Last night the lovely women’s health physiotherapist, Melissa Millman came to talk with my pregnant and post natal ladies about the very important subject of pelvic floor. I’ve interviewed the top gynaecologists and experts in this field for features and I’ve attended workshops with the top women’s health exercise professionals…
When it comes to Pilates basics, for me the perfect trinity is always shoulder bridge, swimming and the one hundred. These exercises help you to focus on your core and trunk stability as well as mobilising your spine and getting blood flow to the lower back. If you can practise…
So I know you know that pelvic floor exercises are a big deal. And I know you know that Pilates is a fabulous way of making sure you get regular practise in. I also know you know that pelvic floor exercises aren’t just something you do when you’re in the…
It’s estimated that a third of all women will suffer with some kind of pelvic floor disorder in their lifetime. And that’s just medically reported cases of conditions like pelvic organ prolapse, bladder or faecal incontinence. These are life changing problems, often accompanied by depression and fear. It’s not easy…
If you think I’m slightly obsessive about spreading the pelvic floor message to all of womankind (ambitious … me?) you’d be right. If you’ve already done your exercises today then please tell me to give it up. Still here? I thought so. So I’ve just been asked to write a…
If you know you’ve got pelvic floor issues, it can be a bit daunting to start training your tummy muscles again, or indeed to start exercising at all. Good abdominal tone goes hand in hand with pelvic floor muscle tone so it’s vital to find your core again after pregnancy or…
Saturday, 19th May marked the inaugural Core, Floor and More workshop. Our aim for the day was to get women talking about their pelvic floor muscles, to raise awareness of issues, exercises and treatment and to share information. We had nearly thirty women at our first workshop so thank you…
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