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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...
Melissa Johnson
Nov 7, 20192 min read
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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...
Melissa Johnson
Nov 7, 20191 min read
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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...
Melissa Johnson
Nov 7, 20192 min read
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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...
Melissa Johnson
Nov 7, 20191 min read
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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!!...
Melissa Johnson
Aug 26, 20191 min read
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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...
Melissa Johnson
Aug 26, 20191 min read
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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...
Melissa Johnson
Aug 26, 20191 min read
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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...
Melissa Johnson
Aug 26, 20192 min read
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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...
Melissa Johnson
Aug 26, 20191 min read
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A picture speaks a thousand words....
Another fantastic client - looking phenomenal on her wedding day. This lovely lady started working with me after a back injury and when...
Melissa Johnson
Aug 26, 20191 min read
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Get help now....
One in three women will suffer from urinary incontinence at some point in their lives. Half of all women will have some degree of pelvic...
Melissa Johnson
Aug 4, 20191 min read
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How long are you planning on living??
If I lived to be the same age as my grandma is now (she’s 97 btw) then from today until I die, I would spend £16,298 on sanitary items....
Melissa Johnson
Aug 4, 20191 min read
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1-2-1 and Class spots available.
Starting AUGUST 2019 - an afternoon Holistic Core Restore Class. This course is specifically for women who suffer from Urinary...
Melissa Johnson
Aug 4, 20191 min read
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Pelvic Floor Muscle Therapy Anyone??
This is fantastic (but nothing I didn't already know!). Not only do the methods I'm trained in WORK, but they might help prevent surgical...
Melissa Johnson
Aug 4, 20191 min read
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An Alternative to Pelvic Mesh
There has been a lot of controversy over the last few years about Pelvic Mesh. So lets have a look at what it is as well as a non...
Melissa Johnson
Jul 15, 20191 min read
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Healing a Diastasis
So now that we have spoken about what a Diastasis is, we have figured out how to measure it, lets see what we can do about it…. I...
Melissa Johnson
Jul 11, 20191 min read
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A common problem with an easy fix!
It’s pretty common, but it’s not normal, so lets speak about whoops moments… Stress Urinary Incontinence or Urinary Incontinence is a...
Melissa Johnson
Jul 3, 20191 min read
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What is a Diastasis?
A Diastasis is the separation of the Abdominal muscles down the front of your stomach. This separation is caused when pressure inside...
Melissa Johnson
Jul 3, 20191 min read
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Mind That Gap...
If you recently had your baby you are usually checked for Diastasis in the hospital. However that might not always be the case so here’s...
Melissa Johnson
Jul 3, 20191 min read
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The Important of Midlife Strength Training.
During peri-menopause and menopause a women starts to lose muscle mass. With this loss of muscle, our metabolism slows thus impacting the...
Melissa Johnson
May 23, 20191 min read
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