Lead the way working with pregnant & postpartum clients
Did you know in 2020 4.35million women used our gyms & fitness facilities in comparison to 3.5million men?
AND in 2016 the ABS reported that 77% of women over the age of 15 in Australia would become mothers.
That's 3.34million MOTHERS using our gyms & fitness facilities.
Safe Return to Exercise will fill in the gaps your previous certifications left out and change the way you work with mums forever.
Register for course"I thoroughly enjoyed this course, it was very informative and a great eye-opener. Jen did a fantastic job of getting the information across" - Dayna Spiller, NZ
Did you know?
- Women make up 80% of those living with incontinence?
- Half of all women that have had a baby experience prolapse
- Postpartum is forever??
Inside Safe Return to Exercise we deep dive and get hands ON learning how to safely and effectively work with your mum-clients and move past the overwhelm and confusion of wondering if you are really doing the right thing or not.
All of the techniques and philosophies within Safe Return to Exercise are those that allowed me to personally coach hundreds of women through their pregnancy and postpartum journey's (and way beyond) alongside running my successful, six-figure, mum-focused fitness business for TEN years.
Safe Return to Exercise has supported over 2000 Personal Trainers, Coaches, Group Fitness, Pilates & Yoga instructors, Exercise Physiologists, Physiotherapists and even midwives to become confident in the way they support & work with their pre and postnatal, mum-clients.
And if you want to become a specialist in this field Safe Return to Exercise is the first step in your journey to become THE go-to Pre & Postnatal Exercise Professional in your area, create valuable partnerships with other health and medical professionals AND gain the respect you deserve from them in the process.
Once you have completed your certification you will:
- STOP being confused about what you should and shouldn't be doing with your pregnant and postnatal clients
- STOP hoping you are doing the right thing
- Have the CONFIDENCE to legitimately call yourself a pre and postnatal certified trainer
- Take the first and most important step to become THE go-to trainer in your area/gym for mums
- BE the mum-focused Exercise Professional your clients RAVE about and others HAVE to work with
- Get organic referrals and GROW your business because it's clear you know your stuff
- Become TRUSTED and recommended by other health and medical professionals
- Have FUN and choose who you want to work with within your Fitness Business
It's always better when you hear it from someone else.....
Garth Ainsworth
"Safe Return to Exercise is an invaluable course for anyone working with mums or mums-to-be. Jen is super passionate about educating FitPro's with the tools & resources to confidently & effectively support & empower mums safely back into exercise. I would encourage all fitness professionals to do this course, you won't regret it I promise. I loved it!"
Flick Ryan
"The course thoroughly covers all you need to know as a fitness professional to safely train your mum clients with a toolbox of information - from training a mum during her pregnancy to working alongside a Pelvic Health Physio to carefully & gently return her to her full potential"
Your certification covers:
- Understanding the Safe Return to Exercise philosophy & why 'one size fits all' doesn't work
- Body image & the importance of the language you use with your mum-clients
- Mental health and PND; how to support & get help for your clients
- Creating key partnerships and building your team to best support your mum-clients
- Anatomical & physical changes during pregnancy
- How to guide & adapt exercise during pregnancy
- Key factors you must monitor in pregnancy and post-natally
- Pregnancy & postnatal terminology it's helpful to understand.
- Anatomy and function during pregnancy and delivery.
- Anatomy & function of the pelvic floor.
- How to talk to and guide your client around pelvic floor
- Practical Pelvic Floor –Learn how to teach & check in with pelvic floor within your scope of practice - gain valuable insight on what is happening on the inside from the outside
- How to check for abdominal separation using more than one testing strategy
- Understanding depth & abdominal control
- Learn how to activate Transversus Abdominis & how to teach your clients the same.
- Guideline’s for returning to a variety of different exercise or movement environments
- Practical hands on and cueing
- Pelvic pain; Pubic Symphysis & Sciatica
- How to properly understand, check and adapt your programming for the most common pregnancy and postnatal contraindications
- Learn how to program effectively for each individual client ESPECIALLY in a group environment.
- Learn new progressions and regressions for your programming.
- How to conduct, & understand your specific to pre and postnatal pre-exercise screening.
- How to interpret their answers & apply to your programming
- How to connect with and work alongside a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist to ensure the best possible care for your clients
- How to work with and interpret the advice of your Pelvic Health Physio partners
Safe Return to Exercise is focused on being THE foundation for YOU to be the very BEST trainer you can be for your mum-clients.
With your enrolment into your Safe Return to Exercise Certification you will receive:
✅ Two full day or three half day sessions
✅ A hard copy of your comprehensive course manual
✅ Access to your online learning platform
✅ Your digital certificate & logo to tell the word you are certified in working with pre & postnatal women
✅ Access to our private facebook group for further support
✅ Your invitation to apply to become a MumSafe™️ Trainer
Connection, support & accountability
Access to our FitPro's for Mums Facebook group for ongoing support & implementation
Pre-work video recordings to familiarise yourself with all of our HANDS on work.
LIVE sessions
NOTICE BOARD so you can submit questions to be answered between live sessions
Early Bird Pricing
There is special earlybird pricing on our courses when booked three weeks out from your course start date
Use the code SREEARLYBIRD when booking within this timeframe
2024 Course Dates
FEBRUARY/MARCH MID-WEEK COURSE 2024
Held across three mid-week sessions, this course will be held on:
Wednesday 28 February
Wednesday 6 March
Wednesday 13 March
9:45am - 2:30pm AEDT
All of our courses have a MAXIMUM number of spots available to ensure your best possible learning experience.
