Revolution Motherhood – NYC Fitness Program Review

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Ideally, I wouldn’t have to do a thing and miraculously, I’d have my pre-baby body back.  But alas, that method has not worked out so well for me despite the past 6 years of praying, hoping and wishing it would.  And because my handy excuse of ..”well I just had a baby” has expired YEARS ago, I knew I had to work out.. cuz Lord knows, I’m hopeless when it comes to controlling what I eat.  So when my friend, Randi Zinn invited me to try Rachel Welch’s Revolution Motherhood program I was intrigued!
Who is Rachel?

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Officially, she’s a certified yoga instructor, health and wellness coach and an advocate for positive psychology, principles of conscious living, and healing post – pregnancy.  As a teacher, she’s extremely caring and available.  Always checking in, encouraging and letting you know that she can help with personal questions, you’ll wonder whether you hired a teacher or a friend.

What is Revolution Motherhood?

 

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Revolution Motherhood is a doctor-recommended, fitness method that teaches you how to fully recover from pregnancy and childbirth. And it’s for mothers at all stages of motherhood from new moms to moms who like me just want to have some self-care and re-focus on fitness.  In the form of at-home, on-demand training or group classes found in Brooklyn and Manhattan, Rachel helps to rebuild deep core strength.  She supports post-baby recovery and healing while helping students progress at their own pace all the while reclaiming their body.

What is Revolution Motherhood’s method?

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Part rebuilding, support and education this method is unlike other workouts.   I never expected to learn so much about the postnatal healing process that every mother goes through. It’s truly something every new mom needs to know, understand and appreciate.  I wish I had discovered the program earlier as it would have helped me be more in tune with my body’s changes while dealing with issues of postnatal injuries and strengthening of the core.

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Don’t worry, you won’t need to be at any certain fitness level to try this course.  And there is no complicated choreography involved here.  Rachel finely integrates movements from yoga, pilates, barre, and pelvic physical therapy.  I found it so unique and helpful that she was so adept at merging PT into fitness.  If you’re a mom, I’m sure you’ll love this offering too!  Currently, she is the only method offering this path to women (and thus the revolution!)  I love how she informs in an empowering, hopeful, positive manner all the while preaching maternal activism.

Classes are baby-friendly too!  That’s right, you can bring your baby in to lie down/sit/workout besides you and not worry about childcare.  They are held in Park Slope (Brooklyn) or in the FlatIron District of Manhattan.

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Click here to learn more about Foundations, a 12-week, complete body restructuring program for new and not-so-new moms.

Click here to learn more about her Signature classes which include more cardio while toning your butt, abs and thighs.  Join me starting next week in Manhattan or sign up for the Brooklyn class!
Promo code Stells25 offers you $25 off Fall Foundations (the program I just finished taking)
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I learned that it’s never, ever too late to reclaim your physical vitality and strength!
Click here to read about how I survived my 1st booty workout.
DISCLAIMER I received a complimentary Foundations and Signature program enrollment in order to write this review.  All opinions expressed though are 100% my own.  I hope to see you in class this fall!

Throw a Last Minute Galentines Party!

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Valentine’s has never been so fun for me until I became a mom and then suddenly it became the cutest occasion to embrace all things pink and red, decorate and dress up, make heart shaped EVERYTHING and host a ton of themed playdates and parties.  I now freakin’ LOVE Valentines.  And my daughter does too.  If you’ve been following our Instagram stories, you know, we’ve been celebrating with weekly activities, new crafts and recipes all month!  With Galentines coming up February 13th, we wanted to throw an early Galentines party to inspire you and show you how you can throw a last minute one too.   Thanks to Joseph Stella Studio for collaborating with us on all the event photography so we could share with you all the lovely details!

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On the menu were heart-shaped sandwiches for the kids, a charcuterie cheese platter for the adults, and lots of tasty nibbles for the littles to snack on.

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The girls enjoyed clinking their fancy teacups for a collective cheers and giggled the whole day through.

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The moms enjoyed their drinks too!  Champagne glasses were made to feel special by dipping the rim in honey and dipping into sprinkles.  Add a rasberry, place on or near a letterboard with a cute Valentine’s message and cheers!

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Do you like the crowns I crafted by simply adding a cut out heart to ready-made crowns I re-purposed from another party?  Easy peasy, matchy matchy party decor!
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Other party decor included garlands from the Target dollar bin and leftover striped ribbon I already had.

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Thanks to Wall Decor Plus More who sent us these sponsored black heart decals!  They are so cute, aren’t they?  They immediately transformed my living room from its everyday look into a festive venue for our galentines party!  And the girls loved it!

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Every Galentines party needs a great photo backdrop.  This served as the perfect spot!  You can create one too by simply focusing on decorating and styling one wall.  Make it feel special with garlands, photo props, balloons, coordinated fabric, decals or whatever you happen to have at home to go with your party theme.  We draped matching fabric over our makeshift backdrop and added some pom pom garlands for yet another photo opp.  See below for inspiration.

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Bonus points if you can get your guests to come dressed in your party’s color theme!  Look how cute these minifashionistas were!!  We didn’t look so bad ourselves either.  The mommies enjoyed coordinating too!

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That’s it!  I hope you make time to celebrate the everyday, and I hope this post inspired you to somehow show your girlfriends how much you love them this Galentines!

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For more galentines party inspiration with a pink and gold theme, click here!

How to host an animal-themed Wild Valentines here.

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