Pelvic Health and Fitness

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda and Dayna celebrate 2 years of the podcast by hosting an “ask us anything” episode! Tune in for the answers to all your burning questions about physiotherapy, podcasting, and what’s next! =============================== If you liked this episode of Pelvic Health and Fitness, share it with a friend, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts , or subscribe anywhere...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda and Dayna welcome fellow pelvic health floor physiotherapists, Chrissy Clark and Kelly Sadauckas! They talk about their passions for pelvic and preventative healthcare, red flags for pregnancy and postpartum fitness programs, and dole out their best advice when it comes to nutrition and fitness during pregnancy! Dr. Kelly Sadaukas is one of a handful of PTs...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda talks with pre and post-partum fitness coach, Laura Jawad, about the differences between pelvic floor physiotherapy and personal training - and how they fit together. They cover things like gaps in education for expectant parents, the importance of care teams, and more! In this episode, Rhonda talks with pre and post-partum fitness coach, Laura Jawad, about...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dayna and Rhonda welcome special guest, Jamie Straker, to talk about all things strength training during pregnancy. We discuss how Jamie got into the field of pregnancy and postpartum fitness coaching, the advice she was given during her pregnancies, we bust some myths, and more! Jamie Straker is a Certified Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coach with over 6 y...

Send us Fan Mail In this solo episode, Dayna talks about something that has been coming up in clinic a LOT recently - wrist pain. What is mom wrist? Why do we get wrist pain in postpartum? What are some things we can do about it in the short term - and what can we expect in the long term? =============================== If you liked this episode of Pelvic Health and Fitness, share it with a friend...

