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The importance of Pelvic Floor Exercises

2/15/2015

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This weeks focus at classes is our Pelvic Floor. Pelvic Floor exercises are essential to every persons exercise routine and they can be done anytime, anywhere, and without anyone noticing. Not only do they increase your control over your bladder, your pelvic floor supports your vagina, uterus and bowel, so keeping your pelvic floor in good working order is beneficial for women of all ages and stages of life. The pelvic floor is found in both men and women so it is important t...hat men do PF work too.
Pelvic floor exercises are designed to improve muscle tone and prevent the need for corrective surgery. A strong pelvic floor may also help shorten the second stage of labour and, after the birth, Pelvic Floor Exercises may also help to heal any damage by increasing blood supply to the area.
Pilates exercises are a great way to strengthen your Pelvic Floor as these muscles need slow exercises as well as fast exercises.


Next week I'll be attending a workshop with Continence Foundation Australia specialising in safe exercise for PF - watch this space for more PF info.
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Spinal Mobility!

2/3/2015

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Do you find it hard to mobilise the upper/mid back (thoracic spine) without just moving from the neck and lower back in class? Given that most of us spend long days in spinal flexion, bent over our computer, moving through a good extension ...can be really really tough!
As you know I'm always researching and finding out better visuals to get the best results in the movement - try this for swan dive! Once you are lying on your stomach and have connected your stabilising muscles,imagine there is a rope that reaches forward and out of your chest bone (the sternum) and that the same rope also travels down the spine and out of your tailbone. This imagery will assist with the lengthening in both directions so that you can articulate your spine into a longer extension. Give it a go!

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Mini soft balls and bands!

2/2/2015

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