I'm Emily, certified personal trainer, pre & post natal exercise specialist and Mom of 2. I blend years coaching all kinds of athletes and clients with my expertise in the pre/post natal training space, to create all well rounded, science backed fitness programs for women. Build strength, consistency and confidence in the gym, life and motherhood.

ABOUT

During my 1st pregnancy, I quickly realized there was a lack of accessible information and education around how to strength train throughout pregnancy, into postpartum and beyond. 

Google leads you down a path of confusing and conflicting information with many of it incredibly outdated. The general guidelines & do's and don't of pregnancy do not factor the individual and training variables at hand and simply label movements as 'safe' or 'unsafe'. Or provide general advice like; ’just listen to your body’ and ‘you can return to whatever you were doing pre-pregnancy.’ Although the pre/post natal fitness space is ever-changing with new research and data coming out all the time to support a strong pregnancy, there's still a great deal of fear mongering marketing tactics, a whole lot of 'don'ts' and barriers to exercise for so many women. 

We then birth a baby with zero guidelines from our provider on how to recover. 6 days after giving birth, I was carrying my firstborn in his car seat to his first doctors appointment. Each week he was getting heavier and throughout the day I was squatting, lifting, bending, carrying, getting up and down from the ground, all while trying to rest and heal. At my 6 week postpartum check up, there were no referrals to a physical therapist that specializes in the pelvic floor, or any emphasis on a gradual return to fitness. Just a 'you're cleared for exercise'. This gap in care leaves so many women struggling to return to exercise. I want to change that. 

My approach is not about what fits my bias and rather driven towards a comfortable pregnancy, smoother postpartum recovery and your long term performance. I blend years of coaching all kinds of athletes and clients with my knowledge of the pre/post natal fitness space to create well rounded exercise programs that translates into life, fitness, and motherhood. I take the guesswork out of your training, going beyond just modifying movements, so you feel strong and confident during both your pregnancy and postpartum fitness journey. 

The why behind Lift with Emily

A few of my

FAVOURITE THINGS

I can't live without

SELF CARE IS

PUT ME ON A PLANE TO

GUILTY PLEASURE

TAKE MY MONEY

HAPPIEST WHEN

Coffee

Outside

Reading a book

Target

PJ's at 4pm

South Africa

PRAISE FROM CLIENTS

"I delivered my baby 38 + 5 and my midwife team were so impressed at his positioning

Everything went so well and it's because I had access to programming like yours. I was able to build upper body strength during pregnancy which ironically was what helped me find my optimal push position. Thank you!"

- Sara

01/05

PRAISE FROM CLIENTS

"Emily is an incredible trainer. She kept me moving throughout my pregnancy. 

"I am confident that her programming was a huge contributing factor for why my pregnancy was so easy, my delivery was quick and my recovery from pregnancy and delivery were so fast. I could not imagine being pregnant or recovering without her. I cannot sing her praises enough!"

- Juliann

02/05

PRAISE FROM CLIENTS

"Emily makes the content and workouts easy to understand and incorporate into a new mom’s life.

I feel confident and safe to return to my pre-baby workout routine with a new, more informed mindset. 10/10 would recommend to novice and professional athletes!"

- Kathleen

03/05

PRAISE FROM CLIENTS

"I just wanted to tell you how good I am feeling postpartum. I have way less incontinence and generally feel so much stronger than with my first.

I worked out the whole of my pregnancy with her but didn't do so much pelvic mobility and pregnancy specific stuff, its made a HUGE difference"

- Michelle

04/05

PRAISE FROM CLIENTS

"Finding your program was a life changing moment for me. 

I don't have to worry about my workouts because they are already made up and tailored to my stage in pregnancy. Your program helped give me more grace to myself than ever before, find more balance in my life and give more mental energy to things that actually matter. All of that to say, thank you"

- Abigail

05/05