Exercising during your first trimester
Here are my top 5 tips for exercising safely in your first trimester: IVF / HIGH-RISK PREGNANCY If you’re going through IVF or having a...
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anyarussellfitness
- Jun 12, 2022
- 2 min
Footloose and Fancy Free!
Looking to buy a new pair of trainers? Have you considered trying a pair of barefoot shoes? Although they have been around for years I am...
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anyarussellfitness
- Jun 19, 2021
- 1 min
My top 4 prenatal core exercises
Many pregnant women get scared to do core exercises during their pregnancy as there’s a lot of misinformation out there that doing so...
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anyarussellfitness
- Jun 19, 2021
- 1 min
Inhale / Exhale!
When exercising, the usual way fit pros cue our clients to breathe is to ‘exhale on exertion’ which means breathing out on the hardest...
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anyarussellfitness
- Feb 7, 2021
- 2 min
Looking after 'YOU'
As mums we are all guilty of putting everyone first before ourselves. We’re more likely to make sure our kids, partners, friends,...
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anyarussellfitness
- Feb 7, 2021
- 2 min
Removing barriers to exercise
Happy February! We've made it through January, hooray! And we are creeping slowly towards spring and hopefully seeing some of the...
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anyarussellfitness
- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
Running during pregnancy
Prenatal ladies, if you’re wondering about whether to continue running now that you’re pregnant then have a watch of this video to find...
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anyarussellfitness
- Feb 7, 2021
- 2 min
All about the glutes
Strong glutes are important at any time of your life but particularly when you are pregnant or after having had your baby. Lower back...
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anyarussellfitness
- Feb 7, 2021
- 3 min
Pelvic floor muscles and how to work them
Ah the pelvic floor. I may just be speaking for myself but I think the majority of us hadn’t really given our pelvic floor much thought...
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anyarussellfitness
- Feb 7, 2021
- 2 min
Ways to improve wellbeing
Welcome to the first Monday of a brand new year! Personally I love the start of January (weird I know.) For me the start of a new year...
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anyarussellfitness
- Feb 7, 2021
- 3 min
Ditch the diet!
Happy new year! I hope you had a good Christmas despite everything and are feeling ready to embrace 2021. Let’s hope it’s better than...
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anyarussellfitness
- Feb 7, 2021
- 1 min
Supine exercises during pregnancy
From the second trimester you may feel light headed, tingling in the legs or general discomfort when you lie on your back. This is due to...
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anyarussellfitness
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
Diastasis recti - the gap
The most common question I get asked by postnatal clients who have a diastasis recti (separation of the rectus abdominis, the outer '6...
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anyarussellfitness
- Dec 11, 2020
- 1 min
Postnatal HIIT is possible!
Postnatal HIIT fans! If you’ve started exercising again after having a baby but are missing your favourite HIIT workouts as your body...
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anyarussellfitness
- Dec 11, 2020
- 2 min
Best prenatal exercises
I often get asked what are the best exercises to do when you’re pregnant. Unfortunately there is not one straight forward answer! To...
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anyarussellfitness
- Nov 16, 2020
- 1 min
Getting your breathing right
When we're pregnant a lot of us become 'chest breathers' especially towards the end of our pregnancies as the baby is getting bigger and...
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anyarussellfitness
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
Breastfeeding before or after working out?
For breastfeeding mums it can be a bit of a juggle balancing your workouts with feeding. Some mums can find their babies more fussy when...
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anyarussellfitness
- Nov 9, 2020
- 2 min
Exercising with a pelvic organ prolapse
After childbirth some women can experience a pelvic organ prolapse (POP) which is when there isn’t enough support for the internal pelvic...
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anyarussellfitness
- Oct 23, 2020
- 2 min
How to practice 'self care'
When you hear the words ‘self care’ the first things you may think of are bubble baths and mani/pedis. Don’t get me wrong, they are very...
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anyarussellfitness
- Oct 23, 2020
- 1 min
My top pre & postnatal core exercise
One of my favourite core exercises that I do regularly myself and also with my PT prenatal and postnatal clients is the Palloff Press....
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