Avenue Fitness

Avenue Fitness Lifestyle, health & fitness. BSc(Hons) Health & Exercise Science
Level 3 PT
Pre / Post Natal qualified
Mum to two young babes.

Emma Hughes | Pre & Postnatal Exercise Specialist

Strength coaching for women

Avenue Fitness Services:
1-1 PT
Online coaching services
Postnatal Assessment
Pre & postnatal group training

Over 15 years experience working with women.

27/08/2026

One of the fundamentals we work on when training postnatally is rib cage mobility and breathing.

You can’t get a full rib cage breath if your rib cage doesn’t have the mobility to move.

Your rib cage, diaphragm, thoracic spine and pelvic floor all work together as part of your pressure system.

Pregnancy changes how we breathe. As your body adapts, your rib cage can become more rigid or flared, making it harder for the diaphragm to move efficiently.

When your mid-back can’t rotate or expand well, your breathing mechanics can change and your body has to compensate.

When working 1-1 & in my postnatal classes we focus on opening up before we add load.

Postpartum recovery isn’t forever! You start the process of rebuilding and progress through it.

Postnatal classes are on a TUESDAY & THURSDAY at 12pm at SJB Fitness Studios in PRUDHOE.
DM to join the waitlist! 💫

Spaces are available for 1-1 sessions.
DM or click the link in my bio ⬆️ 🙋🏻‍♀️

May | June 💪🏼🩷💫Some small snippets of the last couple of months. Running your own business is full on & the more time th...
26/06/2026

May | June 💪🏼🩷💫

Some small snippets of the last couple of months.

Running your own business is full on & the more time that passes the more I learn about myself & how to navigate working along side family life being super busy.

9 months ago I went fully self employed (again) & have poured my heart into building Avenue Fitness. It’s been 11 years in the making & I’m only just starting to build it to what I only dreamed it could be.

The best part is that this is only the beginning.

I’m looking forward to the summer to take a bit of a reset. Looking at what’s worked well & what hasn’t & how to grow from there.

I set goals in September of what I wanted to offer & it’s time to complete that goal & bring more to AF.

Hi, I'm Emma, a women's strength coach based in Northumberland. I help women feel stronger, healthier & more confident.I...
15/04/2026

Hi, I'm Emma, a women's strength coach based in Northumberland. I help women feel stronger, healthier & more confident.

If you're not sure where to start, I'm here to help.

With over 18 years in the fitness industry, I’ve worked with GP referral patients, coached in functional fitness and olympic weightlifting for 13 years, and I've run Avenue Fitness for over a decade.

I specialise in helping women build strength at every stage of life, with a focus on pre & postnatal training and pelvic floor function.

Get in touch to start your journey today.

Back to the mountains & time switching off 🗻🥾Last year, scaling mountains was a test to see how I was feeling & to be ho...
11/04/2026

Back to the mountains & time switching off 🗻🥾

Last year, scaling mountains was a test to see how I was feeling & to be honest, there was an element of fear and doubt.

I’m not doing as many intentional “daily walks” as I was doing after my surgery, they are now built in to my daily routine. Walking the kids to school, walking to work & repeat for the way home.

A year on & a year stronger. The foundations were built, time was taken to rebuild.

The only thing that stopped us was Mother Nature & lack of good walking clobba! 🌧️🌧️

The Yorkshire Dales Mighty Hike is coming up in June. Two completed last year & I’m excited for some new scenery!

For now, it’s back to grafting 💃🏻

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