"You may have given up on yourself, but I believe in you"

That's what I needed to hear to turn things around.

Diagnosed with prolapse weeks after my second, formerly a fitness instructor, I now couldn't take my kids in the pram for a walk without worrying I'd damage myself further! I was constantly breaking down at the very thought of not being able to be the active mother I always envisioned myself being.
I was told I would never return to exercising the way I used to (which still will need modifying) very bluntly, and ought to even consider a desk job.
I was scared to be caught standing when I laughed, coughing and sneezing were out of question. 'Just in case wee' was a way of life before I stepped out of home and let's not even talk about my already 'endangered' sex life.
(Kids are exceptionally good contraception, being damaged down there seals the rest completely)
I put on weight, put my life on hold & agonised over it for nearly a year before I found Mishfit.
By this time, I was seeing a team of PF specialists, Physiotherapists, UroGyneas and a pessary clinic on a regular basis, in addition to seeing a counsellor for my 'Anxiety disorder'
Only to get more depressed, put on more weight... You get the picture!

Seeing Mish, for the first time, someone addressed how it felt to lose my identity... I acknowledged I felt invisible. My lack of exercise, my lack of control over this issue, a feeling my body betrayed me, were all causing everything including my esteem to drop.

We discussed stuff I knew given my background, gently reminded me of habits I developed over time, things I'd forgotten. She spoke of basics, which had been covered to some extent earlier and was forgotten along the way of seeing several specialists.
She made no magical 'fix it' claims or played doctor, if anything she was happy to refer me to a women's physiotherapist for a medical examination.

I felt myself change from the first session. The hope made me a changed woman in the 5 sessions I've had at her studio.

I still need to address my condition, but it's no more a pressing issue!
What's more, I have the belief that I, and support to, reclaim my life.

You have only to gain by signing up for a session, you deserve that chance!
I would advocate for this being a part of post partum care akin to the 6th week check if I could!

Approximate cost: $500

I was diagnosed with a prolapse after having my second child and it completely threw me. I become very emotional about it and had completely lost direction with my postpartum recovery (which at the time I though I had been doing correctly!). I had been to various Pilates sessions, and countless physio sessions, which most times I left feeling lost and no better off.

After my first session with Mish I knew I was in the right place, and the right hands. My time spent with Mish in her studio has not only helped me immensely in the physical sense, but provided me with a nurturing environment where I felt 100% at ease and welcomed, and helped me deal with the emotional issues I faced with the prolapse.

I now feel confident with my recovery and am seeing fantastic results, far quicker than what I had expected. I cannot thank her enough.

Mish is a miracle worker! Because I had to get my placenta manually removed my pelvic floor was particularly bad and I couldn't really work my muscles at all. I attended a physiotherapist in the UK on a regular basis where I'm from and she was ok, but after just one session with Mish on the vibration plate I could really draw the muscles upwards, even when standing which I found impossible to do before. I couldn't believe how much of an improvement she'd made in such a short space of time! Mish is a lovely person and she really knows her stuff. She put me at ease straight away and talked me through each step and explained what muscles were being worked and why. Leaving each session I felt amazing! I truly cannot recommend Mish enough and I thank her for all of her help!!

There is a huge gap that exists in the fitness industry between when a woman has her baby and when she returns to the exercise. The focus is too often on weight loss, at the expense of…well, everything. If she isn't educated, nurtured and supported to exercise safely by a professional to rebuild her postnatal body from the inside out and goes straight back to running, bootcamp or HIIT the results can be pretty disastrous.

This is why more people need to know about Mish and her amazing team of pre and postnatal PT's. Seriously. Tell your friends!

I had a healthy active pregnancy/birth with not so much as a hiccup and could not wait to get back to my former exercise regime. However what I had envisioned I would be capable of postnatally was drastically different to the reality; abdominal separation, back pain, an over active pelvic floor and weak EVERYTHING! After a couple of months I was miserable and needed help.

