“Abs are made in the kitchen” “You can’t out run bad habits” “You can’t spot train to lose fat” You have probably heard all these sayings at one point or another, and let’s be honest, they have merit. But this can apply to looking at pelvic floor dysfunction too. You cannot spot treat…
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Stress and The Psoas What is the Psoas Muscle and What does it Do? The iliopsoas (psoas) is a large complex muscles. It acts as a paraspinal and deep hip rotator muscle. It is responsible for flexion of the trunk and hips. You use your psoas to help get from sitting to standing, walking, running,…
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Chronic Stress and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction You have probably heard that being under chronic stress is bad. Did you know that chronic stress can actually contribute to pelvic floor dysfunction? To understand a bit more about how these influence each other, let’s define these terms. Then we will talk about how they are connected.…
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5 Hidden Reasons You Cant Ditch the “Mom Pooch” Whether you are 4 months, or 4 years postpartum, one of the biggest things I hear from moms is “I just want to get rid of this belly pooch”. Maybe you’ve been walking every day. Maybe you started lifting weights. Maybe you have tried…
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Breathing Does So Much More Than Taking in Oxygen Yeah, we’re talking about breathing again. I’m sure you’re thinking “WHY THOUGH?” I get it. We breathe every day. It’s kind of that thing required to sustain life. But let’s get geeky for a second. First let’s look at the…
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Top 3 Ways Your Breathing Is Betraying Your Belly Pooch I get it. Breathing is a natural part of life. Its not something you think about. So HOW could it possibly affect your belly pooch or diastasis?! Let’s get into it. 1. You take shallow breaths. Think about it. When was the last…
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