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Kids make your pre-baby time management look like a joke. Fact. We need a plan girls. Here is a quick brain dump of things you could try that I’m doing at the moment (and I’m a work in progress as we all know) to try and get more fitness in

Once upon a time, I’d have a daily hot date with the vending machine on the second floor. The Twirl and the Twix were my nemeses. I held a genuine belief that in some significant way they helped me get through the afternoons at work. I’d read yet another idealistic

We’re Ursula and Tim Tavender. AKA Mummy and Daddy to a truly beautiful little soul – Xavier, our two year old boy. Parenthood so far has been full of extremes. Extreme joy, love and pride…and also extreme life adjustment, guilt and worry. Becoming a parent has been – without question

When you’ve been working out for weeks on end, going great guns with banishing the junk and sacrificing the beloved vino, you need to know it’s making a difference. But what if it isn’t? What if you’re nailing it, but your body isn’t responding yet? It’s super tough to stick

For many of us, our only hope of getting some time to ourselves to exercise is in the evenings when the bedtime battle has been won. By this time of day though, you’ve probably already put in a 12 hour day (or 14 hours if you live with the 5am

Before becoming a mummy I’d exercise three or four times a week. I did a mix of classes, the gym and swimming. During my pregnancy I took exercise very easy (pilates, swimming, walking) and post-­baby I was looking forward to being able to push myself again! However, there was no way

Ever had a conversation that goes a little like this? “I love being a mummy. But I just wasn’t prepared for just how much I would change.” “I probably shouldn’t say this, but a little tiny part of me misses the old me.” “I had no idea what Mummy Guilt

Long gone are the days when we could plan our days and they would actually go pretty much like we’d imagined. I’ll bet we’ve all thought of ourselves as flexible in our past lives – at home, at work and with friends. But – correct me if I’m wrong –

At a toddler group this morning I was chatting to one of my gorgeous mama friends. She’s got a toddler and a six-month old. Let’s not sugar-coat it…every time I see her she looks exactly like she feels. (She won’t mind me saying that. It’s not a pretty sight.) She’s

Since we had children. Before I had Xav (BX, if you will) I was in the gym 4-5 times a week. Before work, after work, lunchtimes, weekends…it fitted comfortably around my job as a PR Manager. I didn’t see it as a luxury. I saw it as something I did