Mish made an effort to ask heaps of questions to really get to the root of my issues. She was really educational, made me feel at ease, emotionally supportive and followed up with me on many occasions. Because of Mish and Mel's help, my pelvic floor knows how to chill out in between reps, my transverse abdominus activates like a ‘sliding door' when I tell it to, my back feels so much freer (no more feeling like tin-man) and my scapula retract functionally and feel so much stronger.

Mish has linked me in with an equally awesome women's health physio and through both I have learnt so much about my body and how to work with other women pre and postnatally. I'm a bit of a sceptic when it comes to people I trust to look after my health/fitness, but can honestly say I trust Mish and Mel 100% with whatever they've asked of me in the Mishfit HQ studio (which is a lovely place to work out by the way).

I had stayed quite fit during pregnancy as my work is fairly physical. I expected to be straight back into exercise after birth (after the 6 week period) but things didn't quite go that way for me.
I had a very long labor and ended up with a mild prolapse of the bladder. As I had done my pre-natal classes with Mishfit, I knew where to go. I have done 5 session with Mish on the Power plate and my pelvic floor strength has increases from hardly being able to lift and hold the pelvic floor at all, to being able to lift ad hold for 10 seconds.
I am now ready to safely exercise again, which is much faster then I imagined.
Thank you Mish!

When I was diagnosed with a prolapse in March 2013, I was told that physio and losing weight was the only way I could recover. In physio was told not to expect too much. I did my physio and had some improvement but not life changing and my options to exercise were given as very limited. I was also warned about boot camps and personal trainers without knowledge on prolapse.
Using Google I found Mishfit! I can honestly say I never knew my prolapse was having the profound effect it was on my life. My sexuality, my sense of well being, my general outlook was taken up by this damage and that was without the constraints on movement and lifting that I was living by!
Mish was the most amazing person to come into my life. With seemingly gentle exercise (and only 6 weeks!) I feel so much different. My prolapse is much improved. It no longer rules my life. It isn't something I think about every time I do anything.
The program was done with love and a sense of caring that rarely is afforded women in my situation. Most often overweight mothers are dismissed as lazy or told they have to work harder than ever. Mish never once ran me down. It was only ever to build me up.
I'm so grateful I decided that what I was doing wasn't good enough and that I had the courage to try something new. Honestly the best thing I ever did for my health.

Approximate cost: $550.00

I have pleasure in reviewing Michelle at Mishfit as the results in just eight weeks have change my life for the better by natural gentle methods rather than intrusive surgery. A week after retiring from work I developed symptoms of a prolapse. Then having researched my options, which appeared very limited and looked like going down the surgery track, I happened to talk to my cousin and discovered the results she obtained from using the Power Plate method in New Zealand. I spoke to her physiotherapist in New Zealand and he explained the benefits of Power Plate for people suffering my condition. He also recommended that I consult Mishfit. From my first meeting with her I was impressed with her professionalism and how thoroughly she assessed me regarding my condition. From the very first visit I had results, which improved as each week went by, I was soon able to walk comfortably, move more and be pain free. On top of that a rash I could not shift disappeared, it was wonderful and all by using a machine called Power Plate which did not appear to make me do any exercise at all but the results showed that it was having an amazing impact on my health and wellbeing.
Not only did Mish have me exercising on the Power Plate but she was also teaching me strategies to help me cope going forward. Although my condition is still there it has improved considerably and I am, with Mish's, help continuing to manage and cope much better.
I am so pleased that I met up with Mish as she changed my life to one of much more freedom.
Thank you Mish

