Jun 4, 20212 minExercising & Hormones Part 1 - PeriodsOver the next few weeks, I'm going to be looking at how exercise can affect your hormones, and how hormones affect your exercise. Part 1...
Dec 7, 20182 minThe rocky road to post-natal fitnessI can’t believe that my little girl, Lucy, is now a year old! After an emergency c-section, getting back to fitness again after pregnancy...
May 8, 20182 minAbdominal Separation...Over the last couple of weeks at Buggy Fitness sessions, we’ve had really interesting conversations about Diastasis Recti, otherwise...
May 8, 20182 minSo what should you look for in a post natal fitness class?So what should you look for in a post natal fitness class? a thorough screening, that includes questions about your birth, (how you gave...
May 8, 20182 minWHEN CAN I RETURN TO RUNNING AFTER BIRTH?Unfortunately, there is no simple answer to this question! We’ll start with a hormone called relaxin which is released into your system...
May 8, 20183 minARE SIT UPS SAFE AFTER BIRTH?I’m going to start by saying that the Fitness Industry, like many other industries, is an ever-changing one. It’s full of trends. ...
May 8, 20182 minWHAT HAPPENS TO THE ABDOMINALS DURING PREGNANCY?The six-pack muscle (Rectus Abdominis) runs from your breast bone to your pubic bone and is joined together by the Linea Alba. In some...
Mar 25, 20182 minWHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISING DURING PREGNANCY?Exercise during pregnancy has many benefits, not just to you, but to your unborn baby as well. There’s definitely truth in the saying...
Feb 11, 20182 minTackling postnatal exercise!As everyone probably knows, last year I recruited a new member to the Gemma Pearce Fitness team in the form of my beautiful baby...
Jul 15, 20152 minEXERCISING DURING PREGNANCYI'm often asked whether your can continue to exercise during pregnancy, so I thought I would write this blog as there are so many...