Buggy Bootcamp recently had the pleasure of picking the brains of one of our friends and Australia’s leading gym wear manufacturers – Lululemon. Considering the brand designs their athletic gear mainly for women, who better to ask about how Mums can make the most of their workout wardrobe, and how to narrow down your search…
A Baby’s Primitive Reflexes and Integration for Development Primitive Reflexes are the automatic movement patterns babies are born with to respond to specific sensory stimulation. These reflexes are developed in utero and are controlled by the lowest level of the brain: the spinal cord and the brain stem. The reflexes serve three functions: 1. They…
Maternity sports bra Choosing the right sports bra as a pregnant, post-natal or nursing mum Let us be clear. Whatever your circumstance, you NEED to wear the correct bra. For exercise, for the school run, for doing a grocery shop – our changing bodies require support and no more so, than when we are pregnant….
Post-natal Nutrition – How to fuel your body for breast-feeding and increased energy If you’re a mum, you will know all too well how difficult it can be in those first few months after baby arrives to find the time to do anything well. And that definitely includes eating. Everything seems to be a rush;…
Each birth experience is different. Jenni Davies from Jenni Davies and Beaches Pelvic Physio details her post-birth pelvic floor rehab programme below. Â This programme is designed to suit the majority of women, however, a few of you will birth your baby with no pelvic floor trauma at all and find that you can progress quickly…
What NOT to do when returning to exercise after your baby! New mothers are complicated creatures. We have not only exerted a mammoth amount of energy in reaching the finishing line of growing a human person, we have also birthed that baby, nurtured them, fed them, clothed them, and stayed awake for countless hours with…
Chat to Jenni Davies on the 1st Friday of every month at the end of the Buggy Bootcamp session. Jenni will be there to answer any questions about post-natal/general niggles, check any ab separation and give pelvic floor advice. No need to book in, just come along and have a chat. Jenni Davies at Beaches…
Post-natal exercise in a park for busy new Mums Life for a new parent can be exceptionally busy and can feel somewhat chaotic at times. Sometimes it isn’t for lack of trying to exercise, it’s the limitations that come with trying to fit a workout into your already busy day that prevents you from getting…
Being pregnant and giving birth to your little bub is one of the most amazing experiences anyone can go through… but it does take a toll on your body! Our recommended Women’s Health Physio and Pelvic Floor Specialist Jenni Davies can set us off on the right track and can help protect our pelvic floor. Did…
Baby on board The best mums and bubs workouts on the Northern Beaches. Buggy Bootcamp was featured in the Manly Daily as one of the top 5 mums and bubs fitness classes on the Northern Beaches! Erina Starkey from the Manly Daily listed 5 local fitness business on the Northern Beaches dedicated to mums and their…