About
MommyMoves™ Fitness was developed after Leah Esplen, already a Registered Kinesiologist, Fitness Instructor and certified Pre & PostNatal Instructor, gave birth to her first daughter, Grace. Child care was difficult to find at fitness centres in her area so she started looking for ways to exercise with her daughter. Due to her many years as a lifeguard and Aquatic Fitness Instructor Leah first turned to the water. MommyMoves™ Mom & Baby Aquatic Fitness was born! Realizing that not everyone enjoys the water as much as she does, Leah next developed a variety of land-based classes for moms and their children. Leah’s pregnancy with Rose led her to develop PreNatal aquatic and land-based classes so she could continue teaching throughout her pregnancy. She now enjoys instructing nutrition and kinesiology courses at SFU while working on her Master’s degree.
The effect of Leah’s healthy lifestyle is evident in her daughters’ activity and play. Both girls regularly take their dolls for a ‘run’ in their doll strollers through the kitchen and Grace, now 6, tells everyone she is going to be an aquafit instructor when she grows up!
At MommyMoves™ our mission is to provide top-quality Pre & PostNatal fitness programming to new & expectant mothers. All postnatal classes focus on interaction between mother and child, while providing a fun and safe fitness experience. The goals of our prenatal classes are to maintain and possibly gently increase fitness levels in preparation for labour & delivery and the demands of motherhood.