After my second baby my body and my world fell apart. I was diagnosed with prolapse which I never though would happen to me. But it did and I felt helpless. After gaining almost 20kg during my second pregnancy all I wanted to do was hit the gym and go hard to be back in my skinny jeans before anyone realised I had the baby. Of course my reality was very different as my exercise options were very limited. I was not allowed to do much other than walk and lifting anything heavier than a few kilos was out of the question! Not that I wanted to do much, I just wanted to sit on the couch and not move as every time I stood up I could feel a dragging sensation due to the prolapse. It was a very very dark time in my life. But everything changed when I met Mish:) From the very first moment I walked into her gym I felt extremely comfortable and safe. I knew that she understood exactly how I was feeling physically and emotionally. I spent 5 weeks rehabilitating with Mish on the wonderful machine called Power Plate. Of course I had no idea what this strange looking thing had to do with strengthening my pelvic floor muscle when I first saw it but as I soon found out it had everything to do with it! And it wasn't just when I was at Mish's gym that I felt safe and comfortable from then on as Mish taught me exercise and lifting skills that are safe on my pelvic floor and which I will use for the rest of my life.
After the initial 5 week rehabilitation period I was not only ready to get off the couch and move about but I was ready to keep going to get to get to the body I wanted to reclaim :) So Mish put me onto Mel, a wonderful Personal Trainer who also understands exactly what my body can and cannot do and together using the Power Plate we are making progress I really didn't think possible. And the most amazing thing is that because of the nature of the Power Plate exercise sessions I don't feel like I have done a full gym session afterwards but the results speak for themselves!
A couple of weeks ago I even went to the snow and skied for a whole week, something 6 months ago I could not even imagine!
My prolapse is still there but it is getting better, my body is getting stronger and most importantly there is no more sitting on the couch as I have two beautiful boys and I do not want to miss a moment, not a moment during this precious time in our lives!
Thank you Mish, Mel and the Power Plate for giving me my life back :)

I found Mish through a recommendation from a friend who goes to the Mishfit postnatal classes. I had suffered a prolapse and was feeling miserable and hopeless. After one session with Mish I felt so much better, physically and emotionally. Mish is such a lovely person, very warm yet also very professional and knows what she is talking about/doing. I have been seeing her for a number of power plate sessions and also used the referral through Mishfit to a Womens' Health Physio which has also been excellent. I have really enjoyed my sessions with Mish and she has gone above nad beyond what I expected, she really cares about you and your health. I would recommend Mish and Mishfit to any woman suffering pelvic floor and prolapse issues, you won't be disappointed.

I went along to meet Mish at Mishfit not really knowing what to expect. I was recommended by a friend after discussing my weak pelvic floor following the birth of my first baby. From my first phone call through to my two visits with Mish, she was so wonderful and professional to deal with. I was reassured how common this was and with her support how easy it is to strengthen again. For anyone with similar concerns I would also recommend the pelvic floor real time ultrasound, organised through Mishfit. It was alarming to hear how many women think they are doing their pelvic floor exercises when in fact they're not!! The assessment shows you exactly what you are doing right/wrong and then a report is provided to Mish so she can help you understand it further and tailor exercises accordingly. The whole experience has left me far more comfortable and I would highly recommend to anyone!

For many years i have suffered from neck and lower back pain due to a bulged disc in my lower back and a herniated disc in my neck. High trap muscles and i became a knee locker due to my occupation which increased my lower back pain despite how many specialists i saw, nobody realized a simple thing that i was doing wrong day in and day out. With no issues in pelvic floor i heard about this new machine Powerplate and i wanted to know more. Michelle immediately picked up my faults and corrected them. She worked on my tight fascia and OMG my flexibility changed. Mish i can't thank you enough for the knowledge you provided me with and most of all picking up small issues that has helped to relieve other areas of pain. I'm looking forward to my next session with you and referring future clients to you. Keep up the great work :)

Approximate cost: $120.00

I am a woman with terrible pelvic floor looking at major surgery to fix the issue. Going to Mishfit and working on my pelvic floor will hopefully stop me from needing the surgery as I have already had wonderful results. After other consultations about my pelvic floor and how to exercise it I thought I was doing it right but after one session with Mishfit I found that I was doing it wrong and now my pelvic floor is strengthening better than I could have hoped. Easy to talk to and completely understanding. Thanks Mishfit!

