After the birth of my son in 2002, my maternal fat gain felt unhealthy and my energy levels were low, despite having a baby who slept reasonably well. 

I knew, as it was unhealthy and uncomfortable that I needed to reintroduce exercise into my new life as a Mother. 

It became apparent very quickly that there were no health and fitness experts locally to help me get fitter and in 2002, the internet was limited. Therefore, I kicked into my own regime, but of course, finding the time to exercise with a new baby and having to fit in with limited crèche times at the gym, the excuses were already there for me!

Making it a priority, I engaged a little more self-discipline and walked every day. A good brisk pace in the fresh air, which benefited my son too. I began to add some resistance training and pilates style strength work to my routine. It felt good and I certainly had more energy, so it was not long before friends wanted to join me (instead of sitting around at coffee mornings).

When my son was 10 months old I retrained as a Personal Trainer. I chose a course with a heavy emphasis on pre and postnatal fitness. As I knew, I wanted to specialise in Pre and postnatal fitness I became a member of The Guild of Postnatal Exercise Teachers, did further research into safe and effective workouts, and created the Buggyfit programs of exercise.

I still teach classes while also running the business and have been astounded at the number of like-minded women in the world who have become Buggyfit class members, trainers and general Buggyfit cheerleaders. Some joining Buggyfit classes when their first baby is 6 weeks old and continuing through their pregnancy with a second and third baby and on from there. 

The network expands monthly and Buggyfit trainers classes are available throughout the UK and now Overseas too!

We are so excited to continue to grow organically into a large team of brilliant specialist trainers creating a friendly Buggyfit community through our classes across the UK and into Europe. We work independently, but come together as a family ensuring our ethos and compassion.