We chat to Anna Kooiman, Mum of 2 (3 month old Annabel and 2 and a half year old Brooks. Anna developed Strong Sexy Mammas after having her first child and realising there is a real need for safe and effective (yet challenging) online exercise classes for prenatal and postnatal women. Anna is a certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor, pre and post natal diastasis and core consultant, prenatal and postnatal corrective exercise specialist, women's fitness specialist, and international TV host.
Tell us a little bit about you!
And tell us a bit about Strong Sexy Mammas!
How are you managing the “juggle” with 2 little ones, Brooks and Annabel?
What has been your biggest learning curve after having your second baby?
What have been your favourite baby products this time around?
And what were your favourite maternity ‘must haves’?
I loved the POP! Maternity Pregnancy Singlets, I actually lived in those singlets and would tell every mum I could find about how great they were. Really show off the beautiful bump and high quality material. And Birkenstock’s.... hands down. I have bad feet and pregnancy makes it worse. I have gone from fancy high heels, beautiful dresses, jewellery and makeup, to Birkenstock’s and backpacks and shift dresses.
What products do you recommend to Mums in the postpartum stage?
Early on.... some sort of belly wrap for the first 6 weeks... then I recommend my Strong Sexy Mammas early postnatal core and core progressive workouts to help flatten the tummy. The Cadenshae Nursing Sports Bras are also a must have!
What are your best bits of advice for new Mums (not baby related but Mum related!)?
What is the most common thing you hear from Mums when starting their Strong Sexy Mumma’s journey?
And what do you hear from them at the end of one of your challenges?
This is our first one! We are 5 weeks in. Women are already telling me they are feeling tighter and more energized. To keep us from focussing too much on our bodies, we focus on our fitness! We have a "Cardio Sculpt Fitness Tracker" that we do once a week. We watch the repetitions go up as we get stronger and it is empowering!! We have a private Facebook group that keeps us all accountable. I am loving it! Along with the video on demand workouts we also offer live classes on Saturdays for the challengers. It's fun to see everyone on Zoom!
When does your next challenge start?
How can Mums get involved? (what equipment, time, fitness level, etc?)
Thanks so much for chatting with us Anna! Follow Anna on Instagram @strongsexymammas and @annakooiman and head over to the Strong Sexy Mammas website to learn more and join her next 6 week challenge
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Interesting article, appreciate the author’s efforts for such a lovely post. We also provide pregnancy pilates and exercises at: https://bodybeyondbirth.com/
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