With so many sanitary products on the market, we are swept into a mindset that we should 'just get on', regardless of our periods.

In reality, women and girls are still troubled with the hormonal fluctuations in mood, energy, sleep quality ... and the fear of leakage or ability to use and access sanitary products for the sports / activities they're involved in.

Dr Nat Brown is research associate based at Swansea University and Sport Wales – working for the Welsh Institute of Performance Science and she is passionate about helping women feel and perform at their best throughout their menstrual cycle.

If you want more support with your menstrual cycle, or want to follow her work, connect with Dr Nat:

Instagram: optimal.period

Website: www.optimalperiod.com

Email: natalie@optimalperiod.com

And if you found todays episode interesting or just want to share your story, I'd love to hear from you!

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It's not just trampolining that places excess strain on the pelvic floor. Your pelvic floor muscles and whole infrastructure is hugely impacted by body position, load and what plane of movement (ie angle) you are working in.

By understanding where and when your pelvic floor is in its strongest V's most vulnerable position, you can better manage your movement to minimise pelvic floor compromise... or better still, learn to how correctly identify and strengthening the key muscles!

In todays episode I unpick the anatomy and bio-mechanical impact (dont worry, nothing too technical) of the pelvic floor and share details of how you can get 100% clear on which of your pelvic floor muscles (yes, there is more than one) that you need to be strengthening and how to do it!

Keen to jump into my short video tutorial teaching you how to activate the 6 key muscles of your pelvic floor?

www.FitFannyAdams.com/PelvicFloorProgramme for UK £39

www.FitFannyAdams.com/PelvicFloorProgram for US $49

ANd are you looking for a weekly exercise routine that both supports and strengthens your pelvic floor? I'd love for you to try out my MembersHub for online weekly classes and 100's of on demand classes! Enjoy a 2 week free trial with the links below:

www.FitFannyAdams.com/TRIAL14 .Enjoy 14 days free and then £24pcm (cancellable at any time)

www.FitFannyAdams.com/USTRIAL14. ENjoy 14 days free and then $39pcm (cancellable at any time)

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xx Sarahjane

Recognising when something is not working for us, is critical to progress. We need to understand and admit when what we are doing is not working and we have to change our course of action.

Climbing the perilous spiral staircases of our local 11th Century castle, was such a great 'aha' moment for me to comprehend that 'no ' really can be the right answer. Whilst on the surface it can feel like defeat, its crucial to look closer and appreciate that a balanced, educated decision can be the right one for our body. And enables us to work at things from a different angle.

Are you one of the many women who grabs a pad, or puts up with their prolapse at the gym, or to head off running? Sometimes we need need to stop and appreciate that battling on ignoring the issue is not actually what our bodies needs.

Take the plunge to enjoy trying a different approach - strengthen your core and pelvic floor through exercise! try making your core and pelvic floor strength and integrity the focus of your training and feel the difference as you learn to move with confidnce and control!

That is what my MembersHub is all about - 3classes a week of core strengthening fitness, plus hundreds of on demand classes and stretches! Access your free 2 weeks MembersHub access, wrapped up in this episode via:

- www.FitFannyAdams.com/CASTLE For your UK trial (2 weeks FREE access, followed by £24pcm, cancellable at any time)

- www.FitFannyAdams.com/USCASTLE For your US trial (2 weeks FREE access, followed by $39 pcm, cancellable at any time)

Tell me about your core journey? Connect with me on social media @FitFannyAdams or Linked in

Life post pandemic seems to have been a constant flux. Right now it feels that that we subtly adjusting within our new state of ‘normal’. And that this is across our lives personally, at work, in business and within our health priorities.

What has this to do with your pelvic floor? Everything!

Your pelvic floor and core is so affected by external stress, lack of movement and chronic poor movement patterns as a result of 'new' working patterns, that I need to know where you are right now! Why? So I can create the right programmes and events that you need!

Is it clarity on your kegel's, help to let go, support on your peri / post menopausal core? Let me know the 1 Thing I can help you with at www.FitFannyAdams.com/1Thing or head to social media @FitFannyAdams.

And as a personal thank you from me to You, EVERYONE who contributes will receive 1 month FREE in the MembersHub... PLUS 1 lucky person, chosen at random, will receive a FREE private consultation with me!

What is in the MembersHub? 3 live classes a week, plus access to all the recordings & access t 100's of on-demand classes!

So thank you for helping me shape tomorrows core and pelvic floor restoration for You ðŸ™ðŸ¼.

