Group Seminars For Moms And Moms To Be

 Prepare To Push

Would you run a marathon without training?  Many say giving birth is like running a marathon so you need to train!  Learn what muscles you need to strengthen to help push your baby out effectively.  Find out how to avoid tearing or the need for an episiotomy.  Find out how to prevent diastasis recti.  Take home valuable tips and information that your childbirth class won’t teach you on how to physically prepare for the birth of your child and put yourself in the best position to deliver your baby effectively, recover more quickly and get you pre-baby body back.  This course is designed for pregnant women at any stage (ideally before the 30th week). 

2012 Course Dates

Sat Feb 18, 2012  Location: Optimum Family Chiropractic, Port Moody, BC

Future Dates

Sun May 6, 2012
Sat July 7, 2012
Sat Oct 6, 2012

Restore Your Core 

You’ve had your baby and things aren’t quite the same ‘down there’.  Not only that but your tummy just isn’t what it used to be.  Learn about post partum pelvic floor challenges such as pelvic organ prolapse and incontinence and what you can do to fix them and prevent them.  Gain insight into Diastasis Recti - the unknown reason why so many moms struggle with losing their ‘mummy tummy’.  This course is designed for women who have given birth (vaginally or by c-section). 

2012 Course Dates

Sat Feb 11  Location: Bodies By London, Port Moody, BC

Future Dates

Sat May 5
Sat July 7
Sat Oct 6

Kegels and Cocktails Home Party

Do you have a group of girlfriends who you share your secrets with?  You laugh when you leak and say to each other that it's normal - you've had kids, you workout together and do every core class there is trying to loose your poochy tummy, your talk about how your sex life is not quite the same.  Leaking when you laugh is not normal, most core classes are never going to give you the flat tummy you want and you can get things back to better in bed!  Grab your best gals and host a Kegels and Cocktails night!  Kim Vopni will engage you in a fun and informative night in with the girls while enjoying a cocktail or two!  Everyone will have their tummy checked for diastasis recti and the topic of conversation all night long will be about your core and your pelvic floor! 

Host gets a free assessment (a $95 value)  all attendees pay only $20/per person and everyone is entitled to 15% off all products and services.

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Individual Consultations For Moms and Moms To Be

Can't attend a seminar but want access to the information?  Book an individual consultation with Kim Vopni and have a certified pre/post natal fitness consultant and personal trainer all to yourself!

‘Prepare To Push’ Consultation - For Expectant Moms

Having a baby changes your body.  Many of these changes you will learn about in your pregnancy books, prenatal classes and from friends.  Some things however, are often overlooked and leave many new moms saying ‘why didn’t anyone tell me about this!?’  Things like lingering back pain, a flat bum and poor posture, incorrect breathing patterns, incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse – all signs of a dysfunctional inner core.  Your inner core is made up of your pelvic floor, your transversus abdominis (the deepest abdominal muscle), your multifidus (in your low back) and your diaphragm (for breathing).  This core unit needs to be trained and prepared for pregnancy and childbirth or you may be left with pain, leaking and/or unsupported internal organs.  During the prepare to push consultation you will learn how to prevent diastasis recti (separation of the outermost abdominal muscles), what positions are best to birth in to protect your pelvic floor and prevent tearing, and what muscles you need to strengthen to help push your baby out effectively and recover more quickly.  We will show you the exercises that are best during pregnancy and as a new mom that will help you get back to your pre-baby body with a functional core.  The EPI-NO will be discussed as an option to help best prepare your pelvic floor for childbirth and is available for 15% off.  

Consultations are scheduled in your home, over the phone or on SKYPE.  Please allow for 1.5 hours.  

