Performing At Your Best: How Pelvic Health Therapy May Improve Athletic Performance
Pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD), like urinary incontinence, may affect participation in high-impact exercise, like CrossFit or running, or low-impact exercise, like walking or swimming. In fact, urinary incontinence is most prevalent in female athletes. For example, research shows that 1 in 2 cisgender women who experience urinary incontinence stop or modify their exercise participation due to unwanted leakage1. However, PFD impacts athletes of all ages and genders. Studies show that in addition to people who have gone through pregnancy or childbirth (cesarean section or vaginal), young athletes who have never been pregnant may also find themselves stopping participation in exercise or sport due to PFD.
5 Tips for the Aging Athlete
Like it or not, we are all getting older. For many, the changes associated with aging can affect their workouts. Some of the changes with aging include a decline in muscle strength, decreased muscle flexibility and less energy. In addition, aging leads to decreased sensation, decreased balance, and decreased bone strength. However, these changes do not have to affect your active lifestyle. In fact, staying active has documented health benefits for both your physical, mental, and emotional health.
5 New Things Athletes Should Try This Summer
Summer offers an opportunity for a break from the norm, but it shocks me how many of the athletes I work with use the opportunity to do more of the same. They play more of the same sports they play all year. They spend more time exercising in the same old ways they always have and go at the same pace they have all year long. Here are a few ideas to help shake up your routine and help you become a healthier, better-rounded athlete. (more…)
