This past year or so has been such an incredible journey helping women navigate pregnancy and postpartum fitness, as well as pelvic floor health and how it relates to exercise. While planning my next series I took a look back at the posts I have written and wow, it’s a lot! So, before moving forward […]
Pelvic Floor
Coning: What Is It and Why You Should Care V2
I first wrote this post a year ago. I wanted to update it as I have grown a lot as a coach in the last year. Since it first posted it seems as though coning is much more well known – but it seems the scales have tipped from unknown information to information that has […]
Diastasis Recti: Why You Shouldn’t Fear the Gap
In part 1 of my diastasis series last week I talked all about what diastasis recti is. If you missed it, you can read that here. Now that we know what it is, I want to dive into the different aspects of diastasis recti and see if we can explore them without fear. The most […]
Your Pelvic Floor & A Fitness Coach: What Does One Have To Do With the Other?
I am a Fitness and Nutrition Coach, not a pelvic floor physical therapist (PFPT), yet I have been writing about PFPT for the past few weeks. So, what does one have to do with the other? First I just want to note, I am a Fitness and Nutrition Coach who has studied pelvic health, pregnancy, […]
Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy: What To Expect From the First Appointment
Now that we have covered some of the things pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) can help with in part 2 of my pelvic floor series (if you missed it, you can check it out here!) I’d like to give you some tactical information this part 3 as to how to find a pelvic floor PT, […]
Your Pelvic Floor: What You Need to Watch For
Your Pelvic Floor: Part 1 was all about getting to know what and where our pelvic floor is, what it does, and how to start connecting with it. This week for Part 2 we are going to start looking at some common pelvic floor dysfunctions and some of the signs and symptoms of them. I […]
Your Pelvic Floor: What You Need to Know
This is part 1 to an ongoing pelvic floor series in which I will go over a variety of topics and information regarding your pelvic floor. Your pelvic floor is so important for so many reasons, but few people ever give it a second thought. I know that I didn’t until I was having issues […]
Proper Alignment is Everything: Why You Should Bother & How To Find Yours.
If you are pregnant, may want to get pregnant one day, have had a child, are a woman, or know someone that fits the bill, then this post is for you. I speak to alignment in terms pregnancy and postpartum but this really applies to everyone in terms of pelvic floor functionality. I am continuing […]