Expectant mothers have to go through a lot during their pregnancy, and sometimes they may experience pelvic pain or just loneliness which is where The Bump Room comes in.
First set up in 2008 by Ailish Cleary, who is herself a trained physiotherapist, The Bump Room offers fitness and well-being classes both in-person and online to pregnant women. She wanted to merge her physiotherapy training with exercise and movement, and she began creating classes that are a fusion of several different exercises such as pilates, aerobics, strengthening/resistance and stretching exercises.
Speaking to Dublin Live this week, Ailish explained the inspiration behind the services they offer. She said: "I set up The Bump Room in 2008, I was working as a physiotherapist at a maternity hospital in Limerick and I worked with pregnant women who were having pelvic pain and tightness.
