Do you experience pain/ symptoms with your workouts such as back pain, hip shoulder pain, prolapse heaviness etc?

I've given this advice to many clients over the years, so I thought it would be helpful to share with you all.

I have clients come to me often saying that their doctor or another health care practitioner instructed them to stop an activity that causes pain. Although this advice is well-intentioned, I have another suggestion.

Our bodies are meant to move. When we avoid a certain movement due to pain, the tolerance for that movement diminishes.

If an exercise causes symptoms, before removing it completely, try changing the dosage.

Many of my clients come to me with pelvic floor symptoms like leaking, heaviness, pelvis pain, low back pain or hip pain.

These symptoms are very common during pregnancy and postpartum. AND there are strategies you can try to improve them! ⁣

The gold standard for improving pelvic floor symptoms is to have an internal assessment with a pelvic floor physiotherapist (reach out to me for referral recommendations!). However, there is a LOT you can do without seeing an internal therapist.

Here are 5 quick tips you can try to minimize your symptoms…