Cost: in-home - $95 plus HST, Phone or Skype - $75 plus HST

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‘Restore Your Core’ Consultation - For Moms of Any Age

You’ve had your baby and, well, things have changed.  Your posture is a little off, your bum is flat as a pancake, your back aches, you leak when you laugh and your tummy won’t budge!  Pregnancy and childbirth are miraculous but they can also wreak havoc on your body – especially the abdominals and pelvic floor.  The restore your core consultation is designed to educate you on the best way to get back to being functionally fit without leaking, pain or a muffin top.  You’ll gain insight into and be tested for diastasis recti – the unknown reason why so many moms struggle with losing their tummy after pregnancy.  Your deep core function will be assessed and you’ll learn what exercises are best to help get your body back and of course what exercises to avoid (and you’ll probably be shocked to learn what they are)!  You will take away knowledge that many women simply don’t know about how to flatten your tummy.  The exercises can be incorporated immediately into your daily life and regular workout routine. 

Consultations are scheduled in your home and typically take 1.5 hours.  Because a predominant portion of the consultation is a hands-on deep core assessment and exercise prescription, Phone and Skype sessions are not available.  Follow up sessions are scheduled as needed.

Cost:   $95 plus HST,  Follow up sessions - $65 plus HST

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'At The Gym'

Take The Fitness Doula with you to the gym and learn how to incorporate the core principals you've learned into your regular workout or have a new workout created for you.  'At The Gym' sessions are scheduled after your core has regained function and you are ready to progress to more rigourous activity.

Cost: $65 plus HST and any associated drop in fees at your gym

Workshops for Fitness Professionals

Diastasis Recti – Closing the Gap on Your Client's Abdominal Woes

As Trainers we have been prescribing crunch after crunch to help our clients lose their bellies and ease their back pain.  Little did we know that a common and largely undiagnosed condition called Diastasis Recti would make our exercise prescription the worst possible solution to meet our clients’ needs.  In this workshop you’ll learn how to identify Diastasis Recti in your clients and learn the functional exercises that will help your clients finally achieve a stronger, flatter midsection and a pain free back.

This is a 2.5 hour workshop geared to Personal Trainers and Pre/Post Natal Fitness Instructors and qualifies for 2.5 BCRPA CEC's 

Next course date: Sunday December 4, 2011  

Location: Vancouver, BC

To Register: www.fitformation.ca 

Incontinence – Training Women With Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Over 60% of women deal with incontinence yet many of them suffer in silence and are restricted in what they feel they can do.  Physical exertion is often a challenge for women with incontinence which leads many of them to stop exercising or chose activities that may not appeal to them.  As Trainers we need to encourage women to talk about their challenges and offer solutions that will allow them to strengthen their pelvic floor and return to the activities that they enjoy.  Learn how incontinence affects women and how to tailor your program to meet their needs while also working to eliminate the dysfunction.  You will develop an understanding of the pelvic floor and its function along with the importance of encouraging pelvic floor wellness in your female clients.

This is a 3 hour workshop geared to Personal Trainers, Pre/Post Natal Fitness Instructors and qualifies for 3 BCRPA CEC's

Next course date: Sunday December 4 , 2011

Location: Vancouver, BC

To Register: www.fitformation.ca

 Pfilates - Pelvic Floor Pilates - Certification Course

This is a unique opportunity to work with Dr. Bruce Crawford M.D, Denise Nichols (Physical Therapist and Certified Pfilates Instructor) and Kim Vopni (Certified PFilates Instructor) that will enable you to develop an advanced expertise in pelvic floor fitness training.  The course will discuss the neuromuscular anatomy of the pelvic floor, common types of pelvic floor dysfunction and current medical and surgical treatment options for pelvic floor disorders.  Dr. Crawford will present the PFM EMG data for lower body plyometric exercise and pelvic floor muscular engagement.  You will then learn the movements and modifications in the Pfilates program that will enable you to educate both clients and class participants on the functional pelvic floor fitness program known as Pfilates. 

Next Course Date: January 22, 2012 8:30am - 3:00pm

Cost: $299 USD

Location: The Studio at Treloar - 505-686 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC

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Speaking Engagements 

Kim Vopni is available for speaking engagements as a compliment to an existing childbirth education class, mom group or women’s health presentation by providing targeted information to your audience on diastasis recti prevention and repair, and pre/post natal pelvic floor care.

Presentations include:
"Leaking When You Laugh Isn't Normal"
"Potty Talk - Healthy Elimination Tips and Proactive Pelvic Floor Wellness"
"Crunches Don't Work"

Contact Us to book your speaking engagement