Moving forwards through motherhood
Mum Power is your guide to rebuilding strength, restoring confidence and feeling like you again after having a baby. Whether you’re newly postnatal or further along on your journey, this book is here to support you every step of the way.
Written by personal trainer and mum of three, Emma Bord, Mum Power combines expert guidance with real-life experience to help you safely return to exercise and rebuild from the inside out. From core and pelvic floor recovery to returning to strength training and running. Emma provides simple, effective plans designed to fit into busy life.
Alongside this, you’ll find support with nutrition, daily movement, mindset and confidence plus a guided journal to track your progress, answers to common questions and honest insights from other mums on the same journey.
This book will empower you to overcome barriers, rebuild trust in your body and rediscover your strength – physically and mentally.
Stronger body, stronger mind, stronger mum
Personal trainer who helps parents return to fitness
Emma Bord is a qualified personal trainer with over 15 years’ experience and a specialist in pre- and postnatal exercise. As a mum of three, she understands the challenges of rebuilding after pregnancy and is passionate about helping women safely regain strength, restore confidence and feel like themselves again.
By:
Emma Bord
Imprint: Canbury
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 370g
ISBN: 9781914487576
ISBN 10: 1914487575
Pages: 286
Publication Date: 11 June 2026
Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming
CONTENTS Foreword: About me 7 Introduction 11 1 Why exercise? Your starting point 21 Exploring the physical, emotional and social benefits 2 Meeting your body where it is. All you need to know 37 Including your birth experience, pelvic floor and diastasis recti, breastfeeding and hormones 3 What’s holding you back? Let’s explore barriers 59 Mental, physical and logistical 4 How to make it work – tools to help you 75 Setting realistic goals, overcoming fears and making plans 5 Time to work out and become stronger 99 Your guide to returning safely and confidently to exercise 6 Finding your running feet 183 Your post-birth running guide 7 Fuel your strength: your feelgood nutrition guide 205 Nourishing your body with meal plans and ideas 8 Daily hacks that will make all the difference 241 Simple ways to add in movement to your life 9 Your questions answered 251 10 Personal journal and goal setting 263 11 Rebuilding your confidence and affirmations 269 12 The Mum Power community – real stories 273 Final words 279 Glossary and Acknowledgements 282-286
Emma Bord is a qualified personal trainer with over 15 years of experience, a mum of three and an accomplished marathon runner dedicated to helping women feel strong, confident, and capable through every stage of motherhood. Specialising in pre- and postnatal exercise, she supports mums in safely rebuilding strength, restoring their bodies, and rediscovering self-belief after pregnancy and birth. Living just outside London, Emma balances family life with coaching, writing and training, combining professional expertise with real-life experience. She understands the pressures of motherhood and champions realistic, sustainable fitness that fits into busy lives and focuses on progress, not perfection. Having completed all six World Major Marathons, Emma is passionate about showing other mums that big goals are still possible. Through her coaching and online community of more than 88,000 followers, she shares practical guidance, motivation and honest insight to inspire women to prioritise their health, both mental and physical. Her philosophy is simple: movement is a form of self-care. Through her work and this book, Emma hopes to empower women to rebuild strength, confidence and trust in themselves, because every mum deserves to feel strong.
