P O S T N A T A L P E L V I C F L O O R E X E R C I S E
It’s a pretty good idea to do pelvic floor muscle exercises as soon as you’re able after having a baby, but lets face it, you kind of...
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Melissa Johnson
- May 8
- 2 min
Exercising after a Baby
· Returning to exercise after a baby isn't as simple as rocking up to a cookie cutter style boot-camp and getting your sweat on. In fact...
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Melissa Johnson
- May 8
- 1 min
AAAAANNNNNDDDDD S L E E E P
Getting a good nights sleep is important for so many reasons, but during menopause and perimenopause it can sometimes be an uphill...
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Melissa Johnson
- Mar 1, 2020
- 1 min
Migraines & Hormones
So many ladies, including myself suffer from migraines. Luckily I can sleep mine off in a couple of hours, but a lot of women are not so...
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Melissa Johnson
- Mar 1, 2020
- 1 min
Prolapse - What you should know
So lets speak about POP, or Pelvic Organ Prolapse. A colleague of mine thought I was having a wind up when I was explaining this to them,...
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Melissa Johnson
- Mar 1, 2020
- 1 min
Exercising with Prolapse
Much like women with a diastasis or one recovering from a Hysterectomy, there are some do's and don'ts to exercising with a prolapse,...
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Melissa Johnson
- Mar 1, 2020
- 1 min
Pelvic Health During Menopause
Its only been happening the last year or 2... Sound familiar?? I get contacted a lot by women of a certain age that have developed...
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Melissa Johnson
- Mar 1, 2020
- 1 min
Cough Cough Pee
So, an interesting thing happened to me on Monday... I've had a persistent hacking cough for the last couple weeks. I have driven...
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Melissa Johnson
- Jan 26, 2020
- 1 min
Hysterectomies & Exercise
I often get contacted by women that have had hysterectomies that want to return safely to exercising, but don't know quite what to do. So...
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Melissa Johnson
- Jan 23, 2020
- 1 min
Its getting hot hot hot
If you speak to a women of a certain age, hot flushes are a hot topic (sorry), with up to 75% of women experiencing them. Due to your...
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Melissa Johnson
- Nov 7, 2019
- 2 min
Post Partum Planks - dont be one...
There is a common theme that comes through when I speak to Post-Partum women or when I read posts in groups, blogs and Facebook and that...
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Melissa Johnson
- Nov 7, 2019
- 1 min
Back to Basics
What's the best exercise strategy for people with chronic low back pain? I work with a variety of clients and a few of them came to me...
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Melissa Johnson
- Nov 7, 2019
- 2 min
More Form, Less Injury
Especially important for my recovery clients but also important in general. Let’s take a look at why training smarter and learning proper...
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Melissa Johnson
- Nov 7, 2019
- 1 min
Fix your Pelvic Floor once and for all!
Do you worry about leaking, pee often or go ‘just in case’? Do you get the urge to go, and then cannot hold on? Do you leak when you...
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Melissa Johnson
- Aug 26, 2019
- 1 min
What are you waiting for?
The average women in the UK waits 8 years to see someone about a pelvic health problem! My next course starts in 16 days!!! DON'T WAIT!!...
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Melissa Johnson
- Aug 26, 2019
- 1 min
Returning to Exercise after a baby..
I’ve been asked a few times lately when its ok to wear a lifting belt after you have had a baby. This is not a simple answer. Let’s take...
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Melissa Johnson
- Aug 26, 2019
- 1 min
Post Natal & Weightlifting Belts
I meet a lot of new mums every day that suffer with lower back pain, I’ve met ones that struggle to lift their child’s pushchair into the...
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Melissa Johnson
- Aug 26, 2019
- 2 min
Why you need to rehab after a baby
The STUPIDEST thing I have ever done weightlifting happened when I was 5 months post-partum. I had been working out in the house and...
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Melissa Johnson
- Aug 26, 2019
- 1 min
What a great problem to have....
Some great feedback from a personal training client. Consistency is definitely the key, both in the gym and in the kitchen. She works...
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