63/365 - mums and bubs pilates

I find I have a bit of a love/hate relationship with mothers group. Some days it feels like a huge effort to get out of the house with bub, other days I need that relief from talking to other mums to make sure I'm not going insane. The latter is how I've been feeling lately - just getting a little bit fidgety from spending too much time at home and sitting on my bum and just needing to do something/anything. Thanks to another mum at mothers group, she introduced me to Mums and Bubs Pilates classes which are being offered at my local Physio.

A few google searches previously had brought up classes in a few other suburbs but nothing in my area. I've been wary about going too far with bub as it ends up being more stressful than its worth so finding out about a class nearby had me stoked! To top things off, if you have private health insurance, you can claim back some of the cost of your class. Admittedly the classes are a little bit ex-y but to my surprise, Medibank Private covered the entire cost of my first class - sweet!

The class is 55 minutes long and they have a max of 5 people per class. Bub can lie down on a towel beside you or if he's awake, you can hold him to do your exercise/stretches (Liam was a little fidgety and I was lucky enough to have the instructor offer to hold him for most of the class which meant I could make the most of the 55 minute workout). FYI: I managed to squeeze into that class as they had one person cancel that day as they're quite strict on the class size to ensure each mum gets the attention they need. And guess what, all the mums that were in the class that day were all mums I'd previously met through mother's group at my hospital!

I've previously done Pilates classes and now with bub in tow, it was pretty amazing to see how it's an exercise that you can do with your bub - it just works! It's not too strenuous on the body and a great way to ease back into some physical activity. As the classes are run by a Physio, the instructor is also a physiotherapist and can tailor the stretches to fit your needs. Unfortunately, that was the last class for the year so now I have to wait till January when the classes start up again. They're planning to do them in 6 week blocks next year so will be a nice activity to add to my week. By then bub will be 3-4 months old so will benefit even more from the classes :)