Sharing our journey, tips, tricks & the latest on all things women’s fitness

We love to keep it real, and hope through sharing our own journey you will find both inspiration and solidarity. From fitness to fertility and mental health to motherhood – we share our highs and lows, our philosophies and values. Happy reading.

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Perinatal Mental Health | A brave member

A stunning She Moves member shares her inspiring story on the blog today. Her journey through postpartum depression / anxiety sees her and her husband managing two babies, born just less than a year apart. This lovely lady is so passionate about helping others and thinks there needs to be more opportunity for mums to seek help if they need it. Her biggest piece of advice? Don’t wait to ask for help. It isn’t “normal” to be miserable and feel like everything sucks.

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Perinatal Mental Health | Meet Izzy

In this blog we’re introducing you to Izzy Taylor. Izzy lives in Central Otago with her partner Hugo, their two dogs and their beautiful 9 month old daughter Poppy. Izzy has been on a journey with Postpartum Anxiety and was happy to share her story in the hope to help other mums who might be feeling the same.

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Perinatal Mental Health | Meet Christina

Meet Christina, mumma of 2 gorgeous girls! Christina told us she had always wanted to be a mum - for as she can remember motherhood was her dream. Today Christina shares her experience of postpartum depression and antenatal anxiety.

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Perinatal Mental Health | Meet Alex

Meet the lovely Alex! In this blog Alex bravely shares her experience with Postpartum Depression. Alex was happy to share her story because she wishes it was something she knew more about before falling pregnant.

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Realistic self care

Self-care as a mum can be totally overwhelming: Meditate to clear your mind... Put in place a solid morning and evening routine... Get enough sleep...

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Why your HIIT workouts might not be working!

When we do HIIT workouts our body releases a hormone which is called cortisol.

This hormone controls how our body responds to stressors and is in charge of the fight or flight response.

If you are a stressed-out person who is already releasing cortisol and then you go and add in regular HIIT training you could essentially be making your stress and anxiety much worse.

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Jen’s Story with Gestational Diabetes

“You have Gestational Diabetes” are four words that no mother wants to hear during their pregnancy. I had no risk factors. I looked after myself, exercises, I ate well… Surely it was a mistake?

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Exercise during Perimenopause & Menopause

We hope this blog sheds some light on what perimenopause and menopause is, symptoms you may experience and of course we’ll share the things you need to consider when it comes to exercise and some exercise recommendations.

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Safe Pregnancy Exercise

We know that exercise during pregnancy it can be really overwhelming and hard to know what to do and what not to do. In this blog we’ll cover 6 important things you need to know about exercising during pregnancy.

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Understanding Hypertonic Pelvic Floor: A Key to Preventing Birth Trauma

In this blog post, we'll explore what a Hypertonic Pelvic Floor is, what might cause it, its symptoms and why it’s super important for mums to know how to release tension in their Pelvic Floor before giving birth if they plan to have a vaginal birth. This is especially important for first-time mums!!

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Prolapse - Let’s talk about it!

Prolapse is very common with up to 50% of women who have had a vaginal delivery having some form of prolapse. In this blog you’ll learn what a prolapse is, symptoms, risk factors, treatment, exercise tips and more

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Navigating Exercise When You're Under the Weather: A Busy Mum's Guide

We’ve had so many women reach out to us asking about illness and exercise. Should you push through your regular exercise routine or give your body the rest it's asking for? In this blog, we'll explore the delicate balance of exercising when sick. We'll also touch on the exhaustion that can come with being a mum!

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Pelvic Floor - What you need to know

The pelvic floor is an incredible group of muscles that unfortunately doesn't get the lime light it deserves! Pelvic health is a topic that doesn't get talked about anywhere near as much as it should with 1 in 3 women experience pelvic floor problems after having a baby.

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Carving Out Time for Exercise in Your Busy Life!

"I just can't find the time to exercise" or "Ugh, time's not on my side." Believe us, we've heard all the excuses, but we've got to be straight with you. Saying you don't have time? Yeah, it's a bit of a stretch. Everyone's got time, it's just about whether you're ready to hustle for it, have a real reason pushing you, and are ready to put exercise on that priority pedestal.

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