For context, I am writing this in October 2020 – the hard lockdown is over (for now) but we are facing lots of changing restrictions and globally have gone through a very challenging time. I’ve been teaching exercise in various …
The Pelvic Floor Series Part Two
Kate Smart
Posted in diastasis recti, Exercising the Core, Pelvic Floor, pelvic organ prolapse, peri-menopause, Post Natal Exercise, Self Care
The Breath Connection In this second part of the Pelvic Floor Series I consider the breath and how its appropriate use can help in your journey to a more functional pelvic floor. Below is a video I made a while …
The Pelvic Floor Series Part One
Part One: Knowing when to take action It’s no secret that pelvic floor and core training is at the bedrock of much of my work with women so here begins a short series of (hopefully lighthearted) blogs to inform and …
Ever Regret a Workout?
Kate Smart
Posted in body confidence, C-section, Exercising the Core, hysterectomy, Pelvic Floor, pelvic organ prolapse, peri-menopause, Post Natal Exercise, Self Care
Returning to the new normality of September and more structured exercise, this week I found myself back in my favourite Spin class. It had taken a fair amount of internal persuasion to go as instead I could have tackled holiday …
Diastasis Recti – 5 things to consider alongside (or before) exercise.
Kate Smart
Posted in C-section, diastasis recti, Exercising the Core, Home Workout, Massage, Pelvic Floor, Post Natal Exercise, Self Care
Search the internet for exercises for diastasis recti* and all sorts of stuff gets thrown back to you. Some fabulous information and some dubious choices. Confusing and ambiguous information can make it really tricky for the client to work out …
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C -Section Recovery – why it’s more than just the scar……
Last week a certain post went viral (well in my world anyway) on social media. It was a video of a simply made felt book illustrating the layers involved in a C-section (click here for the idea credit) What the …
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From reaction to action….
Kate Smart
Posted in body confidence, diastasis recti, Exercising the Core, hysterectomy, Pelvic Floor, pelvic organ prolapse, Per-menopause, peri-menopause, Post Natal Exercise, Self Care
Sometimes self diagnosed, often after an online search, sometimes after an appointment with a medical professional, I am often approached by women in a state of worry or worse. Diastasis recti, pelvic organ prolapse, poochy tummies and leaky lady bits… …
The Power of Touch
Last week I was lucky enough to attend a talk from Dr Chatterjee, author of The Four Pillar Plan and more recently The Stress Solution. To coincide with his recent book launch, the topic was, perhaps obviously that of stress; …
Video Interview with a Women’s Health Physio
Kate Smart
Posted in Exercise in Pregnancy, Exercising the Core, Pelvic Floor, Per-menopause, Post Natal Exercise, Self Care
This week I was delighted to spend some time with Claire Anne Rutherford. Claire is a Women’s Health Physiotherapist who works locally to me. We sat and had a chat about the pelvic floor in the postnatal period, discussed some …
Does this work my pelvic floor?
Kate Smart
Posted in Exercise in Pregnancy, Exercising the Core, Pelvic Floor, Post Natal Exercise, Self Care
Many of my blog posts come from questions I am asked throughout the week in classes and sessions. A few weeks ago a client told me that she had been informed by a friend that going from kneeling to standing …