A Journey of Discovery In my journey as a fitness enthusiast, I frequently referenced 'the core' in my classes and workshops. This was before I dug deeper into its intricacies. If questioned, I might have vaguely described it as 'deep torso muscles,' referencing the...
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Pelvic Floor
Your pelvic floor and barbell workouts
Your pelvic floor and barbell workouts Barbell workouts are great for developing muscle strength and endurance and this form of resistance training is effective in maintaining bone mass as well being an enjoyable form of weight training. This type of workout can be...
How to modify abdominal curl to keep your pelvic floor safe
How to modify ‘the abdominal curl’ to keep your pelvic floor safe? Here is a scenario: You are in a group exercise class and the instructor has asked the class to lie on their backs in preparation for the abdominal curl. You know that you have a separation in your...
Step Workouts – with Pelvic Floor First
Pelvic Floor First Step Workouts Step aerobics designer Gin Miller's primary goal was to develop a low-impact, cardiovascular workout that is safe for knees and other injuries. Since the early 1990s, this class format has changed considerably, including the speed,...
The Pelvic Floor and The Core
The pelvic floor muscles as part of the ‘core’. Muscles play a key role during exercise, but did you know that there are a hidden group of muscles called ‘pelvic floor muscles’ which need special attention? Pelvic floor muscles...
How to modify abdominal and core exercises to keep your pelvic floor safe
How to modify ‘the plank’ to keep your pelvic floor safe? Here is a scenario: You are in a group exercise class and the instructor as asked the class to move into a plank (on the floor on elbows and toes and lifting up the rest of the body). You know that you are in a...
High Impact workouts
High Impact = High Pelvic Floor Strength. The allure of high-impact workouts is the energy expenditure and the pure joy of bouncing around – like a teenager. Still, for some of us, our pelvic floor is not like it was when we were teenagers. For many women, it is a...
Core fitness
Pelvis proof A weak pelvic floor is the reason why a third of Kiwi women are incontinent, especially after given birth. Marietta Mehanni’s modified resistance workouts will help whip you into shape if you have a weakness in this area Why all the fuss about...
Core Foundations
When most fitness professionals think about the ‘core’, the first and usually immediate thought is transverse abdominus. What is often unknown and misunderstood, is the importance and relevance of the pelvic floor. Yes – everyone has one, even men have a pelvic floor....
Aquacise Your Pelvic Floor
By Dianne Edmonds and Marietta Mehanni "Lower back pain is also strongly linked with pelvic floor weakness and there is certainly an awareness that aqua aerobics provides a safer choice of fitness program for these individuals." IntroductionMany people that want to...
Pelvic Floor Workshop
{youtube}6rm1JRKL9k4{/youtube} Core Foundations Did you know that the pelvic floor was a core muscle? Did you know that 50% of women have a weaken pelvic floor? Traditionally pelvic floor exercises have been the domain of Pilates, mind body and yoga programs, but now...
Pelvic Floor First
{lightgallery type=local path=images/articles/pelvic previewWidth=540}Pelvic Floor First{/lightgallery} Pelvic Floor First is an initiative of the Continence Foundation of Australia and aims to reduce the number of men and women who experience pelvic floor dysfunction...
Pelvic Floor News
PELVIC FLOOR FIRST APP The Continence Foundation of Australia has developed a free, safe-exercise app to both help prevent incontinence and enable people experiencing problems to continue to exercise without further straining their pelvic floor or suffer embarrassing...
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Are you as strong on the inside as you are on the outside?
A Journey of Discovery In my journey as a...
Your pelvic floor and barbell workouts
Your pelvic floor and barbell workouts Barbell...
How to modify abdominal curl to keep your pelvic floor safe
How to modify ‘the abdominal curl’ to keep your...