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What are Mindful Mums fitness classes?

New mothers are given very little choice by fitness class providers.

There are classes for new mothers but they either don’t include Baby, or they don’t recognise the pain and problems that pregnancy and birth can bring.

Mindful Mums is a class that recognises what a Mum’s body has been through and understands that Baby can be included in, and have fun at, a fitness class.

Mindful Mums uses gentle, primitive movements to help new mothers regain full and pain free movement. From there, we move on to low intensity strengthening exercises to help Mums become more capable in everyday life.

So what are primitive movements? This is where the genius of the Mindful Mums class lies. Primitive movements are the movements that most children make as they progress from lying, to rolling, to crawling, to climbing  furniture and finally, walking unaided. In a sense, in a Mindful Mums class your baby can be your coach!

When: Mondays @ 1000 (from Mon 4th Sept)
Where: Funkstar Fitness, Ladeside Business Centre, St Catherines Rd, PH1 5RZ
Cost: £25 for the 5 week block
Contact: colin@mindfulstrength.co.uk
Spaces are limited to 8 mums plus their baby/s.
Babies must be 3 to 12 months and mums must be post natally cleared for exercise by their Doctor or Midwife.

 

 

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What makes a Mindful Kettlebell class different?

What makes a Mindful Strength Kettlebell class different from 99% of other fitness classes?

Most fitness classes are oxymoronic (read more here), they don’t really help you move towards your goal. The clear truth of the matter is that once you can move well, pain-free and with a degree of strength you are a lot closer to your goal. That can be that to look better, run a 10K, complete a Tough Mudder without any help or even just get on the floor and play with your grandchildren.

Our kettlebell classes are essentially small group personal training. You pay a monthly fee, you attend three classes a week and we give you homework for a fourth session in your own time (at home or in the gym). It doesn’t matter if you don’t have a gym membership or kettlebells at home, our programs include bodyweight training and we can plan specifically to your needs.

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Photo courtesy of Roger McCarthy

The classes are limited to eight students to one coach, we train as a group and we lift one another to a higher level.

The class isn’t a ‘turn up and turn into a sweaty mess’, it’s planned out over a four, six or eight week period (depending on which class) with realistic fitness standards to achieve on the way.

What you get:

  • Personalised mobility warm ups
  • Three kettlebell classes a week
  • One homework session (planned for you) a week
  • Access to our Mindful Strength Community facebook group
  • Access to our exercise video library
  • Tuition from the Scotlands only StrongFirst Level 2, Barbell, Bodyweight, Groundforce Method, Flexible Steel and Functional Movement Systems certified Coach
  • Optional nutritional guidance and accountability

Cost is only £40/month and we limit classes to eight students, to secure your space contact:

colin@mindfulstrength.co.uk

Be fit, be strong, be happy!

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