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family in Shropshire, and John, whose family lives in Derbyshire, decided to make the move back to the Midlands to be closer to their families in time for the arrival of daughter Ivy, now 16 months old. The couple settled in Lichfield as the perfect midpoint between their two families, as well as being easily commutable back to London for John’s work. When baby Ivy arrived in September 2020, Nicola wanted to find a way to involve her and her baby friends in her fitness classes. She realised that, as a new parent, it can be difficult to carve out time away from baby to attend a traditional fitness class, but that most baby classes are, understandably, focussed on baby’s needs rather than the needs of the parent. The brand of pilates Nicola teaches is Fitness Pilates, which was founded by UK fitness personality Rachel Holmes. Rachel also pioneered the Buggy Beat idea - which Nicola decided would be the perfect way to incorporate Ivy into her work. Buggy Beat is a cross-training class for parents and babies to attend together. Incorporating elements of cardio, tabata and pilates, it’s a class where parents can work out with their babies in tow. The initial run of Buggy Beat classes started last August in Lichfield’s Beacon Park. While Buggy Beat is a fitness class for parents, it’s completely baby-led, with feeding, changing and entertaining the little ones all part and parcel of proceedings. “It’s all about having fun; you get active but you can work as hard as you want,” says Nicola. “It’s a class for the parents, not the babies, but the babies are always well entertained by their parents prancing around in front of them. “And I found that in other baby classes, especially during the pandemic where you had to be two metres apart from other people, that you’d go to the class, do the class and then go home, and you hadn’t really spoken to anyone. “I wanted to make Buggy Beat more of a social thing, we’re here for the parents. When we were outside there wasn’t the issue of keeping distance, so we have a section where we walk around doing walking lunges and I try BUGGY BEAT IS A CLASS AIMED AT ALL PARENTS AND CARERS TO ATTEND WITH THEIR LITTLE ONES to encourage everyone to have a chat at that point. “Then we always have a coffee afterwards; in the park we’d go to a local cafe afterwards.” But as winter hit and temperatures plummeted, Nicola realised that outdoor classes wouldn’t have as much appeal. So she found a temporary indoor space in Mere Green, before moving to Buggy Beat’s new home for 2022 in Shenstone, at the Cooper Room on Main Street. While the class may be indoors, there’s still plenty of room for those walking lunges - and the onsite kitchen means all attendees get to enjoy a cuppa and a chat at the end, once they’ve caught their breath. Under the growing WIMBO Fitness brand, Nicola also offers online Fitness Pilates classes, with two 20-minute classes each week. These are pre-recorded in Nicola’s home fitness studio to make them accessible to the busiest of clients, and cost just £15 for a five-week course. Nicola relishes life as a busy working mum; as well as juggling her fitness classes with looking after baby Ivy, she still teaches one day a week at a private primary school in Derby. “I love being busy,” she says. “It’s how I’ve always been, and I’m looking forward to sharing my knowledge and passion for exercise as WIMBO grows.” Nicola runs Buggy Beat classes at the Cooper Room, Main Street, Shenstone on Mondays from 9.45am-10.30am and 11am-11.45am. The next six-week course runs from February 28 to April 4 and is priced at £36. For more information follow Nicola on Instagram @WIMBOFitness and search for Buggy Beat with WIMBO Fitness on Facebook, or visit wimbo-fitness.mailchimpsites.com 50 www.jaimemagazine.com
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