Mish at Mishfit PT is just lovely and so welcoming. I really didn't know what I was in for when I booked into her Pelvic Floor Tuneup Session. Mish used the PowerPlate machine and it was amazing! I felt like my body had a huge workout all from doing different stances (similar to Pilates & Yoga). I came away feeling very invigorated and relaxed. You have to try it!

Mishfit is an invaluable resource for post natal women wanting to get back into shape without the hassle of finding childcare while you exercise! Mish & her team are leading specialists in pre/post natal fitness, tailoring your workout to your own level of fitness whilst teaching important practices to ensure your post baby body recovers as gently as possibly. I had no idea how much damage you can do by exercising the wrong way after having a baby. The environment is relaxed, without competitiviness & is welcoming to kids of all ages. No matter how nosy, messy & crazy your kids get during a session, they are always welcome at Mishfit. An unsettled baby is often cuddled by the trainers so Mum can get some time to herself during classes. I can't recommend Mish & her team highly enough if you need to get out of the house & do something for yourself after having a baby (or 2).

Mishfit postnatal exercise classes have been educational, fun, empowering and easy to attend because I can just bring my kids with me and they play with the toys and other kids. I have also had 5 sessions with power plate pelvic floor rehabilitation and this has been amazing. my pelvic floor has been restored to great health and I feel very able to correctly work with my pelvic floor during day to day activities. these sessions were very special and allowed me to heal and strengthen my body and also regain my confidence as a woman and mother for the second time. Mish was the most inspiring, fun and skilled trainer anyone could have.
thankyou Mish!

I have really been enjoying Mishfit classes. Mish is a highly knowledgeable, supportive and motivating trainer and all the women attending are lovely and supportive too. The best thing is that you can bring your little one along, so no need to organise babysitting.

They really focused on pelvic floor, all round workouts and were extremely encouraging. They were amazing with the babies and kids too.

Michelle was passionate about post natal issues for woman. Michelle taught me how to fix issues that have resulted form my pregnancies and the safest and most effective way to exercise. It was great that I could take my kids along and they could play.

I enjoy there class's because I always get a great work-out, kids have fun & end up learning something each visit.

its like personal training in a group and your kids are welcome to join and crawl, walk or play next to you

Approximate cost: $350

I have used Mishfit following the births of both of my children and have had such positive experiences each time. After having two larger than average babies I was left with diastasis (abdominal muscle separation) and through this program it has repaired each time. Also the focus and care on recovery and return to fitness following pregnancy is excellent. Michelle is such a positive, amazing support and her knowledge and expertise in pre and post natal health and fitness makes you feel safe and trusting the environment. Your babies and children are welcomed with open arms and are a part of the experience. It is great to be able to spend time on doing something for yourself knowing that you can continue to care for your child if they need you. I can't recommend this service enough.

Approximate cost: $20 per session

My experience with Mishfit has been really positive. I have an improved understanding of my body and the areas that I need to focus on and strengthen (pelvic floor, core strength). Mishfit classes have helped me do this in a safe and very supportive way. Classes are fun, supportive, and inclusive ... and our kids are genuinely and warmly welcomed, which makes attending classes regularly as easy as possible. I highly recommend giving Mishfit a go.

I'm not a sporty person. I have only ever done one aerobics class, and it was just like in the movies, where my classmates went one way, and I went the other! Everyone else wore lycra and seemed to know what they were doing….

After having my third baby, a friend mentioned Mishfits to me and I decided to try it as it was just around the corner from my house. To my surprise, I found myself enjoying the class!

