A recent student and “Certified Fitness Geek” took our Oh Baby! Fitness Pre/Postnatal training and live workshop and gave us stellar and detailed reviews.
“Certified Fitness Geek” Reviews Oh Baby! Fitness Pre/Postnatal Training and Live Workshop
Pregnancy Support Belts and Postpartum Belly Wraps- what works and what doesn’t
Wraps and Belts and supports, oh my! In general, we don’t recommend too many products here at Oh Baby! Fitness—we think babies need a place to sleep and some food to eat, but not much beyond that, and we never want to tell new moms “you must buy this one magical product, or else!” That said, there are two products that we get asked about a ton and recommend for some clients- the pregnancy support belt and the postpartum belly wrap. These may seem similar, but are actually very different products that can help with very different conditions. Here’s a primer:
Abdominal work during pregnancy: What you need to know
Pregnancy and abdominals is easily the topic our clients ask us about the most. This area has changed a lot in the ten years Oh Baby! Fitness has been open- a decade ago women thought ALL ab work during pregnancy was “bad.” Thankfully the tide has turned a bit and pregnant women generally understand now that they probably should be doing ab work during pregnancy. That said, they often don’t know what they should do (and what to avoid). The good news is, it’s not rocket science! Here are the five basic rules of pregnancy abdominal work:
Why we created the Oh Baby! Fitness Prenatal/Postnatal Fitness Training
Several years ago, I sat with a team of newly hired Oh Baby! Fitness instructors in a live perinatal fitness training. This was the go-to pre/postnatal training at the time–basically the only one on the market. I had taken the live training a few years before with a great instructor and had spent the years since teaching 20+ Oh Baby! Fitness classes a week. I was excited for our new team, but about halfway through called Clare, the CEO and founder of OBF and said, “We’ve got to create our own training. NOW.”
Real talk: Exercises you do at home with two kids
Life is a little crazy with a newborn and just-turned-two year old. I AM exercising, just not in the same way I did with only one kid. Here’s what exercise looks like now that we’ve got two little ones around the house:
New Sessions Posted – New Cities, Locations and Discounts
New sessions of our wide variety of pregnancy and mom & baby exercise classes: Pilates, Yoga, Water Aerobics, Toning and Stroller Workout are posted online.
Sign up today to reserve your spot and SAVE 10% off a full session when you use discount code: OHBABY. Go to www.ohbabyfitness.com to register today.
Remember, you can sign up for single classes or join a class already in progress for a prorated price. One spouse or relative can attend any Mom & Baby class for FREE!! Only rule is they MUST exercise!
ACOG releases new guidelines on Pregnancy and Exercise
Pregnant women should get moving! That’s the clear message in the newest guidelines released by the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), a group that advises doctors what to tell their patients when it comes to pregnancy and health. See what exercises are recommended and which are NOT OK.. you might be surprised.
CNN Accent Health – Benefits of Water Aerobics for Pregnant Women
CNN profiled an Oh Baby! Fitness Pregnancy Aqua class in a story airing on local news stations across the country and in US doctor’s offices too. See the story that aired on CNN.
Oh Baby! Fitness in “Atlanta Magazine” July Issue
Oh Baby! Fitness co-owners Clare Schexnyder and Kathleen Donahoe were featured in Atlanta Magazine’s July issue.
Oh Baby! Fitness Mom & Baby Exercise App Featured in Kiwi Magazine
Our “Mom and Baby Weekly Workout” app was featured in Kiwi magazine’s June/July issue. Kiwi encourages Moms to get “App Happy” with the Oh Baby app packed with 6 months of weekly postpartum fitness routines. The Mom & Baby Exercise app offers equipment free workouts that include your child. Each regimen is a dynamic hybrid of Yoga, Pilates and strength-training exercises. $4 iOS