Fit Mama Perth

We care about how you feel when you leave a session just as much as what you managed to do during it. That means creating a space where you can work hard, challenge yourself and get stronger without feeling like your body is something you need to fix.

If you’ve ever left a training session feeling worse about your body than when you arrived, you know that feeling can take away from everything you actually achieved. Getting stronger should give you more confidence in your body, not make you feel like you need to change it.

To work with. trainer that respects your body in all its phases and stages reach out and let's chat - we do things differently around here.

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“Get your body back” is such a familiar phrase after having a baby. We hear it everywhere and after a while it can feel like getting back to your pre-baby body is just part of the deal. But how often do we actually stop and think about whether that’s the goal we want for ourselves?

Your body has changed and that doesn’t automatically mean something needs fixing or that you need to get back to where you started. There can be so much value in focusing on what your body can do now and what you want to be able to do next.

How do you feel about that? What’s one thing your body can do now that you feel proud of?

I remember standing in front of the mirror a few weeks after having my first baby, running my hands over a stomach that looked and felt like it belonged to someone else. I remember thinking I wanted my body back. It took me a long time to understand that my body never left; it changed and those are two very different things.

The phrase, get your body back, is everywhere in this industry and I understand why it feels the way it does when you're staring at a body that feels unfamiliar. Your body has been through something physical, emotional and hormonal all at once and it isn't waiting to be returned to a previous version of itself; it is ready to be move forward with strength, respect and an understanding of everything it has carried (literally).

This week we're talking about the language we use around our bodies as mums, because the words matter more than we often realise. Notice over the next few days, how different it feels to ask what can my body do right now instead of what does my body look like right now.

Tell me, has there been a moment where you caught yourself using that old get your body back language and wanted to take it back? Comment below ⬇️

Recovery from a hard birth is rarely a straight line and it's almost never something a woman should navigate on her own. With the right support, the right assessment and a trainer who understands what your body has been through, so much is possible.

If this is the kind of support you have been looking for, the link in my bio is where to start.

I got this question from a client and I know she isn't the only one wondering about it.

"I had a third-degree tear when my baby was born. Will I ever be able to exercise properly again or have I done permanent damage?"

I know an injury like this can make you wonder whether you’ll ever get back to doing the things you enjoy. But a tear doesn’t mean that chapter is over. It may take some extra time and the right specialised care, but getting back to an active life is still something you can work towards.

A third-degree tear falls under what is called an Obstetric A**l Sphincter Injury, because it involves the muscle that controls the a**s.

The single most important thing you can do is work with a pelvic health physiotherapist, ideally one experienced with this kind of injury. They can assess how the muscle is healing, guide your rehabilitation and build a plan that is right for your body rather than a generic timeline. This isn't an area to guess your way through alone.

From there, returning to exercise is absolutely realistic, it's simply gradual and led by what your body is showing rather than by dates on a calendar. We rebuild the foundation first, we watch for any symptoms and we progress as you're ready.

If you're experiencing anything like difficulty controlling wind or bowel movements, please raise it with your health team rather than carrying it in silence, because these things are more common than women are led to believe and there is a lot that can help.

As your trainer, I can't diagnose or treat the injury itself and I would never try to. What I can do is make sure your training supports your recovery, work alongside your pelvic health physiotherapist and meet you exactly where your body is.

You don’t have to just put up with it and hope for the best, there’s support available and you deserve to have the right people helping you through it.

Is this a conversation you wish someone had opened with you sooner?

Nobody hands you a clear explanation of this in the middle of everything a new baby brings and then it can feel too late or too awkward to ask.

So here it is, without fear & not to worry you but to give you the words for your own body.

Understanding what happened is often the first step toward feeling supported in your recovery.

This week we're talking about something many mums have experienced and few have had explained to them properly: perineal tearing during birth.

The perineum is the area of tissue between the vaginal opening and the a**s. As your baby is born, it's common for the perineum to stretch and sometimes tear and understanding what those tears actually involve matters, because it shapes how you recover and how you return to movement afterward.

**We don't share this information to frighten anyone who is pregnant and it isn't here to make anyone who has been through this feel defined by it. It's here so that you have the language for your own experience, so that if this happens to you, you understand it and so that you know what good support looks like.

We'll move through the degrees of tearing, what the term OASI means and why the right recovery support makes such a difference. Save this and come through the week with me.

Did anyone properly explain your birth recovery to you afterward? Comment below ⬇️

What a week! Thank you to every woman who let me share her story, it takes something to be seen and I don't take it lightly.

If you have been reading these all week wondering whether there is a place for you here, let me answer that plainly, there is.