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Sport & exercise are for everyone... aren’t they? Society has probably led us to believe that women and sport & exercise don’t mix. But recently there has been a rise in the number of women participating in exercise, from physical activity to elite sport and because of this our understanding on how to optimise female health and performance in sport and exercise must also increase. However, at the moment there is a lack of awareness, evidenced-based education and support surrounding female-specific performance and health considerations, from the menstrual cycle to hormonal contraceptives, alongside, breast health, pelvic floor health, pregnancy and the menopause. This podcast is here to change this narrative and discuss all the female-specific topics that have went relatively under the radar for so long.

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SE1 EP9: Post-natal physical activity & exercise.

May 03, 2021 • Kelly McNulty/ Emma Brockwell • Season 1 • Episode 9

On today’s episode I joined by Emma Brockwell. Emma is a women’s health physiotherapist specializing in postnatal rehabilitation and is passionate that all women return to postnatal exercise safely and effectively. Emma actively campaigns for improvements in women’s health care co-founding Pelvic Roar, a pelvic health campaign group. She is also on the Clinical Advisory Board of the Active Pregnancy Foundation, The Perinatal Physical Activity research Group and Pandas UK. Emma has also written for Women’s Running and Women’s Health Magazine. Finally, along with her co-authors Emma wrote the UKs first Return to Running Postnatal Guidelines.

In this episode we discuss the benefits of post-natal exercise, how you can make a safe return to post-natal running, as well as other forms of exercise whether that be at an elite level or just recreationally, and finally end with some common questions on breastfeeding, post-partum clothing and even buggy running.

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Resources: Emma Brockwell: Instagram: @physiomumuk | Twitter: @emma_physiomum | Website: https://www.physiomum.co.uk/

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