After my second baby my body and my world fell apart. I was diagnosed with prolapse which I never though would happen to me. But it did and I felt helpless. After gaining almost 20kg during my second pregnancy all I wanted to do was hit the gym and go hard to be back in my skinny jeans before anyone realised I had the baby. Of course my reality was very different as my exercise options were very limited. I was not allowed to do much other than walk and lifting anything heavier than a few kilos was out of the question! Not that I wanted to do much, I just wanted to sit on the couch and not move as every time I stood up I could feel a dragging sensation due to the prolapse. It was a very very dark time in my life. But everything changed when I met Mish:) From the very first moment I walked into her gym I felt extremely comfortable and safe. I knew that she understood exactly how I was feeling physically and emotionally. I spent 5 weeks rehabilitating with Mish on the wonderful machine called Power Plate. Of course I had no idea what this strange looking thing had to do with strengthening my pelvic floor muscle when I first saw it but as I soon found out it had everything to do with it! And it wasn't just when I was at Mish's gym that I felt safe and comfortable from then on as Mish taught me exercise and lifting skills that are safe on my pelvic floor and which I will use for the rest of my life.
After the initial 5 week rehabilitation period I was not only ready to get off the couch and move about but I was ready to keep going to get to get to the body I wanted to reclaim :) So Mish put me onto Mel, a wonderful Personal Trainer who also understands exactly what my body can and cannot do and together using the Power Plate we are making progress I really didn't think possible. And the most amazing thing is that because of the nature of the Power Plate exercise sessions I don't feel like I have done a full gym session afterwards but the results speak for themselves!
A couple of weeks ago I even went to the snow and skied for a whole week, something 6 months ago I could not even imagine!
My prolapse is still there but it is getting better, my body is getting stronger and most importantly there is no more sitting on the couch as I have two beautiful boys and I do not want to miss a moment, not a moment during this precious time in our lives!
Thank you Mish, Mel and the Power Plate for giving me my life back :)