How to Best Handle a Cough or a Sneeze
I have been asked some great questions regarding sneezing and coughing and the pressure these sometimes violent actions can put on our pelvic floor. I don’t pretend to have all…
Nutrition Tips
In my last blog, I mentioned how we have choices as they relate to our nutrition, activity, level and posture, etc. To get you thinking about what sorts of choices…
Questions from You to Me: How to Progress Through Workouts
Can you clarify how I should progress through the four workouts you have included on the Hab It DVD? My minimum recommendation is to do a workout three times per…
Steps You Can Take to Improve Your Symptoms of Incontinence Today
As a physical therapist and personal trainer, I am well aware of how daunting initiating a new exercise program can be. It is with this in mind that I wanted…
Go Aneaerobic for Better Health!
I was re-watching the 2010 Hawaii Ironman yesterday morning and one story of an 80 year-old competing in his 20th ironman stuck with me. At 80 years old, to still…
Questions from You to Me: The TA vs. the RA Muscles
Is there a difference (in terms of which muscles are activated) if you pull your belly up and in as opposed to just pulling it in? In other words does…
Work Extension as You Walk
Oh how I love to talk about extension! It is so important to maintain the natural extension of our spine that I can’t help but talk about it again. What…
Turning on the Muscles for Optimal Posture
I was just working with a patient, coaching her on posture, and found myself explaining how the multifidi and transversus abdominus muscles fight against one another. Our conversation went something…
Questions from You to Me: What Does the Back Pain Mean?
I am in pain after doing just the first workout (my lower back is really achy). Does that mean I did something wrong? Your back is likely aching because your…
Developing Pelvic Floor Endurance
I have been asked several times about the process of building up pelvic floor endurance, so I’ve decided to focus on this question in this blog entry. Perhaps one of…