Christmas Giveaway: Postnatal programme by Nordic Fit Mama – 6 weeks of self-care for all mamas

I’m super excited to be able to offer you and one of your friends the chance to win the Postnatal Programme by Nordic Fit Mama! Value of the programme is €89/person. Would make a great Christmas present, right?! Head over to my Instagram account for details on how to enter the competition. The competition is Read More

Body after second baby – an update on my postpartum journey

They say that since it takes nine months for your body to create a baby, you should give it nine months to recover from the pregnancy and birth. ❤️ It’s almost been nine months now since my second baby Noah was born, and so I thought it timely to look back on my postpartum journey Read More

Learning to help myself – my top 5 tips to feeling better

Some time ago I reached a point where I felt quite unwell, physically and mentally. Having a newborn baby and a toddler is tough on a good day, but a few weeks into the coronavirus lockdown I felt like I was seriously drowning. The lack of sleep, the post-partum hormonal swings, and the never-ending needs Read More

Kayla Itsines’s Post Pregnancy Programme – review

When Noah was two months old I decided it was time to slowly get back into exercising and eating a bit healthier (see my previous post about the Mindful Chef recipe box). After my first baby Maia was born I purchased the Sweat app and did Kayla Itsines’s BBG 1 & 2 to get back Read More

Body after baby – recovery from my second pregnancy and giving birth

As I’m about to properly begin my postpartum fitness journey I wanted to share a bit about my recovery from pregnancy and giving birth three months ago. I had booked an appointment with a private women’s physio for a thorough postnatal check up but unfortunately it was cancelled when the UK was put under lockdown. Read More

Post partum fitness journey – update 10 months after baby

After the summer the focus of my blog and life (!) has been on my baby Maia and not on my fitness goals. In the last two months Maia has gone through big leaps in her development – becoming mobile, getting her first six teeth, eating proper meals of solid food, falling asleep independently – Read More

BBG 1 results – 12-week challenge done boom!

I downloaded the Kayla Itsines Sweat app four months after Maia was born and started the 12-week BBG 1 programme. I was already back at my pre-pregnancy weight but my fitness level (cardiovascular or strength) wasn’t what it once was nor did my body look the same as it did before I fell pregnant. I Read More

6-month update on my post partum fitness journey

It’s been six months since Maia was born – time to check in with my post partum fitness journey! When I started this blog and called it “Fit City Mum” I worried I was jinxing it. I wasn’t even pregnant and had no idea if I would be and whether my aspirations to stay fit Read More

Postnatal training update- 5/12 weeks of BBG 1 done!

I started the Bikini Body Guide (BBG) exercise programme four months after giving birth and I’ve been doing it at home for a month now, five weeks to be exact. I downloaded the “SWEAT”-app after realising I can’t get to the gym often enough for my membership to be worth the money. I’m happy to Read More

Recovery from pregnancy and giving birth – 6 weeks post partum

Women’s bodies go through massive changes during pregnancy and giving birth is quite an endurance test. Mum’s recovery from it all is important for the whole family. By recovery I don’t mean looking exactly the same as before pregnancy (our bodies do change for ever) although aiming to regain the health and fitness levels post Read More