Mish seems to have created a class with the perfect balance of variety (lots of different activities both from week to week and within the classes themselves – I'm never watching the clock, longing for the end of class!); flexibility (you can take your children to class with you); hard work (you really feel you've had a work out without it being exhausting); personalisation (although it's a group class, you can work at your own level and get plenty of one-to-one help if you need it) and friendliness (I never feel self conscious about my clothes (no lycra required!) or my lack of co-ordination!)

After only 4 classes my posture and energy levels had noticeably improved – even other people commented on it! These are things which I've tried for years to improve and I was amazed that it was so simple.

As for my pelvic floor – well, let's just say that 2 classes a week where I'm constantly reminded to exercise it has made a huge difference!

I've also tried the power plate which was a great work out in only half an hour – I really felt I'd worked my body – and is something I plan to continue with after I've finished this term of classes.

I thoroughly recommend Mishfits to anyone who would like to take some time to increase their fitness, lose some weight and/or work on their core strength and pelvic floor in a friendly, motivating environment. It's great to meet other mums from the area, and be able to exercise without any worry about who will look after the baby. Michelle is enthusiastic, energetic and caring and I thank her for making exercise approachable and achievable to one who had all but given up on getting fit!!

I too cannot recommend Mishfit highly enough. I have attended both the classes and Power-Plate training and have found both to be excellent.

I have struggled to commit to exercise my whole adult life (all twenty-plus years of it!) and Mishfit is the first exercise class I have been motivated to make a regular commitment to. It is completely unintimidating and welcoming to all women at all levels of fitness. Mish's expertise in prenatal and post-birth exercise means her classes are safe, supportive and challenging all at once. Not to mention fun!

I have particularly appreciated Mish's excellent referral network of support services. The physio Mish recommended to me worked with Mish to ensure that I have had great post-birth recovery after two births that involved significant damage. I was so impressed that there was an open channel of communication between Mish and the physio that meant both were able to tailor programs for me that sped up my recovery and made permanent improvements to my health.

Also, have I mentioned how excellent Mish is with children?! This is a key factor in making this exercise class accessible to me. The children are so well entertained by the toys, each other and Mish that I am able to enjoy my workout in relative peace. Mish doesn't bat an eyelid at the crumbs that spread across the floor from all the preschooler snacks, or the grizzling babies, or the mums breastfeeding on their exercise balls. This is a truly kid-friendly space, which liberates mums to properly commit to the classes.

I have a shameful history of abandoned gym memberships and forfeited exercise classes behind me... but I would not consider not attending Mishfit these days. The classes have become a regular, even compulsory, part of the fabric of my life, exactly the kind of exercise habit I have been trying to cultivate for years.

Basically, highly recommended!

My name is Maryann Perri.
I made a promise to my self that after having my 3rd baby, I would take care of myself and get my body back into shape. Mothers spend so much time and energy on our children, but what we need to understand is that our children need us for basic survival. So, we need to take care of our selves in order to take care of them. Even if it is 1 hr a week, your kids will thank you and so will your body.
My maternity and child health nurse referred me to Michelle Wright(Mish) and after that initial phone call, I felt that my life was heading in the right direction. I decided to see Mish for personal training, since I knew that I would like the one on one contact and I felt that I needed the motivation.
When I went to see Mish, she asked me a few questions about my health and past history and then asked me what I wanted to achieve. For me, I wanted a flat tummy, wanted to lose weight and wanted to be toned especially in my upper body. Mish educated me on what type of food I needed to eat and gave me a food labelling sheet for when I go out shopping, which was very useful.
What I loved about Mish is that she really understood my needs and understood that I had 3 kids under 4 yrs of age. It was always up to me when I wanted to see her and there was never that expectation for me to see her more often. Also, to prevent muscle soreness, she gives ladies a massage after the work out on the power plate and gives me them a magnesium drink. This was so important to me since, I couldn't afford to go home and be unable to hold my 5 month old baby.
She then did measurements on me, I weighed 71.3kg at the time and wanted to be 65kg(I really wanted to be 60kg, but Mish thought that 60kg would be harder to maintain, so 65kg was my aim).

