We were soon to be off! Off for the megamoon of our lives, exploring Bali, Singapore, Australia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Burma. We may even manage a cheeky stop in Philippines if we played our cards right. But there were three things that made the lead-up to our megamoon departure hectic. The first…
winter sun
Towel Art at the Jaz Aquamarine
When you go on holiday, you expect the local culture, the sight-seeing, the beautiful weather, maybe the delicious and thrilling unexplored food to be most memorable. Not for Tom and I, on our Thomson all-inclusive package holiday to the trashily-named but unexpectedly classy Hurghada hotel, the Jaz Aquamarine. No, for us, an unassuming but exceedingly…
Winter Sun: A Holiday in Costa Adeje, Tenerife
If you’re after a place that’s relaxed, slow moving and toasty enough to crack out the bikini, then Costa Adeje, Tenerife, during the last 3 weeks of December will suit you to a T. Costa Adeje is in the South West of Tenerife and part of the Canary Islands. It’s most likely you’ll land at…
Staying at the Bahia Princess: Costa Adeje, Tenerife
If the Bahia Princess was a person, she’d be pretty overweight and a bit of a giant. The columned-reception is imposing and the buffet will have you piling on the pounds, just by looking at it. The rooms at the Bahia Princess Big and spacious, each one seemed to have its own balcony. Sadly, ours…
Things to do in Costa Adeje, Tenerife
Whilst Costa Adeje is pretty much centred around tourism and means there’s lots of fun activities to do, it does mean that culture is a little on sparse side. The only thing I can really associate with Costa Adeje is Dorada, their local beer and Mount Teide. Whilst I will only be commenting on the…
![From first glance, you may think I’m just chilling out with a baby and his fur-sister on my lap, watching Netflix, hanging out on my phone. BUT NO!
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I’m actually exercising! Because I don’t want my fanny to fall out in the future 😶 Just because we can’t see some of the muscles we’re working out, doesn’t mean they’re not just as, if not more important to spend time exercising. Especially before and after having a baby (yes, even if you have a C Section!)
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Pelvic floor exercises can seem boring but they’re essential. They’re essential for preventing incontinence (no one wants to have to avoid the trampoline. And whilst we don’t HAVE to trampoline, we’ll all succumb to the odd sneeze every now and again and we don’t want that to be a [literal] dampener on our social life).
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Everyone always talks about getting your pelvic floor exercises in after birth but it’s equally as important to do them before. The growing weight and size of the baby stretches the pelvic floor muscle so it doesn’t work as effectively but the good news is it can be re-strengthened with a few simple exercises. And now is always a good time to start them!
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➕ Squeeze your pelvic floor for 7-12 regular pulses, making sure your glutes are relaxed (imagine you’re activating the muscles you would use to stop seeing mid-flow).
➕ Squeeze and hold your pelvic floor for 7 seven seconds, breathing as you go before fully relaxing. Repeat 3-5 times. ➕ Slowly squeeze from ‘back’ to ‘front’ (imagine, and there’s no nice way to put it, squeezing the muscles which stop you pooing before moving on to squeeze the muscles which stop you weeing. Repeat 7 times.
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Do these 1-3 times a day, every day!
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Good news is you do these whenever, wherever and no one will know... work meetings, at the dentist, whilst on the phone to your family... it’s all cool.](http://scontent-frt3-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/c73092b40f89a11f9a7672838c3ff785/5B9F45AC/t51.2885-15/s640x640/sh0.08/e35/31991221_1651284988313121_8063880460645695488_n.jpg "From first glance, you may think I’m just chilling out with a baby and his fur-sister on my lap, watching Netflix, hanging out on my phone. BUT NO!
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I’m actually exercising! Because I don’t want my fanny to fall out in the future 😶 Just because we can’t see some of the muscles we’re working out, doesn’t mean they’re not just as, if not more important to spend time exercising. Especially before and after having a baby (yes, even if you have a C Section!)
.
Pelvic floor exercises can seem boring but they’re essential. They’re essential for preventing incontinence (no one wants to have to avoid the trampoline. And whilst we don’t HAVE to trampoline, we’ll all succumb to the odd sneeze every now and again and we don’t want that to be a [literal] dampener on our social life).
.
Everyone always talks about getting your pelvic floor exercises in after birth but it’s equally as important to do them before. The growing weight and size of the baby stretches the pelvic floor muscle so it doesn’t work as effectively but the good news is it can be re-strengthened with a few simple exercises. And now is always a good time to start them!
.
➕ Squeeze your pelvic floor for 7-12 regular pulses, making sure your glutes are relaxed (imagine you’re activating the muscles you would use to stop seeing mid-flow).
➕ Squeeze and hold your pelvic floor for 7 seven seconds, breathing as you go before fully relaxing. Repeat 3-5 times. ➕ Slowly squeeze from ‘back’ to ‘front’ (imagine, and there’s no nice way to put it, squeezing the muscles which stop you pooing before moving on to squeeze the muscles which stop you weeing. Repeat 7 times.
.
Do these 1-3 times a day, every day!
.
Good news is you do these whenever, wherever and no one will know... work meetings, at the dentist, whilst on the phone to your family... it’s all cool.")
