Congratulations! You have a baby on its way – and now the work begins! Babes on the Run has Baby Bump Personal Training Packages designed specifically to help mums and babies through pregnancy in the best possible shape. The sessions generally run for half an hour, twice a week at a time and place to suit you in gorgeous, outdoor locations throughout Perth.

We take special care of our mums. This pre-natal program is designed to be able to modified to suit each stage of pregnancy. Baby Bump clients also use the ’Babes’ food and exercise diary to help achieve optimal nutrition during this important stage of life (sadly, it’s upsetting for most new mums to learn that chocolate is not a complete food group).

We train using low impact exercises to keep you cool on flat, stable surfaces to reduce wear and tear on joints. All the sessions are generally 30 minutes long so we don’t deplete the bodies’ levels of glucose. Throughout the session, we continue to talk with you about your level of exertion and get your feedback so we keep your heart rate down.

Anecdotally, the majority of our clients’ that remain active up until birth recover much faster and feel better than mums that wait until after baby to just tone up and lose weight. Our Personal Training clients tend to put on less excess weight and pregnancy related aches and pains too.

Call us today and speak to a Trainer about your pregnancy and we’ll help get you ready for pregnancy, birth and beyond.

See our ’Useful Resources’ section at the bottom of the page for information about pregnancy, exercise and other tips.

• Improve blood sugar control and reduce the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (related to pregnancy). Changes during pregnancy make it harder for insulin to work and placental hormones interfere with insulin’s actions.
• Reduce the risk of pregnancy related high blood pressure.
• Relieve and reduce musculoskeltal discomforts and related issues. Low back pain is a common complaint for pregnant women but less common amongst active pregnant women.
• Urinary incontinence, weakening of the abdominal wall muscles, joint and muscle pain are all generally improved or prevented with exercise.
• Active mothers handle pregnancy and delivery better as a rule and recover faster after giving birth.
• Exercise improves mood, reduces the odds of depression, improves self esteem and energy levels plus reduces fatigue and stress.
• Mums who remained active throughout their pregnancy generally deliver healthier babies and there have even been studies to suggest advantages in brain development.