25 01, 2016

The pregnancy files, the final instalment by Mel Sykes-Bridge

By |2021-03-01T10:04:06+11:00January 25th, 2016|fit families, Members, Members stories, pre-natal exercise, pregnancy, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Here is what is probably my last P file installment before the birth of my little girl I have now reached 37 weeks! The past 7 weeks have been filled with lots of walking and approx 2 runs a week. I haven’t really had an opportunity to get out much without my almost 3 year [...]

14 12, 2015

Pregnancy Files Part 4 – Mel Sykes-Bridge

By |2021-03-01T10:03:16+11:00December 14th, 2015|pregnancy, running in pregnancy, Running Stories, Uncategorized|0 Comments

Well this installment comes a little later as this month has been HECTIC!!! Amongst working full-time, chasing a toddler and growing bigger by the minute we bought and moved into our new house! To say we have been busy would definitely be an understatement :) However, through it all I have actually fitted in more [...]

28 09, 2015

The Pregnancy files – One mums pregnant running journey, Chapter 2

By |2021-02-16T11:18:49+11:00September 28th, 2015|Member stories, pregnancy, Running Stories|0 Comments

Phew!! What a month this has been, to say it has been challenging would be an understatement... I knew it was going to be a challenge to keep up my running this month as I was working towards running an event in Melbourne (organised from Canberra) for 300 pharmacists! So the first thing I did [...]

24 08, 2015

The P Files – Part 1 ( a journey of a pregnant runner) – by Mel Sykes-Bridge

By |2021-03-01T09:59:29+11:00August 24th, 2015|pregnancy, running in pregnancy, Running Stories|1 Comment

Around this time 2 years ago I decided it was about time I got myself back into shape after giving birth to my son 8 months earlier. I had been a bit of a runner a few years before, mainly to help with my 1st grade hockey training but I had never really considered myself [...]

9 04, 2015

My running pause – A journey through pregnancy as a running mum. By Tayyah Pegg

By |2021-02-16T11:18:51+11:00April 9th, 2015|exercise, pre-natal exercise, pregnancy, Running Stories|1 Comment

I wish I could say I had pure motives when it came to my exercise and diet while I was pregnant with my second son, but initially, the one word that fueled my drive was 'fear'. Two years prior, I had my first son, and the birth and recovery were quite traumatic. It took me [...]