20/07/2026
I got this question from a client recently and I think it is worth taking time with.
"My trainer before you used to track my weight every week and comment on it in front of other people in the class so I stopped going, is that normal?"
No, it is not normal and it is not okay and I am so sorry that happened to you.
Tracking a mum's weight in front of a group especially when she hasn't specifically asked for it, isn't coaching. It shifts the focus to her appearance and publicly measures her progress, regardless of whether she's comfortable with that.
A MumSafe certified trainer intentionally doesnβt compliment a mum for losing weight. When we celebrate a smaller body, without looking at the whole picture, we are telling her without meaning to, that her body is more worthy of celebration when it weighs less. For a mum who has just grown and birthed a human being, that's a message we're not willing to reinforce.
What we praise is effort, consistency, capability and confidence. The rep she found hard last week said that she moved well today and the fact that she showed up when everything in her life was pulling her away.
If you have had a previous experience in a fitness space that left you feeling worse about yourself rather than better, you are welcome here.
Can you relate?