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Aug 14, 2024 12:09pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, Pregnancy , postnatal, exercise, postnatal exercise, caesarean, pregnancy exercise, prolapse, Pilates, pelvic organ prolapse, health, core strength, breathing, diastasis recti, relaxation, fitness & healthy living
5 min read

Is Pilates the Perfect Exercise?
Pilates is having a bit of a resurgence at the moment - I have more Pilates classes on my timetable than any other type of exercise - but why?

Because it's an incredibly effective form of exercise that can benefit the body in so many different ways!

šŸ’ŖĀ strengthens the whole body
šŸ’–Ā eases back and joint pain
ā­Ā improves posture/alignment
šŸ«Ā better breathing technique
āœŒĀ aids stress management
ā­Ā improves balance
šŸ›ŒĀ promotes relaxation and better sleep
šŸ’ŖĀ strā€¦

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Aug 14, 2024 12:09pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, Pregnancy , postnatal, exercise, postnatal exercise, caesarean, pregnancy exercise, prolapse, Pilates, pelvic organ prolapse, health, core strength, breathing, diastasis recti, relaxation, fitness & healthy living
5 min read
Jun 17, 2024 04:49pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, prolapse, kegels, pelvic organ prolapse, health, core strength, breathing, relaxation, healthy living, old age, PGP, stress relief, stretches, aging well, self-care & hypopressives
5 min read

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 aĀ 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 ā€¦

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Jun 17, 2024 04:49pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, prolapse, kegels, pelvic organ prolapse, health, core strength, breathing, relaxation, healthy living, old age, PGP, stress relief, stretches, aging well, self-care & hypopressives
5 min read
Mar 21, 2024 06:30pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, exercise, postnatal exercise, pelvic organ prolapse, kegels, prolapse, core strength, breathing, healthy living, crunches, incontinence, back care & core exercise
1 min read

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 mastercā€¦

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Mar 21, 2024 06:30pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, exercise, postnatal exercise, pelvic organ prolapse, kegels, prolapse, core strength, breathing, healthy living, crunches, incontinence, back care & core exercise
1 min read
Feb 22, 2024 10:24am
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, exercise, pelvic organ prolapse, health, breathing, healthy living, back pain, mobility & stretches
1 min read

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?

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Feb 22, 2024 10:24am
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, exercise, pelvic organ prolapse, health, breathing, healthy living, back pain, mobility & stretches
1 min read
Jun 16, 2022 05:05pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, Pregnancy , postnatal, exercise, prolapse, kegels, pelvic organ prolapse, health, core strength, fitness & healthy living
7 min read

Pelvic Organ Prolapse Solutions
POP solutions

It's been a while since my first blog about prolapse and a few things have changed since then.Ā  So I thought I'd do a couple of updates

There are two ways you can look at helping with POP symptoms - what can you do to prevent things getting worse and what can you do to make things better.

So first we'll look at preventing things getting worse

One of the key things with this is looking at intra abdominal pressure (IAP)

IAP is the pressure within the abdominal cavity and is reliant on the fluiā€¦

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Jun 16, 2022 05:05pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, Pregnancy , postnatal, exercise, prolapse, kegels, pelvic organ prolapse, health, core strength, fitness & healthy living
7 min read
May 5, 2022 12:09pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, Pregnancy , postnatal, exercise, postnatal exercise, diastasis, caesarean, prolapse, kegels, pelvic organ prolapse, c-section, core strength, diastasis recti, mummy tummy, breathing, back pain, abdominal exercises, crunches, c-section recovery, incontinence, return to exercise, new mum & core exercise
4 min read

What is the best exercise for a prolapse?
best exercise for prolapse blog

I was asked a few weeks ago for the top exercises someone could do to help a prolapse.Ā 

My answers were:

  1. It depends
  2. 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.Ā 

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 allā€¦

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May 5, 2022 12:09pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, Pregnancy , postnatal, exercise, postnatal exercise, diastasis, caesarean, prolapse, kegels, pelvic organ prolapse, c-section, core strength, diastasis recti, mummy tummy, breathing, back pain, abdominal exercises, crunches, c-section recovery, incontinence, return to exercise, new mum & core exercise
4 min read
Apr 7, 2022 06:27pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, Pregnancy , postnatal, exercise, postnatal exercise, caesarean, pregnancy exercise, prolapse, kegels, pelvic organ prolapse, core strength, prenatal, diastasis, back pain, c-section recovery, bladder health, incontinence & return to exercise
5 min read

Pelvic Floor Exercises Mistakes - and how to do it right
pelvic floor myths blog

Myth #1 - Leaking is inevitable after childbirth, menopause and as you age



Little oops momentsā€¦
Triple crossing your legs when you sneezeā€¦
Laughing until the tears run down your legsā€¦

Itā€™s funny, until it isnā€™t.

Incontinence IS more common after childbirth, menopause and with age

But just because itā€™s common, that doesnā€™t mean you have to put up with it!


Pelvic floor muscle training and hypopressives both show great results in preventing leaks, noā€¦

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Apr 7, 2022 06:27pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, Pregnancy , postnatal, exercise, postnatal exercise, caesarean, pregnancy exercise, prolapse, kegels, pelvic organ prolapse, core strength, prenatal, diastasis, back pain, c-section recovery, bladder health, incontinence & return to exercise
5 min read
Mar 2, 2017 05:45pm
By Sarah Parker
Under exercise, health, Pelvic floor, postnatal, incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, postnatal exercise, posture, pregnancy & pregnancy exercise
5 min read

How you can help your pelvic floor
I was asked by someone this week about rehabbing the pelvic floorĀ post birth, in preparation for getting back to running.Ā  I was so pleased that she was aware of the importance of taking her time - things keep popping up in my timeline about postnatal classes where people are running with buggies, skipping and even doing jumping jacks!Ā All of this can have a deleterious effect on the pelvic floor and continuing to overstress a weakened pelvic floor can lead to prolapse.

However taking your time, ā€¦

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Mar 2, 2017 05:45pm
By Sarah Parker
Under exercise, health, Pelvic floor, postnatal, incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse, postnatal exercise, posture, pregnancy & pregnancy exercise
5 min read
Feb 10, 2015 03:02pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, Pilates, postnatal, kegels, pelvic organ prolapse, postnatal exercise & pregnancy exercise
3 min read

Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) is a secretive, not often talked about thing.Ā  And yet last week every single day I ended up speaking with people about their prolapse so it just seemed destined that that is what I would write about today!

Prolapse is the descent of one or more internal organs that then push into the vaginal wall.Ā  There are different stages ā€“ mild, moderate to extending outside the body.Ā  There are many symptoms, many of which could be attributed to other ailments.
  • Urinary incontinā€¦

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Feb 10, 2015 03:02pm
By Sarah Parker
Under Pelvic floor, Pilates, postnatal, kegels, pelvic organ prolapse, postnatal exercise & pregnancy exercise
3 min read

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