Mom in Balance has been an extremely positive experience for me both during and after both of my pregnancies.
Hannah:
I was introduced to MIB through a friend of mine who happens to be one of their instructors. From the beginning, I looked forward to going to every session as they were all led by inspirational, capable, and strong women. No matter what the weather, going to MIB was an hour of fresh air, a great workout (total body), and great company amongst other mothers (to be). After having completed 2 rounds of the pregnancy workouts, the back in shape, and the mom in shape, I really feel that MIB played a key role in my physical condition before, during and after the births of my 2 daughters. Thanks to the MIB workouts, I was able to build up the strength needed in order to experience the actual birth as something positive. I would not even label the birth as 'painful' but rather hard work - it's like training for a marathon (they don't call it labor for nothing!). I was able to take the exercises I learned in MIB with me to my hotel room when at a conference for work, or at the poolside during summer vacation in Tuscany, or to the Gettysburg battlefield when visiting my parents; wherever I went, I took my theraband with me and that's all I needed in order to incorporate a good workout into my daily routine. The Gezond & Energiek Zwanger book was perfect for keeping track of daily fitness and in that way provided motivation to stay fit throughout the pregnancy. It's also nice to have the guidance of professionally trained instructors when getting back into shape, letting me know which muscles are safe to train and when. I'm incredibly happy with the results provided by all levels (pregnancy, back-in-shape, mom-in-shape) of MIB and highly recommend it for women looking for a great workout with inspirational women with professional guidance. I'm glad to see MIB expanding to other locations - it's an incredibly positive epidemic that has hit the Netherlands a couple years ago and I'm glad I was on time to catch it!