Send us Fan Mail In this solo episode, Rhonda takes you behind the scenes of her journey into the sport of Olympic weightlifting. She will touch on 3 topics that have come up for her as she has started this new sport - and how she moves through them! =============================== If you liked this episode of Pelvic Health and Fitness, share it with a friend, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts ,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda chats with special guest Traci Townsend all about strength training for women over 50 years old. We discuss her journey from teaching to fitness, special considerations for folks over 50, and what she has learned along the way. Traci believes that fitness is for everyone and meets women where they are so that they have a successful fitness journey and estab...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda and Dayna chat with Laura Holland and Nadia Qahwash all about preparing your pelvic floor for pregnancy and postpartum. Laura Holland and Nadia Qahwash are pelvic floor physiotherapists in the K-W region who are big believers in providing women with knowledge, comfort and confidence to birth smarter, not harder. They believe that teaching women the foundati...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda and Dayna chat about some habits in the bathroom that could be impacting your pelvic floor health - and we discuss options for correction! =============================== If you liked this episode of Pelvic Health and Fitness, share it with a friend, leave us a review on Apple Podcasts , or subscribe anywhere you listen to your podcasts! LINKS AND RESOURCES...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda and Dayna chat about some common exercise tendencies, habits and strategies that could actually be hindering pelvic floor and core health - especially postpartum. We cover being aware of what is going on in our pelvic floor, as well as how to strengthen it and relax it! =============================== If you liked this episode of Pelvic Health and Fitness,...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda gives you all the information on the Strong at Home membership, giving you more background into why and how she started it (which includes her return to exercise postpartum story), and filling you in on a couple exciting updates about the membership! =============================== If you liked this episode of Pelvic Health and Fitness, share it with a frie...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda and Dayna chat about 7 reasons your pelvic floor symptoms may have changed recently. It’s super common to have people graduate from our programs, and then come back upset because symptoms have come up again for them. A lot of factors are at play - physical, stressors, sleep, and more - and we are going to go through some of the big ones, today! Remember: sy...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda and Dayna chat about where they each are in their postpartum journey in terms of exercise and symptoms. Feeling down in the thick of your postpartum journey? We hope that you can use this as reassurance that things can and will get better! =============================== If you liked this episode of Pelvic Health and Fitness, share it with a friend, leave u...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda has the pleasure of chatting with her friend and colleague, Bronwyn Addico all about doula care. Bronwyn Addico (she/her) is the owner of Balancing Birth to Baby, a support company for expecting and new parents that offers prenatal education and Doula support in Southern Ontario, Canada. She has been a Childbirth & Early Parenting Educator since 2015 an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dayna shares her top 5 tips to prepare for birth. There’s a lot that is out of our control during birth. But there are also a lot of things we can do to mentally and physically to prepare for this challenging event! If you are pregnant, or hoping to become pregnant one day, this episode is for you! =============================== If you liked this episode of Pelvi...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Rhonda responds to a question she received about staying consistent with exercise over the holidays. It’s a busy time of year and there’s only so much we can have on our plates right now. If exercise isn’t your top priority this time of year, that’s ok! But if you’d like it to still be a part of your week because you know it will help you feel better, have a li...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dayna and Rhonda have a great discussion about burnout. And offer 6 soft suggestions for strategies to minimize burnout this time of year. Here are our 6 tips for minimizing burnout: 1️⃣ Scale back your workout routine/ adjust your mindset about what “counts” as exercise this time of year 2️⃣ Make meal planning/ cooking easier 3️⃣ Get better at asking for help 4️⃣...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dayna and Rhonda each share the 3 things that surprised us most during the postpartum phase: Dayna’s 3 things were:  1️⃣ How overwhelmed she was with having visitors  2️⃣ How challenging breastfeeding was for her mentally   3️⃣ How lonely mat leave can be Rhonda’s 3 things were:  1️⃣ How challenging her second postpartum recovery was after an “easier” recovery aft...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda and Dayna have the pleasure of chatting with their friend and colleague, Jordana Edelstein. Jordana is a nutrition and body image coach and work is to help women finally build the self-trust to eat and exercise in a way that feels amazing, instead of white knuckling through the latest diet and working out to burn off last night’s pizza. She lived more than...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda shares 5 tips to stop peeing your pants when you jump The 5 tips are: 1️⃣ Slight lean forward of your torso This helps to put your pelvic floor in a more optimal position to support the pressure of jumping. Think "tits over toes" as my mentor Brianna Battles would say! 2️⃣ Soft landing Try to land "quietly" to absorb the force and decrea...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda and Dayna have the pleasure of chatting with their friend and colleague, Wanjira Njenga. Wanjira is a menopause and pelvic floor coach. She helps women navigate menopause with strength training, mobility, nutrition and mindset!  She has completed a great number of trainings and upgrades in the fields of yoga, yoga therapy, movement and fitness. This also in...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda has the pleasure of chatting with her friend and colleague, Bree Nacarrato. Bree is the owner of Loved Momma Fitness. She is also a CrossFit coach and also has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology.  She has worked with the pre and postnatal population for almost three years before she gave birth to her second daughter who sadly was stillborn.  Since the d...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda shares all about her signature program: the Strong at Home Membership 💪🏻 She talks about… 🔹Why she created the Strong at Home Membership 🔹What actually is the Strong at Home Membership 🔹Common outcomes for clients in the membership 🔹How long clients stay in the membership 🔹How much it costs 🔹All about her 2 for $22 trial happening NOW! I hope this g...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dayna shares 5 common pelvic floor myths she comes across in clinic often. The 5 MYTHS are: MYTH #1️⃣ That everybody should be doing kegels MYTH #2️⃣ You should pee as soon as you feel the urge to go MYTH #3️⃣ Your vagina will be looser following a vaginal delivery MYTH #4️⃣ If you are having a bowel movement everyday, you are not constipated  MYTH #5️⃣ Heaviness...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Rhonda shares about her ups and downs of breastfeeding with her first daughter Sadie. This was an emotional story for Rhonda to share. We hope this conversation helps you feel less alone if you also struggled with breastfeeding. ❤️ 🎧 Make sure to listen to the full episode for more!  ➡️ We would LOVE if you would share this episode with a friend, drop a star rati...