A full lifestyle app or a focused core guide: which one does your recovery need?
The Healthy Mummy is one of Australia's best-known mum fitness brands. Here is what it does well, where a one-time core guide fits instead, and how to choose.
Quick answer
The Healthy Mummy is an Australian subscription app that combines meal plans, thousands of recipes and hundreds of guided workouts, with its marketing built largely around weight loss. Mumma Glow is a one-time digital guide focused narrowly on rebuilding your deep core, tummy gap and pelvic floor after birth. Choose The Healthy Mummy if you want an all-in-one nutrition and fitness app with a community; choose a focused core guide if your priority is diastasis recti or core recovery and you would rather pay once. Many mums use both, core work first. Results vary from mum to mum.
What is The Healthy Mummy?
The Healthy Mummy is an Australian health and fitness brand for mums, now operating as part of Moshy, which describes itself as an online women's health clinic. Its app bundles meal plans, a large recipe library, guided home workouts and access to its challenges, including its long-running 28 Day Weight Loss Challenge.
For new mums it offers a postpartum program with low-impact workouts led by personal trainers, and its website lists more than 600 guided workouts, including postnatal HIIT, yoga, babywearing sessions and pelvic floor and core recovery content. It also advises mums not to start thinking about weight loss for at least 8 weeks after birth and to get clearance from their doctor before starting a new program, which is sensible guidance.
It is sold as a subscription, with monthly, six-month and annual plans and frequent low-cost trial offers. Prices vary by plan and change often, so check its website for the current rate.
The genuine strengths of The Healthy Mummy
- Everything in one place. Meal plans, shopping lists, recipes and workouts live in a single app, which suits mums who want structure for the whole day, not just exercise.
- Built for mums. Workouts are short and home-based, and the brand speaks directly to the realities of life with small children.
- Feeding-friendly nutrition. Its postpartum pages emphasise meal plans suitable for breastfeeding mums, and reviews on its site highlight that point.
- Community and accountability. The challenge format and large member community keep many mums motivated.
- Variety. Hundreds of workouts mean you are unlikely to get bored.
Where it may not fit
- The goal is different. Its core offer is framed around weight loss and lifestyle change. If your main concern is a tummy gap, doming or a weak pelvic floor, you need a program whose whole structure is built around that.
- Ongoing cost. A subscription keeps billing until you cancel. That is fair value if you use it every week, less so if you only want a few months of core work.
- More than you may need. For a tired mum who wants 10 to 15 minutes of targeted core rehab, a large library can feel like one more thing to manage.
A general app is not unsafe, but its workouts may include crunches, planks or jumping that need modifying while a gap heals. Our step-by-step guide on using a core program and a weight-loss app at the same time shows how to combine them safely.
of women had a tummy gap at 6 weeks postpartum (Sperstad et al., British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016)
still had one at 12 months in the same study, so core recovery is often a months-long project
the minimum The Healthy Mummy itself suggests waiting after birth before thinking about weight loss
The Healthy Mummy vs Mumma Glow at a glance
| Feature | The Healthy Mummy | Mumma Glow |
|---|---|---|
| Main focus | Nutrition, general fitness and weight loss for mums | Deep core, tummy gap, pelvic floor and strength after birth |
| Format | App with meal plans, recipes, workouts and challenges | Downloadable step-by-step guides |
| Meal plans | Yes, including feeding-friendly options | No, exercise-focused |
| Diastasis recti pathway | Core and pelvic floor content within a wider library | The whole program is built around it |
| Pricing model | Subscription (monthly, six-month or annual) | One-time purchase, from $15, bundle $50 |
| Community | Large member community and challenges | Self-paced, no community |
| Best for | Mums wanting an all-in-one lifestyle app | Mums prioritising core recovery on a budget, with no subscription |
Which should you choose?
The Healthy Mummy may suit you if
- You want meal planning and recipes as much as workouts
- You enjoy challenges and a big community
- You are past the early weeks, cleared by your doctor, and your core feels strong
A focused core guide may suit you better if
- You have a tummy gap, doming or a pooch that has not changed in months
- You want a clear, ordered progression rather than a large menu of workouts
- You prefer to pay once instead of an ongoing subscription
Not sure where you stand? A quick diastasis recti self-check gives you a baseline, and our comparison of subscription vs one-time postpartum programs breaks down how the costs add up over a year. If you are still weighing up apps in general, see workout app vs guided plan.
Leaking, heaviness, pelvic pain or a gap that bulges are signs to see a women's health physiotherapist before starting either option.
Our verdict
The Healthy Mummy is a strong choice for Australian mums who want a complete nutrition and fitness app with a supportive community and are happy with a subscription. It is not primarily a core rehabilitation program. If rebuilding your deep core and healing a tummy gap is the priority, a focused one-time guide is the more direct and affordable route, and it can sit alongside an app like The Healthy Mummy once your foundation is in place.
Want a core plan without another subscription?
The Core Reconnect Program is a gentle, step-by-step guide to reconnecting your deep core and supporting a healing tummy gap, with short sessions you can fit into baby's nap time. It is the affordable, one-time, no-subscription alternative to bigger programs, and it pairs well with any fitness app you already use. Use code GLOW20 for 20% off. See the Core Reconnect Program
Frequently asked questions
Is The Healthy Mummy good for diastasis recti?
The Healthy Mummy includes pelvic floor and core recovery workouts within a much larger library, but its overall program is built around nutrition, general fitness and weight loss. If diastasis recti is your main concern, a program structured specifically around core rehab, or an assessment with a women's health physiotherapist, is a more direct option.
Is The Healthy Mummy a subscription?
Yes. It is sold as a subscription with monthly, six-month and annual plans, and it often runs low-cost trial offers. Prices change, so check its website for current rates. Mumma Glow guides are a one-time purchase from $15, with a full bundle at $50.
Can I use The Healthy Mummy and Mumma Glow together?
Yes. Many mums use a focused core guide for the foundation and add a general app's workouts and recipes later. Start with breathing, pelvic floor and deep core work, then modify any crunches, planks or jumping in the app while your gap heals.
When can I start The Healthy Mummy after birth?
The Healthy Mummy advises getting clearance from your doctor before starting a new program and suggests waiting at least 8 weeks after birth before thinking about weight loss. Gentle walking and pelvic floor exercises can usually begin earlier, as the NHS advises.
Which is cheaper, The Healthy Mummy or Mumma Glow?
It depends on how long you use it. A one-time guide costs the same whether you use it for one month or twelve, while a subscription adds up the longer you stay. Mumma Glow guides start at $15 as a single payment with no ongoing fees. Results vary from mum to mum.
Sources: Sperstad JB et al., Diastasis recti abdominis during pregnancy and 12 months after childbirth, British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2016; The Healthy Mummy (by Moshy), official website and postpartum program page, accessed September 2026; NHS, Your post-pregnancy body; NHS, Pelvic floor exercises.
This article is general education, not medical advice. Mumma Glow is not affiliated with The Healthy Mummy, Moshy or any program or organisation named here. Product details were taken from The Healthy Mummy's public website in September 2026 and may change. Results vary from mum to mum. If you have leaking, heaviness, pain or any concerns, see your GP, midwife or a women's health physiotherapist.