MOTHERHOOD, FITNESS AND OVERCOMING OBSTACLES: AN INTERVIEW WITH RHIAN ADAMS
Mother, Baby & Child|September 2024
Rhian Adams, the incredible mother, athlete and award-winning personal trainer, shares her extraordinary story, from her career in pre and postnatal training, to parenting a child with extensive additional needs.
MOTHERHOOD, FITNESS AND OVERCOMING OBSTACLES: AN INTERVIEW WITH RHIAN ADAMS

Rhian, it’s so lovely to get this opportunity to chat to you! For any of our readers who don’t know you already, I’ll start with an introduction!

You will often find Rhian Adams lifting heavy weights at the gym, competing as an athlete, getting muddy and wet swinging across rigs in obstacle races and making it all seem natural and fun! The incredible mother and fitness entrepreneur is also a renowned pre and postnatal trainer, and single mother to two young children - including a son with serious additional needs. Her devotion and commitment has brought her many awards and accolades, including ‘Personal Trainer Of The Year’ three times at the prestigious UAE Fit Awards, as well as ‘Fitness Influencer Of The Year 2023’. Most recently, she was awarded ‘Woman Of Inspiration 2024’.

Can you tell us a little about your work?

I am a passionate fitness entrepreneur! I tutor a range of fitness courses for the leading fitness provider, Bodyhack. As a professional, I was recently awarded my ‘Advanced Exercise Specialist’ certification by RepsUAE and my qualifications include Level 4 ‘Strength and Condition’ (specialising in obstacle races and bodybuilding), Level 4 ‘Lower Back Pain’ and, of course, my specialty in pre and postnatal coaching. I’m also a certified Doula.

My clients, both men and women, are seeking something more profound than physical training and strength. They are in pursuit of life transformation, and this is what my programs are based upon. I love seeing my clients reap the benefits, both physically and mentally, as they gradually develop healthy habits and master them for life. Apart from coaching, I write health and fitness articles quite frequently, and share my knowledge through short reels on my social media.

There can be a lot of different advice out there for expectant mothers! How important is fitness during pregnancy?

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