Then came the challenging task of understanding pelvic floor exercises. To me, Mish and I were not connecting, I felt that she was talking another language and I didn't really know how to do pelvic floor exercises. I didn't know how it was meant to feel like and to tell you the truth, i wanted her to have ‘special eyes' so she could see how I was doing them. Also for all the mums out there, I have exciting news. Pelvic floor exercises will make your waist line smaller, my jaw opened when I heard this from Mish, so I knew in my head that in order to achieve a flat tummy, I have to grasp these pelvic floor exercises no matter how hard and uncomfortable it feels, I needed to do this and I will do this!!!

Mish referred me to see a physiotherapist, I just saw her once and she did an ultrasound on my bladder and saw how I was doing my pelvic floor exercises, basically it is like holding your bladder so you can't wee, but I found it hard to hold it for a long time especially when standing due to gravity. So I had to work on my endurance.
The physiotherapist faxed the report to Mish and would discuss the findings on the phone.

At the start of my personal training session, Mish would sit me on the ball and at the same time I had to lift my body up and had to contract my pelvic floor muscles. This was very difficult for me since I felt that when I was doing my pelvic floor exercises, I couldn't do another exercise at the same time and I kept on breathing in and couldn't breathe out until I turned ‘blue' in the face. Then when I said to Mish that it was too hard to do the pelvic floor exercises and sit on the ball at the same time, she would question me about it, but that was ok. I felt that we were going to meet up on the same path one day. This gave me more incentive to try harder. I then would go on the power plate, which I loved, it was hard work and my poor sensitive thighs would always ache like hell but Mish pushed and pushed. This is what I loved about personal training, I needed that extra motivation.
About 6 weeks later, I felt that I was getting results, I could do my pelvic floor exercises in combination with other exercises and I could do them standing up.
I also developed the skill of breathing normally while doing them.
I now weigh 65.4kg and have lost 9cm from my waist. I still need to improve on my pelvic floor exercises but I feel that I have come such a long way with Mish.

For all those ladies out there who want to lose weight and change their body shape please see Mish and trust what she says, she never made me feel silly for thinking about why I found it so hard to do my pelvic floor exercises, she just would question me about it which is what you want. Mish will always try her best to work with you. She truly knows her stuff. To make it easier which I think is very important to women is that she is a very lovely, caring and compassionate person who will always strive to achieve your goals. Can't thank you enough Mish, but its not over yet!

I attend Mishfit one on one personal training and have been a client for four years. I now also use the Power Plate trainer. I cannot recommend Mish highly enough. I have found her professional and knowledgeable in all areas of fitness, especially women's health. Her experience in fitness evolves from her own personal journey and this means that she can relate to my fitness challenges on a personal level. I love that she offers several options for training and although I don't have young children anymore I love the idea that you can attend a group fitness class with your children. I wish this option had been around when my girls were small. This provides a great way for new mums to get back into regular exercise. The one on one training that I have chosen is flexible so that I can fit my training into my busy schedule which means that I don't miss out on regular exercise!

Very supportive environment where I can exercise with my children. This has given me the opportunity to do something for myself without relying on others. My self-esteem has improved as I am getting fit!!

Attending Mishfit mothers was one of the best decisions I made this year. I can bring along my children and get a great workout tailored to my post-pregnancy needs. Mich is a fantastic instructors and all her clients are welcoming and accepting. I can do something for me in the day and my boy/s love coming along and playing with the toys and other kids.

Mishfit personal training has been great for me after I had my second baby. The trainer is extremely knowledgeable, energetic and warm and friendly, and she brings all this to training which is great fun, targeted to my particular needs and leaves me feeling better all over in body and mind.

At Mishfit I always feel very welcomed and comfortable, it makes working out enjoyable and rewarding. It's a great place for my kids too who love going to mishfit.