Friday Floor [Pelvic Floor Basics]

So, every week, there will be a different pelvic floor set. It’s designed to help keep it interesting. I do know pelvic floor exercises aren’t the most exciting things in the world. They’re easy to forget their internal muscles to our body. They’re easily forgotten. So, these weekly episodes are designed to help you take out the guesswork. And I really do hope these short Friday episodes are just, will just help you to get it done.

So today we are diving into pelvic floor basics. And I’m really going to take you to what I consider a basic easy set. And I say easy with inverted commas because for some of you it will be easy. But for others of you it will be challenging. Perhaps you just had a baby or perhaps you have weak pelvic floor. So, everyone is different. Its quality over quantity. And I do want to stress. If you’ve been listening to me for a while, you’ll know that I recommend all women have a pelvic floor assessment. It’s a gold standard. It helps you know that you’re doing these exercises correctly, it helps to give you that confidence to continue with your plan. So, if you can’t hold for as long as I’m saying today, please don’t. Quality over quantity everyone is different. And if you do have any discomfort or questions or you’re not sure if you’re doing it properly, please do stop consult your healthcare provider. Let’s get into it, ladies.

So, we are starting off with 10 quick lifts. Get yourself into a position that is comfortable. So, for this first session, perhaps lie down or on your side if you’re pregnant or sit in a chair. First of all, fully relaxed your pelvic floor. So, drop and flop, let your tummy release. Take a few deep breaths. And every time you breathe out, see if your pelvic floor can gently lower rob and flop, light up any muscle tension. Let’s start these exercises from a position of full relaxation. So, once you’ve taken a few deep breaths, and you feel your pelvic floor nice and relaxed, let’s imagine today as if you’re stopping yourself passing wind. So, you’re drawing up through your back passage, and you’re zipping up and then fully release. zipped up and release. We’ve got eight more, release, seven, release, then six, release, five, release, four, release, three, release, two, release, one, release.

So, remember, ladies, I don’t want you listening to this, if you’re going to do it, do it with me. So, sit down. If you’re walking, just press pause and find a park bench. Okay, fully relaxed. Take some nice deep breaths, get that full relaxation once more. Now we’re going to do three second strength polls. So, these your maximum you I want you to lift up as strongly as he can. Again, we’re focusing on that back passage today are only three seconds. So usually, I aim for a bit longer, but today it’s nice and short. Okay, when you’re ready, let’s take a deep breath in. And then zipper it out. Zip up through that back passage. Hold up, keep breathing for three, two, one, fully release. Let it go, drop and flop. Let’s go again, seven miles zipping up through your back passage. Nice deep breath. Keep going for three, two, one, fully release. Let it go. Okay, zipping up through that back passage. Imagine you’re stopping sub passing wind foot three, two, one, let it go. That’s number three.

Let’s go for number four. Let’s go zip it up through that back passage for 3,2,1, fully release. You’re halfway through the strength poles. Let’s go zip it up nice and strong for three, two, one, fully release, let it go, drop and flop, take a nice deep breath. And again, number 5, zip up for 3, 2, 1, fully release, let it go. Number 6, guys zip it up for 3, 2, 1, fully release, let it go, dropping the flop. Number seven, let’s go zip it up for 3, 2, 1, fully release, let it go, rob and flop. And last one let’s go zip up for 3, 2, 1, and then fully release, let it go, drop and flop.

So you’ll notice I’m not really cueing the breathing. I will talk about breathing in another episode. Today we’re focusing more on that back passage. So, with all these pelvic floor exercises, I’m going to talk through a different cue each time a different position a different set. And if you’re a little bit confused, I’m hoping at some stage something will click and you’ll find it a bit easier. So, stay with me. Okay, now we’re doing a 22-second endurance hold. So, an endurance hold. These are our slow twitch muscle fibres. These are our half lifts, it’s a 50% lift, it’s not your maximum, just halfway. So, when you’re ready, let’s get to that full position and relaxation again.

And now a gentle half lift for 20, 19, 18, 17, 16, 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10, 9, join us again if you need to, if you’ve dropped off, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 and fully release, let it go. Fantastic ladies. That’s it, your first set of basic set of pelvic floors we will be changing it up there’ll be some intermediate ones, some advanced ones. There’ll be a whole range every week. Something new is dropping.

So that’s it, ladies. Do send me an Instagram message sent @fitnestmama, I would love to hear from you. If you have done this pelvic floor set today. It’s our first ever Friday floor session. So, I would love to hear from you send me a message. Also, if you are enjoying these podcast episodes, it really does help if you could please leave a rating and review. I read through every review, and it also helps this podcast get found by more people who would benefit from it. So that’s it, ladies. See you next week for another episode of the FitNest Mama Podcast.

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