ALL women

Ok, so YES, GREAT, the menopause is finally getting the news it absolutely deserves. However, I work in women's health.  I work with women who have had a hysterectomy, have endometriosis, have PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), who have a prolapse, have a diastasis.  These are all women's health issues which ...
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Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care

How to look after your body as a new mum

Typical things new mums have to do: Bend over cots Lift buggies Change nappies on the floor or low surface Push buggies up hills or on grass Feed the baby and hold in a set position for long periods of time These are all movements that new mums have to ...
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Diastasis diagram of different versions

Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise

Diastasis Recti or ‘split abs’!!

I always try to educate ladies who come to see me, so they know what is going on in their bodies and know WHY they may be getting referred pain or tightness. Diastasis Recti (DR) is just one of those misunderstood bodily functions that women come and see me about.  ...
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Menopause Advice,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care

The whole body impact of scars

Have you had an operation at all?? Even a small or key hole operation??  If so, you will have had some form of scar tissue underneath the scar.  Look at it like the ocean - it may look lovely and smooth and calm on the top but deep down there ...
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New Mum's getting back to fitness

Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise

Fitness Series 2 – New Mum’s getting back to fitness

New Mum's, those with a weak core, diastasis or pelvic floor issues This is such a vast area to talk about regarding improving or getting back to fitness levels.  I will break it up into the earlier post-natal woman and then those who are going on for a year plus.  ...
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Fitness,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise

Exercise for New Mums

When can I get back to exercise after giving birth? This is a very common question and maybe you're a new mum reading this and biting at the bit to get back. Or maybe you aren't? Maybe you are still in some pain from either having had stitches/episiotomy or had ...
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What are PCOS and Endometriosis?

Fitness,  Menopause Advice,  Nutrition,  Pelvic Floor Health and Core Strength,  Postnatal Exercise,  Self Care

New Focus, New YOU!

September!  I always look at September as a fresh start, a new focus and to look at what I would like to aim to do in the Autumn. How about you?  You've had the wonderful summer holidays, or maybe you haven't and you are about to have your holiday?? Maybe ...
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