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We all know that squeezing is a big part of pelvic floor strength, but just how hard should we be squeezing?

https://www.gladiatorstv.com/gladiators/bbc/nitro/In todays episode I discuss the tendency to over squeeze and explore why a gladiator style power squeeze doesnt always equate to better function.

If you have been left wondering how to exercise and identify each of your pelvic floor muscles, head to:

www.fitfannyadams.com/PelvicFloorProgram for access for $49

or www.fitfannyadams.com/PelvicFloorProgramme for access for £39

And if you are wanting to join my Easter freebie, it's www.fitfannyadams.com/Easter or www.fitfannyadams.com/USEaster

Want to enjoy the benefits of live & ondemand regular core and pelvic floor strengthening classes head to:

www.fitfannyadams.com/USMembersHub for $49 pcm

or www.fitfannyadams.com/MembersHub for £24 pcm

And if you just want to check out who Nitro is ... www.gladiatorstv.com/gladiators/bbc/nitro/

And please do take a moment to rate and review this podcast... and ensure that you seek out medical and professional support as you need.

It's been such a wonderful start to 2024, seeing women progress and feel confident with their movement, core and pelvic floor! So, this week I'm taking on the role of Easter bunny and spreading the love!

Too many people STILL cue navel to spine to activate their core and feel demotivated with 'lazy glutes'. No, no, no. Let's get educated and empowered to move in a way that supports and strengthens! As a population, we are largely switched off, stressed and disconnected. We expect to jump into great movement patterns when we exercise, but it takes focused unpicking of habits, followed by re-education and practice of new ones in order for the magic to happen!

We need to connect with and restore the breath, to enable the pelvic floor to brace the core... and then bring in a whole glorious symphony of bio-mechanical shifts... that enable the body to move in a way that feels good, supported and ultimately stronger!

This is what I passionately try to deliver in each and every class I host. And, whilst I'm taking a break this Easter, I'm treating you to test out the MembersHub FREE for access to 100's of my classes until April 8th 2024... plus if you are super speedy, you can join Fridays LIVE class at 8.45GMT! Can't make it live? Don't worry, within the MembersHub I upload each class, so you can hit play that evening when it suits you!

Keen to jump in.... Its www.FitFannyAdams.com/EASTER for your free 18 day trial and a £24pcm should you decide to continue. OR www.FitFannyAdams.com/USEASTER for $30 pcm if you prefer the USD option!

Questions or problems logging in? Just drop me an email sarahjane@FitFannyAdams.com

And who knows, maybe I will see you live on the mat April 8th!

x Sj

To celebrate International Women's Day, I opened my virtual doors to my CoreCardio class and I'd LOVE for you to try it too!

Hands up, fessin' up, I've been too over- comited this last couple of weeks and dropped a ball communicating out this class to you. So by way of heartfelt apology, you get a bonus episode AND free access to todays class... just head to

www.FitFannyAdams.com/Register before the end of March 2024 and you will receive access!

Want to jump right into the MembersHub for 3x Live classes a week (term time only), access to the replays plus 100's of on-demand classes and stretches? Here are your links!

www.FitFannyAdams.com/MembersHub for £24pcm plus your first month FREE

www.FitFannyAdams.com/USMembersHub for $30pcm plus your first month FREE

Happy International Women's Day... I hope you did something for YOU!

Ever wondered why your pelvic floor issues grumble on, usually only increasing in complexity?

We often underestimate the complex nature of our pelvic floor and with it, the multi disciplinary approach to healing and restoration.

Today, I explore why pelvic floor dysfunction can quickly become complex, chronic and with multiple systems becoming involved.

Understanding and embracing why a collaborative, multi disciplinary approach to healing and restoration is often needed, can also be a part of the restoration journey!

Want to jump in and understand your 6 principle pelvic floor muscles :

-UK folk www.fitfannyadams.com/PelvicFloorProgramme for lifetime access at £39

-US folk www.fitfannyadams.com/PelvicFloorProgram for lifetime access at $49

And if you thinking that you need to get on top of your pelvic floor once and for all, then get lifetime access my 6 Week Transform Your Core & Pelvic Floor on demand for £169 here at www.FitFannyAdams.com/SelfPacedTransform

- Episode 9: Lifting The Lid On Bowel Movements Apple Podcast or Spotify

- Episode 30: Use Your Brain on Apple Podcast or Spotify

Want to connect with me or share your pelvic floor journey? I'd LOVE to hear from you!

Sarahjane@FitFannyAdams.com

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Xx Sarahjane