Courtney Brown
Program creator, female strength coach, pre and postnatal training coach, nutritionist, hormone coach and Mum of two
Courtney thought she did a good job training in her first pregnancy.
She trained up until 36 weeks, including strength work, some conditioning workouts, plus walking and swimming.
The thing she didn’t do?
Actually train for pregnancy; train her core, her pelvic floor, breathing and stability, single leg balance exercises.
As a result she ended up with pelvic pain, hip and low back pain, and carpal tunnel. Her body was sending her a clear message.
She knew with her second pregnancy, she had to do it differently. The one thing she changed? Intentional training for pregnancy and birth.
She had no issues in her hips or pelvis, no carpal tunnel - even with running after a busy toddler.
This is Courts Why- why she wants to share her Pregnancy Strength and Conditioning program. To help women to understand how their body changes, and how to support it through quality and intentional exercise.
Caitlin Daley
Women’s Health special interest Physio, Movement Coach and trainer, and Mum of two.
My two pregnancies, their births and postnatal periods could not have been more different.
My first: pelvic girdle pain, inductions and interventions - tears and 12-24 months recovering.
My second: no pregnancy related pain, natural vaginal delivery, no interventions and no tears. Full recovery in under 12 months.
The one thing I attribute to the easier recovery was exercise - as an intervention it is the miracle drug. It’s free, it offers so many benefits to mum and baby, and it enhances recovery in the postnatal period.
However, not all exercise is created equal.
What I learnt following my first pregnancy, and through working with many women is that strength training in particular offers far superior benefits to any other form of exercise.
Pregnant women must remain strong, unless their is a medical condition that prevents them from doing so.
Mothers must be strong, our job is physically demanding.
Menopausal women must be strong, our bone density declines as does our muscle mass from age 30.
What we do in our Motherhood era is either setting us up for vitality and freedom, or securing a future of dependancy and fear.
It sounds extreme, but I see this in my line of work all the time, and I’m really passionate about helping Mothers to find the time, resources and knowledge to strength train. This is my Why.
The program I’ve created with Courtney is Physio approved, and provides safe and easy to follow videos and instructions, week by week of your 2nd and 3rd trimesters.
Our Post-Natal Program will be released mid 2024.