Reasons we practice diaphragmatic breathing, pelvic floor and TVA activations in my Strong Sexy Mammas women’s online fitness classes:

-Improve Back Pain 

-Make Labor & Delivery Easier

-Flatten Post Baby Belly

-Reduce Incontinence Issues

- Decrease Stress

-Lower Risk of Abs Separation (AKA Diastasis Recti)

-Reverse Muscle Imbalances

-Release Toxins

-Encourage Body to Rest, Rebuild, Restore 

-Set Foundation for More Difficult Core Exercises

WATCH: I hope my ultrasound helps YOU! It can be hard to know if we are activating our pelvic floor and TVA correctly. I think this video will help! I just went to a 37 week pregnancy appointment with Anna Scammell, a women’s health physical therapist practicing in Bondi Beach, Australia. Anna Scammell practices at Seven Ways Health Center and also does home visits.

Anna and I have done a handful of fitness educational programs together and have been meaning to do something on camera for our viewers for a while. This seemed like the perfect time. I have been wanting to SHOW you how to properly activate our deep core muscles about we work so often in Strong Sexy Mammas. As I often say during classes, I can tell you how to activate these muscles in class with verbal cueing, and I can remind you we ought to be doing them (I need the reminder too!) —- but the best way for you to know if you’re doing it correctly is to go see a women’s health physical therapist. They can set you up with a tummy muscle and pelvic floor check like you’ll see here on the ultrasound video.

Why do we spend more time than most fitness classes on pelvic floor and TVA activations? Why do we pair them with deep diaphragmatic breathing? For all the reasons you see listed above and hear in the interview. And there are many!

Truthfully, I think the fitness industry is ‘uncomfortable’ with this and therefor neglects it. Makes zero sense to me. And I believe more fitness professionals will be following my lead in the future. I also believe this is simply the future of women’s health.