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Is Pilates the Perfect Exercise?
strengthens the whole body
eases back and joint pain
improves posture/alignment
better breathing technique
aids stress management improves balance
promotes relaxation and better sleep str…Twenty years on and I find myself grateful
This month is Prolapse Awareness month, a subject that's quite important to me and has definitely contributed to where I am today and what I do
When you first get diagnosed with a prolapse it often makes you question why it happened and what it was you did to make it happen
Then you start to miss out all the things that may have been the reason for it, or could make it worse
And then you think about strengthening the pelvic floor
I went through all these things - I blamed exercise first …
I'm about to tape my mouth closed to sleep better
So I just did a thing
I've been working on my breath for a while now - first to help with pelvic floor issues (thank you Hypopressives), then to help with stress (Hyoppressives and slow breathing techniques along with vagal nerve work)
These have been very effective and are easy to fit in
But there are two markers that have been bothering me for a while
One is my average number of breaths per minute
When I first started it was around 16 breaths. According to Patrick McKeown anything above …
Core strength without the strain
Did you know your core should switch on JUST BEFORE it's needed?
And that there should be no feeling of strain or bearing down?
Or that you can use other parts of your body to initiate a core connection - instead of sucking in, zipping up or lifting up on pelvic floor
Find out more about your core in the videos below!
If you would like to learn more about switching on your pelvic floor and core without straining and helping it to become more of an automatic switch on - I have a masterc…
Upper body mobility sequence
A few upper body moves you can easily fit into your day - even while sat at your desk!
Tightness in the upper body can affect your posture, ability to reach, create pain in the jaw, neck, shoulders and low back, contribute to pelvic floor dysfunction and can even affect your heart!
So getting more movement in is key - how many ways can you move your ribs?
Hypopressives for anxiety - Annmarie's story
I started to suffer with anxiety and obviously that brings in struggling to breathe sometimes and then panic attacks and that kind of thing.
I was also struggling with putting weight on and was mindful that I needed to do some exercise - I wanted to lose weight but also had anxiety going on.
I felt like all the other kind of exercise that I did - swimming, joining the gym, walking - they just never hit the anxiety.
So I would do them and never feel relaxed or feel calm. And then I would go t…
How I became happy again
It's so easy to lose yourself when you become a mum...
In the early days, you're at the beck and call of a tiny dictator, so something as simple as having a shower can feel like a real treat!
You may then get so used to putting everybody else first that you forget your own needs
I only woke up to this fact a few years ago. So I decided to do some training that was less about exercise for once and more about my mood.
I learnt a few simple steps and have been implementing these regularly and …
What is the best exercise for a prolapse?
I was asked a few weeks ago for the top exercises someone could do to help a prolapse.
My answers were:
- It depends
- Hypopressives
The thing with prolapse is that it can happen because of so many factors and it's not just about strengthening the pelvic floor.
And even just pelvic floor strength isn't that simple.
The pelvic floor is made up of layers of muscle, going in a variety of directions.
It has links with muscles inside the pelvis and outside the pelvis.
It has connections all…
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