Momentum Health and Wellness

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Momentum Health and Wellness (MWH) is devoted to inspire and educate lives through fitness, health and wellness. We offer prenatal and postnatal fitness classes, yoga, personal training, injury rehabilitation and fitcamps for all fitness levels. Our small class size allows each client to receive the attention they deserve from a fitness professional that has a University degree and is certified by the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology or equivalent.

MHW mission is to provide the necessary support, motivation and resources to our clients as they embark on their fitness and wellness journey.

Owner and founder of MHW, Rachelle, aspires to create a community of people who recognize the importance of living a healthy lifestyle and who acknowledge the impact of being positive role models will have on our future generations.

Why Prenatal Education Matters
April 17, 2019
For many, finding out that they are pregnant is an exciting time! Growing a family, creating something with your partner, thinking about becoming a parent, and all that entails. But once the initial excitement is over, what’s next? The questions can seem overwhelming. What’s normal? How do I prepare for the baby? What am I expected to do and why? When do I go to the hospital? Should I [Read More...]
Women Playing In A Rock Band
April 4, 2019
Mom life… It’s for real! We give everything to our children. Including, sometimes, our sense of self. I feel fortunate to have the opportunity to run a beautiful community of music at Dominelli School of Music and Dominelli Recording Arts Centre, and get the opportunity to speak with parents in our community every single day. Through these great conversations, [Read More...]
Best Banana Bread Ever
April 2, 2019
It is very rare that I send my daughters to school with packaged foods. The odd time I do, it’s brands that I trust that are not high in sugar and I can pronounce each ingredient on the box. I do prefer and try to best to make our own food and snacks. I know exactly what ingredients are going in the recipe which makes me feel better because I know what my daughters [Read More...]
5 Crucial Nutrients During the First Trimester
March 28, 2019
The first trimester is a time of rapid growth and development for your little one. Because of this, there is an increased demand for certain key nutrients in order to meet this need and ensure you don’t become depleted yourself. During pregnancy, your body preferentially will provide nutrients to your baby if they are lacking in your diet. Here I outline 5 of [Read More...]
Surviving 5 years with Twins
March 25, 2019
Well, we did it! We survived the past 5 years raising twins and a 7 year old. Let me take you back in time to when I found out I was expecting twins. I didn’t go back to work at my job after having my oldest daughter because they didn’t allow me to return to work on a part time basis. So I told my husband I was going to start my own business and teach prenatal and postnatal [Read More...]

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2 days ago

Wednesday is all about Women's Health

This week's blog post is from Labour Day Prenatals .

"Labour Day Prenatals is the brainchild and labour of love of two Labour and Delivery nurses who want everyone to get the prenatal education they deserve. We feel that becoming educated about all the available options is the best preparation!"

Find our Why Prenatal Education Matters!

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I will be hosting a Ask the Nurses Night on April 29th: 7-8:30 pm! This is a great opportunity to ask 2 Nurses specific questions about Pain Management in a small group setting!!

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Prenatal classes are a great way to prepare yourself and/or your partner for not only the labour and delivery process, but also the expected care management in the doctor's office, triage department, labour room and operating room.

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2 days ago

APRIL 29TH
Ask the nurses night!

Here is your chance to skip the weekend course at a hospital and attend an education session facilitated by 2 L&D nurses.

Class size is small so your voice and questions can be heard!

Limited spots!

Only $20

Register now!

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3 days ago

Exercise of the week
Jumping jacks and plank jacks with a band

A great cardiovascular and strength exercise that gets your heart pumping! Do this combo of 4 each for 1 minute. Then alternate between a strength exercise and this cardio exercise for a total of 20 minute workout!

The purpose of my exercises of the week is to show you that you don't need a lot of equipment at home to get a full body workout in.

I do give this exercise to postnatal moms. I get them to try jumping and see if they have any incontinence or pelvic floor concerns during or after the exercise. We can't label all postpartum women the same and tell them they can't or shouldn't jump. You never know what your capable of until you try it. If you do have pelvic floor concerns, please contact a pelvic floor physiotherapist (I know some really awesomely ones) and together we will get you back to activities you love!

Try it out and let me know how it goes!

Want more exercise ideas? Join one of my fitness classes!!

New classes start in May!
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3 days ago

I ran a 10km race in Jasper last weekend. If you know anything about me, I'm not a runner but will challenge myself by doing things I don't love.

I've said this before ... we should take ourselves out of our comfort zone and challenge ourselves physically and mentally. Running is definitely a mental challenge for me. I get bored easily if I'm not running after my kids, soccer balls or my golf ball because sometimes I hit it in the wrong fairway . 🤷‍♀️

So to all my clients who don't love to run ... start running. Start slow. Challenge yourself.

Better yet ... come run with me in the Shoppers Love. YOU. Run for Women supporting the @loisholehosp mental health programs

May 25th!
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3 days ago

The struggle is real during Easter.

I know what my clients are eating this week, so my Fitcamp challenge this week was no added sugars in our meal plan. No empty calories. Baking our own snacks. Being aware of how we are fueling our bodies. It is so easy to sit down with a bag of costco size mini eggs and eat half of the bag while watching TV. Just don't do it!! Make homemade chocolate treats instead if you need a treat once in awhile.

Rejoice Nutrition & Wellness Inc. has some awesome recipes for chocolate bark! Check her website out for ideas!

Want to work off those extra calories during Easter? My next round of Fitcamp starts in May!
4 classes a week to get you feeling great in your body!

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“Every time you smile at someone, it is an action of love, a gift to that person, a beautiful thing.” – Mother Teresa

“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude. Don’t complain.” – Maya Angelou

“You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

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