Mum and Baby Fitness Classes: Benefits, When to Start & Find Classes Near You

Looking for mum and baby fitness classes near you? Whether you’ve recently had a baby or you’re simply looking for a fun way to get active with your little one, mum and baby fitness classes are a fantastic way to improve your physical and mental wellbeing while spending quality time together.

From buggy fitness classes and postnatal exercise to mum and baby yoga, dance classes and boot camps, there are plenty of options available across the UK. These classes are designed to help new mums rebuild strength, boost confidence, improve fitness and meet other local parents, all while keeping baby involved.

In this guide, we’ll explore the benefits of mum and baby fitness classes, when it’s safe to start exercising after giving birth, what to look for in a qualified instructor, and how to find the best postnatal fitness classes near you using the Club Hub UK directory.

In this article

1. What are Mum and Baby Fitness Classes?
2. When Can You Start Exercising After Having a Baby?
3. Types of Mum and Baby Fitness Classes
4. Mum and Baby Fitness Classes on the Club Hub Directory
5. Choosing a Qualified Postnatal Fitness Instructor
6. Understanding Diastasis Recti
7. Exercises for Diastasis Recti
8. Benefits of Mum and Baby Fitness Classes
9. Best Buys for New Mums
10. Find Mum and Baby Fitness Classes Near You

According to the NHS:

“If you had a straightforward birth you can start gentle exercise as soon as you feel up to it. This could include walking, gentle stretches, pelvic floor and tummy exercises. It’s usually a good idea to wait until after your 6-week postnatal check before you start any high-impact exercise, such as aerobics or running.”

Club Hub UK is an online directory for children from the age of 0-18. We have many fantastic mum and baby fitness classes in our directory from buggy fitness classes to mum and baby dance classes, mum and baby yoga, mum and baby/toddler boot camp. Take a look and see what you can find near you.

Here are a few Mum and Baby Fitness Classes listed on our directory:

• LushTums Pregnancy & Postnatal Yoga with Birth Prep Education
• Mummy and Me Ballet
• Pregnancy Fitness Class
• Fitness with free child play
• Self defense and fitness class

It’s important that you attend a mum and baby fitness class with a teacher who is qualified in post-natal exercise. They can discuss with you how to moderate exercise if you suffer from diastasis recti. This is basically separated stomach muscles. The amount of separation can vary. It happens because you’re growing womb (uterus) pushes the muscles apart, making them longer and weaker. You can check if you have this by placing your fingers on your belly button, pointing towards your pelvis, and pressing down. Lift your head up about an inch while keeping your shoulders on the ground. If you have diastasis recti, you will feel a gap between the muscles that is an inch wide or more. If you are concerned, do check with a nurse or doctor.

Exercises for Diastasis Recti include abdominal compressions, pelvic tilts, toe taps, heel slides, single-leg stretches, and bridges with belly scooping. Always keep the belly pulled in, rather than doing any movement that pushes it out

Benefits of Mum and baby fitness classes:

• Bonding – Spending extra time with your baby while you work out helps you and baby. Whether your baby is in their pushchair looking up at you, in a carrier or on a mat staring up at you they can sense your positive energy of you doing something for yourself while you focus on them at the same time.
• Forming healthy habits for the whole family
• Mum and baby fitness classes also is good for your baby by enhancing their Social Awareness
• Provides Sensory Stimulation for baby
• Mum and baby fitness classes can Increase confidence for mums
• Classes allow mums to make more mum friends
• Mum and baby fitness classes can be a way of doing something you enjoy, making you feel happy
• Fitness classes can improve your mood,
• There are many physical benefits too such as strengthening the heart, bones and lungs, keeping arteries and veins clear, reduces blood sugar levels
• Mum and baby fitness can help with weight loss
• Enhances emotional well-being,

If you are a new mum we also recommend checking out our article for best buys for new mums.  In the article Club Hub put together a quite extensive but helpful list of best buys for new mums. Each product had been reviewed by one of our Instagram brand rep mums.

Find Mum and Baby Fitness Classes Near You

Ready to get active with your little one? Club Hub UK makes it easy to find mum and baby fitness classes near you, including buggy fitness, postnatal exercise, baby yoga, dance classes, boot camps and more.

Search by your location to discover qualified instructors and welcoming classes designed to help you stay active, build confidence and meet other local parents.

Browse the Club Hub UK directory today and find the perfect mum and baby fitness class near you.