Just Jess, diary of a fit girl

Is my baby getting in the way of making gainz    in the gym? In a word... Yes. haha Babies. Sweet babies. They bring so much joy and so many changes. For mama's there is a very big change in your body. (Usually) being the one to house and grow said baby things are a changing! When I went for a post - partum check up with a pelvic floor physio  (*Which I would highly recommend  if you have one in or around where you live) and she mentioned that I didn't have a lot of good connection to my abs. Which, is totally normal!   You literally just spent the past 9m + learning how to turn off the signal. I had a C section so I went from being a fully capable pregnant lady - doing squats on my due date - to be post surgery. Unable to use my abs without pain or discomfort and fear of 'doing something wrong' kept me pretty much out of the gym and certainly away from core exercises.  I have since returned to core stability style training, and even some core s...

S.A.H.M - stay at home mom, or more appropriately - S.A.H. P. - stay at home Parent. It's 2020 people, dads stay home too Anyhoo, I have enjoyed my current situation staying at home with my son. I'm currenty on maternity leave and will be returning to work. I've been asked if I've just loved being at home with my son. Yes? I think so. I have moments where I do not want to return to work because then I'm leaving him with strangers. I have nothing against daycare personally, I think it's pretty great actually. I don't feel qualified to set my son up with the appropriate skills to make him a good student for school when it comes to that time. We don't do an awful lot in our day to day (compaired to some at least) In our house I try to get him outside daily. Wind / rain / snow / sunshine outside time is important for my mental health and he could certainly benefit as well. So, we go outside. We've also recently started swimming lessons. I loved swi...

What exactly does Optimal training mean?  Different things to different people for sure. It seems to be a "hot word" in regards to online coaching / training. For a lot of people the "optimal" time to workout is the middle of the day. You've (hopefully) rested and eaten 1-2 meals, had the chance to digest and therefore would be at the best place to workout I personally, enjoy working out in the morning. I would get up before work and get a good sweat in before heading out for the day. Was it the most optimal? Probably not. I would commonly workout fasted which can lead to lack in strength... but, if I ate first I'd have to get up that much earlier! Which was a not thanks for this gal - 5am is early enough as is Currently on maternity leave, if my hubby is home I prefer to go during nap time which is around 930/10 am. During the week its quieter at the gym which I def prefer. During the week I fly solo with the wee man so I 'll either workout at h...

Hey friends, Well 2020 is here! Last year was a big year for myself and my little family. We had our baby boy in April and the rest of the year was pretty focused on that haha I stopped working April 2, baby was born April 16 Quick overview / highlights of the year after that June - returned to softball August - family camping & fishing trip to Port Hardy, BC September - first standard distance triathlon October - cutest little skunk for his first Halloween. Went to Mt Rainier with my hubby & sister November - Ran a 10km trail race and got a Personal Best of sub 1 hr December - babies first christmas <3 So now that you're all caught up ... what's in store for 2020? Well, I am kind of big on goal setting and gearing up for new things. Last year was obviously having a baby and navigating an entirely new life balance etc. I was also able to play softball AND do (well) in my triathlon so there were some serious physical wins as well this past year. Having a ...