What to Look For in an Instructor or Trainer
Many personal trainers & instructors advertise training or classes for pregnant women & mums, but how do you know which ones really are the specialists? Exactly which qualifications make them ‘experts’? Which official bodies or organisations should they be registered with? What assurances can they offer you in terms of their ongoing training & up-to-date knowledge? & what about the practicalities of training sessions with your baby or toddler in the room: what protection can your trainer offer in terms of your child’s safety & well-being? Is your trainer CRB checked, insured & experienced to work with & around babies & young children?
Many of these questions may not occur to women seeking a personal trainer during or after pregnancy – but they are well worth considering. No More Excuses offers personal training at home, for pregnant & postnatal mothers, with highly qualified & experienced specialist trainers. NME is the UK specialist personal training firm which can satisfy all of the above criteria, & is raising the bar in terms of professional standards & safety for clients & their children.
Pregnancy is an extremely dynamic state, during which many metabolic & physiological changes take place. It is our aim at NME to provide information & advice to women who want to safely stay fit & healthy throughout this incredible time of physical change. Any personal trainer or fitness instructor working with pre/post natal fitness should be certified to deal with this specialised area of fitness – one that is frequently misunderstood or avoided through misplaced fear & lack of information.
Why Choose Us?
NME trainers hold the following credentials & qualifications:
- ‘Premier’ Diploma in Personal Training (or equivalent), which puts them at REPS/the Register of Exercise Professionals level 3, & qualifies them to work with special populations including pregnant & postnatal women
- ‘Fit to Deliver’ certified and/or Premier Training Pregnancy & Postnatal Exercise qualified
- Registered with the Federation of Antenatal Educators (FEDANT), recognised by the medical & midwifery professions as the definitive register for all practitioners working with pregnant women
- Full members of the Guild of Pregnancy & Postnatal Instructors (PNEX)
- We follow the latest (2002) ACOG American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists & RCOG Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (2006) Guidelines for Exercise During Pregnancy
- Civil Liability, Professional Indemnity & Employers Liability insurance, which includes cover for babies & young children present during training, in line with the Children’s Act 1996
- CRB checked as suitable to work with children & vulnerable adults
- First-Aid certified
Your relationship with your personal trainer is extremely important & it is vital that you have trust in their training techniques. This is why we offer a free 30-minute consultation whereby you can meet & get to know your trainer, see their certificates, chat about your health & fitness goals & go through your detailed health questionnaire. Rest assured that this will not be a "hard sell" - you will not be pressurised into signing-up with us. We're confident that you will choose No More Excuses, & so encourage you to compare us to others!
Clients choose NME for our specialist knowledge of pregnancy & postnatal exercise prescription. We are able to confidently provide safe & effective programmes, appropriate to your level of fitness & stage of pregnancy or motherhood. We safely prescribe effective workouts for our clients, always working within the confines of their personal obstetric advice.
We are flexible & willing to accommodate the needs of mothers in our training sessions, often training with babies & / or toddlers present. Early motherhood leaves little time or energy for classes & gym sessions, notwithstanding the problems of childcare… By coming to your home, fitting around naptimes, feeding schedules or school runs, & not insisting that baby is out the way, we can help mothers to fit exercise into their lives.
Our clients may have never exercised before, or they may be regular exercisers who have found a lack of consistent or competent instruction from their gym or class instructors… Not all instructors are specifically qualified or experienced in training pregnant & post-natal women, & may give conflicting or out-of-date advice. NME trainers are specialists – so make sure you’re talking to the experts!
