Fit Your Life

Did you know more than 70% of women are wearing the wrong size of bra??? I’ll give you a minute to digest that number…70%!  And here’s another fun fact for you, Brooks’ research found that 25% of women don’t work out the way that they would like to because of breast bounce.   Crazy right ?! But wait ladies! You can be a woman who has fully supported breasts.  One who never worries about breast bounce during workouts.    You can give it your all, doing the movement you love and want to do, without experiencing pain or discomfort or ever having fear that your breasts will become saggy from lack of support – YES! That is a thing.    You might be asking yourself, how? How do I find out about proper fitting sports bras and what to look for when shopping?    How do I know if my sports bra is fitting correctly?    I have compiled all of the information you will need to know to answer these very important ques...

Each woman goes through unique changes with every birth and pregnancy she experiences. We decided to share our journeys with you to explore these changes and our recoveries from growing our Littles and welcoming them into the world. Follow along in the posts below, as we work with Jillian Palmer from Pine Integrated Health Centre, to regain our strength, alignment and function. Kellie Post One Post Two Post Three Jamie Post One Post Two Post Three Post Four Erin's Guest Post My Birth Story and Return to Exercise

With the weather changing and the shackles of winter starting to loosen their grip…many women are itching to get outside and go for a jog! One of the hardest things to put a postpartum body through is running. Let me explain: Running is literally jumping off one foot and landing on the other potentially thousands of times in a relatively short period. This prolonged, repetitive, vertical impact on a hard surface challenges the postpartum body in several ways:    1.  It’s jarring for your pelvic organs- organs that have undergone a tremendous amount of anatomical shift during pregnancy and again in the postpartum period. Usually, there are ligaments that firmly tether your organs to their anchor spots inside your body. Under the influence of pregnancy hormones, these ligaments become lax so that your uterus can grow and everything else can get out of the way. Pregnancy hormones take months to be flushed from your body postpartum; and, breastfeeding horm...

In my little family, breakfast is by far our favorite meal.   It’s the only meal where I can make one thing and know that, 9 times out of 10, everyone will be happy.   That being said, mornings are usually the busiest time of day for us so I love to have breakfast made the night before.   Taking one less to do out of the morning helps us all start our day happier.   If I could give you one tip for prepping your breakfasts the night before, it’s prep once, eat twice or even three times.   Any time I have the chance, I double the recipes and we either eat the meal two mornings in a row or I freeze half and have a breakfast ready to eat another day.   Here are my family’s favorites: 1.      Overnight oats I love how simple and versatile overnight oats are.   You can throw together almost any combination of grains, fruit, milk, protein, seeds and sweetener and you will have a winner.   Here are a few of my favor...

We are open!!! What an amazing day celebrating Fit Your Life 's third birthday and the official opening of our new studio space.  The day was filled with mini sweat sessions to sample our new Signature Classes, delicious treats from a few of our favourite places, hot coffee to sip on while meeting new friends and catching up with old ones, and of course many sweaty hugs! We are incredibly grateful for the many that were able to share the day with us in person and also for all of the incredible love that was sent via digital means! It is true what they say, it takes a village and we feel extremely blessed to have you as part of ours! For those who have not had the chance to pop in  yet, Edmonton's first studio dedicated to prenatal and postpartum fitness is located on the second floor at 6563 Gateway Blvd NW. Check our our new Signature Classes here and the full schedule here . Register for your class here! Here are a few photos of Fit Your Life's third birthday an...