Fit Mama Perth

This one made my whole week.

There is nothing quite like hearing that a mum finally feels strong in her own body again. That is the whole reason I do this work and on the days it feels hard, messages like this are what I come back to.

Every session we do together is built around where you actually are, not where you think you should be.

If you have been thinking about working with a trainer and wondering whether it is worth it, this is your answer.

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Somewhere along the way, mums were taught that postpartum exercise should be about getting their body back as quickly as possible.

But your body was never something that needed fixing. Your body has been through a lot already - growing a baby, giving birth, feeding them, carrying them around all day.

Movement shouldn't feel like punishment for what your body looks like now. It should help you feel stronger carrying the pram, the baby, the mental load and everything else life keeps throwing at you.

Save this for the days you feel pressure to shrink yourself and follow for movement that fits real motherhood.

Mums are incredibly good at talking themselves out of their own pain.

“It’s probably nothing.”
“It’ll settle down.”
“I’ll deal with it later.”

But later has a habit of never coming.

And before they know it, something that could’ve been managed early becomes something they’ve been silently struggling with for months.

So here’s a gentle reminder:
- If your wrist pain has lasted more than a couple of weeks
- If things are clicking, catching or going numb
- If gripping a bottle, lifting your baby or pushing the pram hurts
- Or if the pain is waking you up at night

It’s time to get support, that’s your body asking for help.

You wouldn’t tell your child to keep pushing through pain like this, you deserve the same care and attention too.

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Which tells you everything you need to know about the gap that exists in our standard fitness education.

After I had my babies, I found myself doing what most mums do, piecing things together from Instagram, asking my GP questions they weren't really trained to answer and honestly just guessing when it felt okay to push harder and I was already an exercise professional. I had qualifications and I still felt completely underprepared for what my own body needed.

That experience was uncomfortable in the best possible way, because it made me want to understand it properly not just for myself, but for every mum who would ever train with me.

Becoming a MumSafe Trainer meant learning more, getting a proper pre and postnatal certification and the right insurance, building a real relationship with a pelvic health physio. Committing to ongoing education so I'm not working from information that's 5 years out of date.

It changed how I coach and it changed how I think about what mums actually need from a trainer versus what most of them are getting.

You deserve someone who got the education, understands the journey and is fully prepared to support you - that's what I'm here for.

💬 If you're a trying to figure out where to start or where to start again, send me a message.

Mum thumb is real, it has a name and you don't have to just live with it.

De Quervain's tenosynovitis is what happens when the tendons connecting your thumb to your wrist get repeatedly loaded without enough recovery time which is essentially the entire first year of having a baby. Lifting, feeding holds, carrying, gripping. Same tendons, same direction, all day long.

Most mums I work with have been managing it in silence for a while before they mention it, usually because nobody told them it was a thing they could actually do something about. Resting where possible, icing regularly, wearing a splint to take pressure off the tendon and seeing a physio if it's been going on for more than a few weeks, that's where to start.

At Fit Mama, I make sure we're not adding to the problem. We modify, build supporting strength and don't push through pain just to get a session done.

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When you see the MumSafe™ badge on a trainer's profile, it means they've met every one of these standards before they were allowed to carry it.

Every single one, not most of them - all five.

MumSafe is the gold standard and it exists because mums deserve exercise professionals who have prepared done the work and uphold best practice.

I chose to become a MumSafe Trainer because I believe the mums I work with deserve to know before they ever book a session that the person in front of them is educated and qualified to look after them.

If you've ever wondered what separates a MumSafe Trainer from a regular PT who works with mums this is your answer.

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Raise your hand if you’ve Googled “why am I always so tired?” more times than you can count since becoming a mum 🙋‍♀️

Feeling constantly run down, getting sick all the time or taking ages to recover isn’t something you just have to accept as “normal mum life.”

A lot of the time it’s your body asking for a different kind of support.

And that support isn’t always another supplement or trying to squeeze in more rest.

Sometimes it’s gentle, consistent movement that supports your body instead of pushing it harder when it’s already depleted.

I work with mums whose bodies are still very much in recovery mode whether they’re four months postpartum or four years.

Because postpartum recovery doesn’t magically end after six weeks.

It’s a whole season of life and you deserve support from someone who actually understands that ❤️

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There are a lot of trainers out there who work with mums. There are fewer who have done everything it actually takes to do it well.

I have the pre and postnatal certification, I have the specific insurance, I have a pelvic health physio I can refer clients to so we can understand your body from the inside out. I'm registered with AUSactive/ExNZ. And I keep investing in education because I genuinely want to be better at this than I was last year.

That's what being a MumSafe Trainer means. It's the gold standard.

If you're a mum who's been wondering whether it's safe to start training or go harder and finally do something just for yourself, I'm the person to ask.

💬 Send me a message or drop a question in the comments and let's figure out if we're a good fit.

This one's for the mum who has been sick every other week this year....

Your body is going through a lot right now and it deserves support and understanding

Struggling with your immunity in the postpartum period is something so many mums experience. Many mums experience a hormonal crash after having a baby and it affects how you feel, how you recover and how you show up every day.

At Fit Mama, we understand what it's like to go through motherhood and all of our sessions are designed to support you on any given day.

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Training in motherhood for our old lady bodies. I say that with love and zero apology because somebody needs to say it out loud.

We spend so much of early motherhood in survival mode, putting our own health at the bottom of a very long list. And the research tells us that these are exactly the years we cannot afford to do that.

From the age of 30, our bodies naturally begin losing muscle mass. We lose around 3 to 5 percent every ten years and it can become more noticeable and start to accelerate from around age 60.

This process is already happening in the background of school runs and bedtime routines and everything else you are holding together right now.

Bone density follows the same pattern. After the age of 50, bone breakdown begins to outpace bone formation and this process accelerates significantly at menopause. Dr Deborah Sellmeyer, Medical Director of the Johns Hopkins Metabolic Bone Center, confirms that weakened bones lead to fractures in one in two women over fifty. One in two!!

The good news is that strength training is one of the most powerful things we can do about it. Higher muscle strength is consistently associated with better bone mineral density, particularly in the weight-bearing bones of the hip and spine. Strong muscles protect bones AND your independence. Strong muscles protect the quality of your life well into the decades ahead.

This is what we train for at Fit Mama. We train smart and we train with intention and we train in a way that honours what your body has been through and where it is going. Because strength at every stage of this journey is not a luxury. It is the whole point. Send me a DM and we can organise a time to chat.