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.

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May 17, 2019
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This was a hard week being a mom to daughters. A boy in my daughter’s Grade 1 class called her fat and that she had a big tummy. I will never forget the sadness in her eyes and heart break in her voice when she told me after school that day. I just held her as tears flowed down her beautiful face. I waited until she was ready to talk about it. We talked about: What [Read More...]
Staying Active During Your Pregnancy
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I have always been interested in prenatal fitness. It’s a time in a women’s life that there are so many changes that are not only happening physically but emotionally as well and I have been intrigued to educate myself on different ways to keep women active and healthy during pregnancy. The new 2019 Canadian Guidelines for Physical Activity throughout Pregnancy recently was published [Read More...]
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My little helpers planting our garden!

Peas, cucumbers, carrots, beets, watermelon, tomatoes and beans.

Let the growing and eating fresh vegetables and fruit from our garden begin!

Did you read my newest blog Why Children Should Learn to Garden? Check it out! Link in bio for my blog posts!

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Did you use a peanut ball for labour?

Labour Day Prenatals talked about this in the Ask the Nurses night I hosted a few weeks ago!Have you heard of using a peanut ball for labour?

The peanut shape of the ball and each position helps keep the pelvis open at a different angle to create space to help baby rotate and maneuver through the birth canal.

There have been some smaller studies looking at the benefits of using peanut balls for labour if you have an epidural that show positive results:
👉🏼 shorter labour
👉🏼 shorter duration of pushing
👉🏼 decrease cesarean rate

I’ve had physio clients experience the benefits during their labour including having their OP (sunny side up) baby turn with the help of using a peanut ball in various positions.

This picture shows 4 of the MANY possible peanut ball positions (I’m using the same size ball for all options but generally you may want a different size peanut ball depending on the position).

1. Tuck (minimicks deeper squat- can also be used for pushing)
2. Sidelying
3. Semi sitting lunge
4. Flying cow girl (sidelying with legs farther behind hips)

The hospital here in Peterborough has peanut balls available as well as the birthing suite at Kawartha Community Midwives .👌🏼

Check with the hospital or birthing centre where you’re planning to give birth if they supply peanut balls for labour. If planning a homebirth - you could look into purchasing a peanut ball and if you have a doula - they may have one available to bring for you.

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Prenatal fitness classes in Edmonton

Did you hear about the new Canadian Guideline for Physical Activity Throughout Pregnancy? (Davenport et al, 2019) Program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Health

There are so many benefits for mom to be for staying active during your pregnancy!

Here are the 6 Recommendations from their report:

1. All women without contraindication should be physically active throughout pregnancy

2. Pregnant women should accumulate at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity each week

3. Physical activity should be accumulated over a minimum of three days per week

4. Pregnant women should incorporate a variety of aerobic exercise and resistance training activities to achieve greater benefits

5. Pelvic floor muscle training (e.g. Kegel exercises) may be performed on a daily basis to reduce the risk of urinary incontinence

6. Pregnant women who experience light-headedness, experience nausea, or feel unwell when they exercise flat on their back should modify their exercise position to avoid the supine position

This is why I continue to educate and teach prenatal fitness classes!
Register for one of prenatal fitness classes today!

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Why I think ALL children should learn how to garden!!

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No matter if you have raised garden planters or a huge garden in your backyard, allow your children to join in on the fun and let them be little gardeners!!

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