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Is Exercise Safe During Pregnancy - The Guidelines
In Australia only 15% of pregnant women are doing the recommended level of exercise! We want to change that! Experts recommend that pregnant women should be doing between 150-300 minutes of moderate to slightly vigorous exercise per week, including two strength and resistance workouts each week.
Why? One reason is that...
C-Section Recovery Essentials
We know just how physically and emotionally taxing a caesarean birth can be. We have supported hundreds of women through their c-section recovery and we understand how difficult it can be to recover from major abdominal surgery whilst caring for a newborn.
We are here to support you to heal your body in the best way possible.
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Your Six Week Check - Why You Need More than 30 Minutes at the GP
By Lyz Evans - Titled Women's Health Physio
You may have heard of the 6-week postnatal check. It is often viewed as the ‘holy grail’ for women for post-birth clearance. Whether it be to swim, to lift heavier than 4kg, return to exercise, to drive, or for some keen Mummas to return to sex, the 6-week check can be...
What are the best Exercises to Heal Stomach Separation After Birth?
Abdominal Separation. Those two words can bring up a lot of confusion and fear for new mums. Whilst it is a normal (yes normal!) part of pregnancy, and is the body’s way of creating space for your baby to grow and develop, abdominal separation or rectus diastasis has become a source of a lot of conflicting (and simply...
Healing your Pelvic Floor After Birth
The Pelvic Floor is one of the most important groups of muscles for postpartum recovery. It is the foundation of your core, it helps to support your organs and it helps to reduce incontinence and leaking.
In this video our Women’s Health Physiotherapist and Founder of the Empowered Motherhood Program Lyz Evans takes you through...
5 Ways to Protect and Strengthen your Pelvic Floor During Pregnancy
Do you know how to contract your pelvic floor properly?
Studies show that 50% of women don’t! We don’t want you to be one of them!
In this free video, Womens’ Health Physiotherapist and Founder of the EMP, Lyz Evans shares her 5 tips for protecting and strengthening your pelvic floor during pregnancy.
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