Member spotlight - Meet Jessica pregnancy to postpartum with She Moves
Our members do incredible things and we want to share them with you! She Moves trainer Nic, sat down with member and mum of two beautiful girls, Jessica. She told us all about how She Moves helped her to stay active during her recent pregnancy, and how the classes and knowledge she has gained through the She Moves community are now helping her on her postpartum journey, have a read below!
Jessica, you were a member of She Moves throughout your last pregnancy, did you find staying active during pregnancy challenging?
I am incredibly lucky that I was already a She Moves member for a few months before becoming pregnant and that my pregnancy journey was quite smooth, hence, She Moves exercises were my best friend to staying active. I found the first trimester was quite challenging and I felt tired all the time but that’s, when She Starts, was always my go-to.
Which pregnancy workouts did you enjoy from the She Moves timetable?
I think it changed throughout the pregnancy, at the beginning when I felt really tired and blah, She Starts always good. My all-time favourite (even before pregnancy) is the She Lifts class, I was super happy when it became pregnancy friendly. As it meant I could do the She Lift exercises right till the third trimester. I also love She Grows, it is too hard to choose everything is so good in its own way!
You've recently had your baby, congrats! How have things been going for you?
Thank you! It’s been great, I am very fortunate to have a great support system which makes the recovery and adjusting to life with two so much better. Also, with Louise being born VBAC, certainly feels a lot easier on the body compared to my first daughter, Claire, who was born via emergency C-section.
How is She Moves helping with your postpartum exercise journey?
I think She Moves has helped me in so many ways, not only on my exercise journey. If it wasn’t for She Moves I would not have paid as much attention to my Pelvic Floor and deeper core muscles both pre-pregnancy and during pregnancy. Being a She Moves member, I knew the importance of doing both prenatal and postnatal checks with a Women’s Health Physio. I always wanted to give VBAC a go and wanted to do everything I could do, to give myself the best chance. I believe, exercising and seeing the Women’s Health Physio is definitely one of the contributing factors to the positive birth experience I had, and to my body being where it is now post-birth. My core is now doing great, and in my postnatal check the physio gave the green tick to start doing more, and was impressed with my recovery postbirth.
Which workouts are you currenlty doing to get back into things postpartum? How are your workouts looking for you in your current season?
I started the New Year with She Starts, She Restores, and She Flows Stretch. Only recently, I have started doing She Lengthens as well, which was burning! To be honest, I really didn't enjoy the She Restores workouts to begin with, until I went and saw the Women’s Health Physio and realised everything I was being taught in those classes were exactly what the WHP recommended. I realised the importance of this recovery postpartum, so now those workouts are a non-negotiable in my week.
It was so lovely talking with Jessica and her girls. I love that Jessica has experienced keeping active safely during her pregnancy and now a safe return to exercise using the She Moves programme, thank you so much for your time Jessica, see you on the mat soon.
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