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 …
Tag: pelvic floor
Why should we exercise?
Tagged with: bone health, diastasis recti, fat loss, heart health, menopause, pelvic floor, perimenopause, postnatal exercise, prolapse
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 …
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… …
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 …
Tagged with: exercise, laxity, pelvic floor, postnatal exercise, prolpase, running, women's health physio
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 …
What you should expect at an outdoor buggy postnatal class
…. and what you should NOT! Yesterday I taught my usual Tuesday morning Buggyfit and as always, many topics of conversation came up, but one in particular has prompted me to put pen to paper (or finger tips to keyboard) …
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Tagged with: buggy workout, buggyfit, diastasis recti, exercise, pelvic floor, postnatal, postnatal trainer, screening
Pelvic Floor Knowledge Bombs (part 1)
Kate Smart
Posted in Exercising the Core, Pelvic Floor, Per-menopause, Post Natal Exercise, Self Care
Not so long ago, I blogged about the news article on the issues with vaginal mesh implants and this week, amongst the carnage of Hurricane Ophelia and the scandal around Harvey Weinstein, the subject of this kind of surgery has …
What a mesh…..
Kate Smart
Posted in Exercise in Pregnancy, Exercising the Core, Pelvic Floor, Post Natal Exercise, Press, Self Care
More than one client emailed me links to the news article below, knowing that I would have something to say. Take a read (the link to the article is in the title). “Vaginal Mesh Implants – hundreds sue NHS over …
When it comes to the crunch…..
Kate Smart
Posted in Exercising the Core, Home Workout, online programmes, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic Floor, Post Natal Exercise, Self Care, Uncategorized
I think this is one of the biggest questions when it comes to postnatal exercise….. When can I crunch? Why can’t I crunch? What can I do instead of crunches? Alongside losing excess baby weight, getting back into …
Tagged with: abdominals, crunches, diastasis recti, exercise, pelvic floor, postnatal, prolapse, tummy
I wish I’d listened to good advice.
I have a great dentist. He is personable, his work is good, my children like him and he never rips me off. I have no reason to think that the advice he gives should be ignored. Back in November I …