Kangatraining Indooroopilly, Sherwood & Centenary Suburbs

I'm so excited to share Term 4 dates with everyone!

Term 4 is always one of my favourite terms - lots of fun with the weather warming up and Christmas festivities approaching!!

If you're wanting to secure your spot for Term 4, you can find details on our website now!

https://kangatraining.com.au/trainers/di-barrett/

It's wild that I am posting this.... where has the year gone?!!

For those who missed out on a spot in Term 3, keep your eyes peeled..... Term 4 details are coming soon!!!

Today was a beautiful day to take the opportunity to wash yoga mats for our class.

Did you know that our classes start with a short period of floorwork? No yoga mat, no worries, we have some to borrow!

Kangatraining floorwork is an important mat-based segment of our workout that safely targets and rebuilds deep core, abdominal, and pelvic floor muscles after birth.

What Happens During Floorwork
Mums transition down to exercise mats with or near their little ones. We focus on postnatal safe exercises to aid in postpartum recovery. Babies often rest on the floor, giggle, or interact with mum during the routine. Sometimes they're used during our exercises! These exercises are designed alongside women's health physiotherapists to gently awaken deep stabiliser muscles without high-pressure impact and to protect vulnerable areas in postpartum women.

Is your bub not a fan of being on the floor?? No worries, we see this all the time. We keep this floorwork short before we put our carriers on and if that still doesn't work for you, mums are encouraged to do whatever works - even if means putting carriers on early!

A reminder that there is NO class tomorrow at the Centenary Dance Academy due to the Ekka Day Public Holiday. I hope that everyone enjoys the day, however its spent and I look forward to seeing our Centenary class next week on the 19th August!

Our Sherwood class is going ahead as per usual on Friday at 10.15!

There's so much sickness going around at the moment!

But did you know that we offer make up classes if you miss a class? Let me know if you can't make it and we can schedule you in for another class within our term!

On Friday at Kangatraining in Sherwood, we were lucky to have Jen from MyGrowth Physiotherapy join us! Jen has 20 years of experience as a paediatric physiotherapist and bought a wealth of knowledge to our class on Friday.

Jen specialises in treating infants and children under 12 to improve their movement, strength, and physical milestones. She is passionate about providing early intervention in the first year of life to help babies that present with difficulty with movement,

Our mums were able to ask Jen all their questions about their baby's development. Thanks so much for sharing your Friday morning with us Jen!!

Do you have a question for Jen? She can be contacted at [email protected]

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I have recently passed the 7 year anniversary of our first Kangatraining class in Sherwood!

This time of year is always a reflection on how far I have come with my classes and the business in general. From small beginnings, with maybe 6 in each class, to our classes now - brimming with mums and bubs. Word of mouth has travelled, so many friendships and memories have been made and I now have mums return two and even three times with subsequent babies! (Kanga is the best excuse to have another baby ... right?!).

Our classes are so much more than an exercise class. I strive to make mums really feel welcome, for the classes to feel fun and to have a community feel. I want you to walk away feeling great. From our chat circles at the end of class, to our lunches and the other events we've held over the years, I put a lot of effort into ensuring they feel as inclusive as possible.

It makes my heart sing each time I get a text message from a mum saying she is still in touch with the group she met at Kangatraining 😍 or from someone excited that they've had another baby so they can attend our classes again!

Every mum that walks through my doors is special. I have loved getting to know such a wide range of amazing women from all walks of life. I've learned a lot from many, and hope some have learned a little something from me too (or perhaps they think of me when doing their pelvic floor exercises 😂). I have appreciated the support I've received from every one for this small business.

I've done a little compilation of photos here with a range of people from the past 7 years - obviously I can't fit everyone in unfortunately! Can you see a memory from your time at Kanga?

Term 3 is getting underway and we have such a busy one this term! Wondering why our classes are so popular?

🌟 Class Highlights:
Safe recovery: Exercises focus on core, pelvic floor, and functional strength.
Baby-friendly: Babies stay close to you in a baby carrier or pram.
Zero pressure: Need to stop and feed, change, or soothe your baby? No problem!
Community: Chat, laugh, and share the journey with fellow mums.
.. and lastly .... they are loads of fun! Who doesn't love movement to music?!!

Missed a place this term? Send us an email to go on the waitlist!!

Reminder - Term 3 commences tomorrow! I can't wait to see everyone for another fun 8 week term!

This class is booked out, but if you are interested in joining us please send me an email to be on our waitlist! This will also allow you to be first to know about our specials for Term 4!

We are back from our beautiful European holiday! We finished off our time in the UK and Spain with a cruise on the Disney Dream to Italy. We love sailing Disney Cruise Line - it is such a magical time for both the kids and adults. We made some lovely friends and we're still on a high now that we're home!

Being home of course means that our Sherwood class resumes this Friday for Term 3!!! I'm so excited to see everyone!

If you've contacted me while I've been away and I haven't got back to you, I will be in touch soon!