If you are a new Mum and are super keen to lace up the joggers and head for a jog, take the time to ask whether your body is truly ready. You may be 6 weeks after labour, your OB may have given you the green light, but what about your leg strength, your pelvic floor health and your fitness? Are you...
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✅"Widen gently across the collar bones!" If you've heard this at your posture or Pilates classes, this anatomical picture may help you in visualising why you are being asked to do just that. ✅ Notice how the collarbones here stretching from your breastbone to your shoulder tip. By focusing on length...
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Returning to running as a new Mum cannot be rushed. There are many considerations before lacing up the shoes and heading out for your first runs. These include: 👉your birth outcomes 👉your leg and hip strength 👉your pelvic floor health, strength and endurance 👉your hormones (are you still breastf...
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👉 When it comes to your posture, less is definitely more. 👉 Do remember that your postural muscles ( the ones deep in there that hold you up all day), are not the big powerhouse muscles of your body. They work at low levels, but for a very long time! 👉 Don't over do your posture. Gently stack or...
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Holding our posture up all day can be quite a tiring feat. Our bodies are so terribly good at adapting for the needs we place on it. Often these adaptations are great strategies, but often, they are not. We 'cheat' and often begin to use muscles and strategies not quite ideal and often a cause of te...
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✅ "Find your neutral pelvic foundation." Why do we ask you in posture and Pilates classes to do this before and throughout every single exercise? The lumbar spine or lower back sits above your pelvis. It comprises of 5 large vertebra, and as you can see, not much else! It is very mobile when compare...
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This notion of graduated exposure can be applied to many a scenario, but I am talking about it with reference to exercise and activity levels. Pacing slowly, with small increments of change, will usually prevent failure. From the beginnings of exercise, to the highly tuned athlete, training programs...
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Yes! The research shows that nearly all pregnancy related pelvic girdle pain resolves after labour. Every woman is different. It may take a few weeks to months. It may disappear immediately you walk out of the birthing rooms. You may require the expert guidance of a physio to get everything well ali...
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Pelvic girdle pain is as common as 7 out of every 10 pregnancies. That's a whopping 70% of pregnant women going about their day with anything from mild intermittent troubles, to barely being able to walk. Pelvic girdle pain is often confused as back pain in pregnancy. If your pain is located more ac...
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We love the way our compression shorts feel, but do they ease pregnancy back and pelvic pain? Our physio team are often asked about the benefits of external compression garments for pregnancy and post-natal wear. Usually a lovely bike-short or legging with compression panels around the belly and per...
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