When you book our face to face virtual course you must turn up LIVE on each date to pass your Safe Return to Exercise certification.
Although we highly recommend you join us live for each session you can now ASK us about our new HYBRID course options for those on alternate timezones or who are unable to attend live at all. Email [email protected]
If you are a big box gym, franchise or have a community of trainers please reach out to us for information on our private and bespoke course experience. Email [email protected] ***minimum numbers apply.
Safe Return to Exercise is for you if..
- You are dedicated to continuing to up-skill especially during a time like this.
- You want to become THE go-to person in your area KNOWN for working with mums.
- You are an Exercise Professional working with WOMEN - in 2016 mums made up 77% of women aged 15+
- You are an Exercise Professional currently working with mums but don't hold an actual certification (often times you might not even know you need a specific qualification - you do)
- You are newly qualified and know you want to work with mums within your Fitness Business
- You are already working with mums within your established fitness business but want to refine your practices and processes
- You work within a big box gym running group training sessions and you want to understand how to individually look after the women who attend your classes
- You work one on one with clients and want to know where to start and how to work with them in the most effective way
- You run group training sessions and you want to know how to properly screen and structure your training sessions to look after all of your mums to the best of your ability
- You have female clients with older children - once postnatal, always postnatal
Safe Return to Exercise is NOT for you if..
- You don't want to train your female clients once they enter motherhood
- You think that working with mums is a quick fix to fill your 9.30am time slot through just ticking a box of accreditation
- You are not open to continuous learning and commitment to a growth mindset within your fitness business
- You think you have learned it all from previous courses
- You expect to know everything straight away - our time together will give you an amazing foundation for your continued learning but the real work starts when you begin to implement your learnings
- You are not open to partnerships with other health, fitness and medial professionals to best support your mum-clients
Wanna hear from more of our awesome participants ????
I can read your FAQ'n mind.....
1. I've done pre and postnatal trainings before, do I really need to do this one too?
2. I'm brand new to the industry, will I be in over my head?
3. Will I get course notes or slides so I can go over what I have learned?
4. I'm a guy - is this course okay for me too?
5. Will I be insured to work with pre and postnatal women?
6. What about the hands on stuff now it's in a virtual environment?
7. Do I need further insurance to work with pregnant and postnatal women?
8. Can I arrive late/leave early?
9. I'm not actually an Exercise Professional can I do the course too?
10. Is there a test to be passed and how will this be done?
Meet your team - Me! Jen Dugard - Creator
I am the founder of the MumSafe brand, creator of Professional education Safe Return to Exercise and author of the book How to Love your Body as much as your Baby.
With over 17yrs industry experience my ultimate mission is to ensure all mums are looked after safely & effectively within the fitness industry. Having sold my group fitness business in 2018 I educates, present & mentor across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore & Taiwan.
I serve both mums and fitness professionals alike; ensuring fitness professionals are properly educated and up-skilled in working with their pre & postnatal clients whilst simultaneously educating mums themselves and connecting them with these trainers via the website www.mumsafe.com.au
MumSafe currently has 100+ Exercise Professionals located throughout Australia, New Zealand and growing into Singapore and the UK.
I like to give back to our industry through my role on the board of AUSactive, I am an ambassador for ASICS Australia and coach for Dent Global.
Sheridan Carthew-Wakefield - Master Trainer
Sheridan has a Bachelor of Human Movement Degree majoring in Health and PE and career as a high school Health and PE teacher spanning over 10 years prior to joining the fitness industry.
In 2015, almost 3 years into motherhood, Sheridan launched her first business The HIIT Fix (mostly female client base).
She completed her Safe Return to Exercise accreditation 2018, joined the Body Beyond Baby team and her new business My Fit Mumma was born.
Sheridan is passionate about making sure all Mums and FitPros received the education they need to keep themselves and their clients safe.
In more recent times, Sheridan has become an Ant-Diet Culture advocate with a special interest in Health at Every Size (HAES) and Body Image.
Christie Houghton - Master Trainer
Christie has a background in teaching and holds a Bachelor of Education and Diploma of Teaching, with 20 years experience behind her before opting for a career change and retraining as a Personal Trainer.
She saw a gap in the way women were looked after in the fitness industry and founded Active Soul in 2010, offering a holistic approach to women's health, fitness and wellbeing.
Christie completed her Safe Return to Exercise certification in 2017, which automatically shifted the way she trained Mums. She has additional pregnancy and post natal qualifications through Burrell Education and female specific qualifications through Nardia Norman and Dr Stacy Simms.
Christie is passionate about women's health, fitness and wellbeing and strives to inspire, educate and empower women to thrive through all stages and has been awarded 'NZ group trainer of the year' in 2019 and 2020.
Before this course I would never have known so much about Women's Health in general. After this course I am keen to gain more knowledge on Women's Health and pass on this knowledge to the many young women I work with a teach. - Thai Bi Yu
I now know that every woman that has had a baby is postnatal. I feel I am more equipped to look after myself and share my knowledge with my clients so that more people are aware of the special attention that postnatal mums need & not to rush the process. - Yee Chin Wei, Ivy
Safe Return to Exercise has been a fantastic learning and growth experience. I really expanded and cemented my learning around safely training pre and postnatal women. I think this sort of training should form part of every trainers education. It is extremely unlikely that in our work as a PT we are never going to work with a woman and or a postnatal woman. - Carissa Harrison
