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Since 1997 JUMP START Outdoor Training has helped hundreds of new Mums regain their health and fitness, along with a lot of friendships and fun all round in their post natal exercise groups. These ‘Mums with Bubs’ groups target women with babies or small children who would like to get out of the house to get some ‘me time’, and also work towards getting their old body back! It is also very cost effective for them, as there is no need to pay a babysitter as well. Heidi, the director of JUMP START, believes the success of the program is due to keeping the groups small and personalised (no more than 6 per group).

“This allows us to cater for individual physical ability, as each Mums body has gone through a different level of ‘trauma’.” The female personal trainers each have around 10yrs experience, and most importantly they understand the changes a women’s body undergoes and what it is capable of after birth. Many women do not appreciate the major changes their body has undergone, and the incorrect type of exercise can cause more damage than good. – eg incorrect and forceful abdominal crunch-style exercises.

'Mums with Bubs' Package $43/wk ($6.14/day)

• Comprehensive Post-Natal Health and Fitness Appraisal
• Mums with Bubs session (post natal exercise groups) once a week, focusing on reducing body fat levels, strengthening the upper back & pelvic floor, plus improving general health and fitness.
• Wet weather facility when raining
• Monthly coffee club - complimentary coffee/tea/juice + education item and hand-out.
• Monthly measurements
• E-book - 7 Secrets to Getting Your Body Back!
• 2nd session each week if you choose, at the discounted rate of $36 per session.

Having been a size 10 all my life, four weeks after the birth of my second daughter I found myself a size 14. I decided I needed to take action and Jump Start was the first call I made. After 6 months of training twice a week, I had lost a total of 45cms from all over my body and found my self-esteem and energy levels had soared.

In April 2004 I fell pregnant with my third daughter and decided that I was not going to return to a size 14 post birth. I trained with Jump Start (under a carefully monitored and tailored regime) until my eighth month of pregnancy. My weight was an incredible 5 kg below that of my previous pregnancies. Ava is now six weeks old and I have started training again. I am looking forward to getting back into those size 10 clothes! Thanks again Heidi and all the team at Jump Start.

Kylie McL - Lindfield

I first came across JUMP START in Sydney’s Child over 3 years ago. I was struggling with having put on weight after the birth of my daughter, feeling very unfit and feeling generally quite down about myself. Not being an outdoors person, I was unsure, but the initial attraction was that Charlotte could come to the sessions with me, which meant no babysitters needed and no having to leave her in a crèche. I phoned and talked to Heidi who was so positive I decided to give it a go. I don’t think there has been any time at all that I have felt uncomfortable or self conscious about my weight/fitness level while I been training at JUMP START, and considering I am far removed from all the trim bodies of the trainers (and lots of the other members), it is a huge compliment to all that I felt right at home straight away.

Being fairly shy, doing something new doesn’t come easy, especially when it is something different for me and I didn’t know anyone. My first session with Heidi was so positive I felt great. I felt like I could achieve anything if I put my mind (and body) to it. My first ‘exercise’ session the next week, was not with Heidi, so I was a little anxious. No need to be. Bec was (and is) great. It had been a long time since I had done any serious exercise (and then only briefly), but Bec gently pushed me into it and explained the exercises as we went. Training outdoors has been great. Fresh air, a huge variety of parks, steps, walks, exercises, equipment, means that every week brings something new. I can always be assured of a smile, a good workout and great company. I now love being outdoors - even if it is for a short period of time.

Aside from the exercises, Bec is great, always ready for a friendly chat (or whinge/dump) and great with Charlotte. In no time, I was really looking forward to my Wednesdays and Charlotte was too. For a child, routine is everything, and “going to Bec’s” is part of our routine. But more than that, Bec has become our friend and if we miss a week, Charlotte misses Bec. And not just that – Wed is a day where she can catch up with her other friends, Heidi, Ken, Ben………….. not to mention the other Mums and Bubs in the class.

Over the 3 years I have been training, I have been astonished at how well Charlotte has coped and still (at age 3) sits in her pram and loves coming. I have met some of the other trainers since joining, and all are fantastic people, and have become a part of Charlotte’s world too.

I am proud of what I have achieved – in terms of fitness, my major achievement was getting to a point where I could attempt the vitality challenge (and complete it). Weight loss, flexibility, stamina are all up there too. Most of all for me though, is the great sense of achievement when I realise how much better I feel, and am, day to day within myself.

Cathie W. – Five Dock