Pelvic Floor Article

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 easily modified to cater for people who have pelvic floor issues or [...]

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 abdominal wall or this exercise [...]

Step was first designed by Gin Miller whose primary goal was to develop a low impact, cardiovascular workout that was safe for knees and other injuries. Since the early 1990’s, this class format has changed considerably, including the speed, intensity and impact. Below are 4 guidelines to assist you during a typical step class to [...]

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 [...]

The allure of high impact workouts is the energy expenditure and the pure joy of bouncing around – like a teenager, but for some of us, our pelvic floor is not like it was when we were a teenager. For a lot of women, it is a matter of going to the toilet before the [...]

  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 pelvic floor?When we think about our ‘core’, the first [...]

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. This muscle plays a major part of effective core control and weakness [...]

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 continue exercise without the implications of impact, joint stress, post exercise muscle soreness and [...]