by Jessica Spouler | Jan 29, 2025 | Exercise, Pain, Wellbeing
So, your new years resolution is to start strength training. You know it could be important to you and you’ve heard a lot of chat about it, but let me help break down the benefits and how to build yourself up safely. Strength training means you are loading your...
by Jennifer Touzel | Feb 22, 2024 | Pelvic Floor, Physiotheraphy, Pregnancy and post-partum
A lot of women I see for pelvic health physio appointments have been told about pelvic floor exercises, or Kegel’s – often through antenatal classes, Pilates classes, or friends. A lot of these women also confess that they’re not sure whether they’re doing them...
by Jennifer Touzel | Apr 19, 2023 | Bladder, Bowels, Exercise, Pain, Pelvic Floor, Physiotheraphy, Pregnancy and post-partum, Sex, Wellbeing
Telling someone that they have a prolapse is often quite the deflating statement. Given the choice I’m sure we would all rather not have a prolapse, but we know that around 50% of women who have had a baby will be diagnosed with a prolapse at some point in their...
by Kendal De Besten | Feb 1, 2023 | Bladder, Bowels, Breath, Exercise, Pain, Pregnancy and post-partum, Wellbeing
Bladder urgency, also known as overactive bladder (OAB), is a frequent and sudden urge to urinate that may be difficult to control. You may feel like you need to go to the bathroom many times during the day and night, and may also experience unintentional urine...
by Rachel Velvin | Apr 8, 2022 | Breath, Exercise, Pain, Wellbeing
Do you breathe? Of course. But do you breathe well? . . . Hmm . . . maybe not. Take a moment and bring some awareness to your body and your breath. Which parts of your body move as you breath in and as you breath out? Does your upper chest move? Does your rib cage...
