Pre & Postnatal Fitness
we’re here to support and empower you in your journey to stay healthy, fit and to move your body safely through your pregnancy and into motherhood.
Prenatal exercise programming
The journey to motherhood can be both an incredibly exciting and daunting time, filled with many new physical and emotional experiences, challenges and uncertainties - especially around what is and isn’t considered safe. At Invigorate, we are here to provide the support and motivation you need to move your body safely throughout your pregnancy and into motherhood.
There are many benefits of regular exercise during pregnancy including improved sleep, healthy weight gain and a strong body to accommodate the physiological changes you will experience growing baby. Regular exercise and safe stretching can also alleviate pregnancy-related aches and pains and promote a quicker recovery post-pregnancy.
Whilst designing a prenatal movement program that supports your lifestyle and movement goals, we will also focus on the importance of:
Integrated breath and pelvic floor control
Safe and effective core strength
Lower back and hip stability
Full body mobility and strength to support pregnancy-related imbalances
Restorative and calming breathwork for stress management
postpartum Recovery and exercise programming
Congratulations Mumma! Your little one has arrived and you’re finally feeling ready to move your body.
Firstly, every mother’s journey back to exercise is completely different. Your physical and emotional strength play such an integral part in navigating life as a new mumma and the importance of self-care is vital in your new role. So, whether these sessions are a necessity for your postpartum recovery or a very valid excuse to have the ‘me time’ you need, we will be there to guide you safely into a movement routine with special attention and focus on:
Slow and safe core and pelvic floor rehabilitation
Lower back and hip stability
Full body mobility and strength to support new Mumma-related imbalances
Restorative and calming breathwork for healing and stress management
* All new Mumma’s will need to have clearance from their healthcare provider that it is safe for them to resume their movement activity prior to their first session.
during your free initial consultation, we can discuss your pre & post pregnancy movement practice along with any questions you may have to determine our starting point, then we’ll set the pace moving forward together.
Our Pregnancy Experiences
hannah eastwood - owner, personal trainer & pre & postnatal specialist
After working with women pre and post-pregnancy for the last couple of years, now it’s my turn! I’m due in June 2021 and currently experiencing all the thrilling and nerve-racking emotions that I’m sure most expectant mothers do.
My journey so far has been fairly smooth sailing but has definitely brought about some unexpected physiological and emotional changes that I wasn’t expecting - especially related to movement and exercise. With my previous background in dance and being very active most of my life, I’ll be honest, I thought exercising throughout my pregnancy would be a breeze. This has definitely not been the case and understanding that every expectant mother’s relationship with movement is different has really helped me accept where my body is currently at.
“Hannah has a way of making an hour fly by! She is high-energy, knowledgeable and lots of fun to train with. She puts together really personalized sessions and didn’t skip a beat when we had to adjust to prenatal exercises. I leave feeling great, but I am definitely sore (in the right places) the next day!”