Courses
Online and in-person courses hosted by Pelvic Health Physiotherapist Lizzy Woolley.
The Pregnant & Post-Natal Athlete 2023/24 Edition
Online webinar course hosted by Pelvic Health Physiotherapist Lizzy Woolley.
Cost: £120
Dates: To be released over the next few weeks.
Suitable for: Personal Trainers/Coaches who coach ladies during pregnancy and postnatally specifically in functional fitness activities including CrossFit
If you would be interested in hosting the course at your gym you will earn one free place to a course participant - as long as there are 5 participants attending at least.
To register interest and get updates on the upcoming course dates please follow the button below and specify whether you would like to attend in-person or online.
If you would like to get an up to date, evidence based approach to coaching this client group then this is the course for you! It can often be confusing with conflicting information out there - here we aim to simplify the research making it easy to implement as soon as you have completed the course!
Upcoming course dates will be on the Instagram page: @pelvicfloorfitphysio
Topics covered
Physiological changes in pregnancy and in the influence of them
Scaling of movements
The Pelvic Floor
Signs of pelvic floor/abdominal wall dysfunction
Terminology and overview of pregnancy
Benefits of exercise in pregnancy
Common MSK complaints in pregnancy
Functional fitness and the recovering pelvic floor
Breastfeeding
Heart rate ranges and workout intensity
Contraindication and precautions with pregnancy
Pelvic health considerations
When to see a Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
Recovery
Medical screening
The Elite Athlete
Example of progression of athlete back to functional fitness
Diastasis Rectus Abdominus