Being a personal trainer and helping clients with prolapse get back to the exercise they love is not your usual in the fitness space. But it’s THE thing that I love doing. You see, personal training doesn’t have to be about pushing someone past their physical limit. Or, standing over them as they exercise counting …
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Strength training is a powerful form of exercise that offers numerous benefits, including increased muscle mass, improved bone density, enhanced metabolism, and overall physical fitness. However, if you are leaking urine during intense workouts, it can be hard to know what to do. Do you stop because of the leaking and miss out on the …
Trying to navigate strength training with a prolapse can feel a tad tricky. On one hand, you see the fitness industry recommending it for women. But you may also have been told, “don’t lift”, “don’t do weights”, “lifting weights is bad for your pelvic floor”. Let’s take a step back and look at the benefits …
When thinking about exercising with pelvic organ prolapse, it can be easy to simplify exercises into safe or unsafe, good or bad etc. You avoid the “unsafe” or “bad” ones and do the “safe” or “good” ones. Using this language often means that you don’t progress (because something like lifting weights is deemed bad for …
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A super common question I am asked is “what are the best exercises for pelvic organ prolapse?”. Here’s the thing, it may not be a list of safe or unsafe exercises for prolapse. Instead, here are some different ways to think about the best exercises for prolapse which help empower versus fear-monger. Do pelvic floor …
Can I lift weights with prolapse is such a common question! I get asked it so frequently that I thought I’d illustrate it with a client story. This wonderful client was referred to me by the lovely, Nicola Mulkeen who is a pelvic health phyiotherapist in the Midlands. The client is a Crossfitter who developed …
A question I am often asked is ‘can I run with prolapse?’ I absolutely believe you can, and have helped many clients to get there. But here’s the thing, running with prolapse isn’t just about the pelvic floor, it’s about the whole body (and mind!). Here’s my checklist to help you get back to running …