Hypopressive

Been a while since I said hello!

I love working with movement and how movement, nervous system responses and postural changes make such a huge impact on the lives of the people I meet.

I am constantly adding to my knowledge and call what I do these days Movement for Humans™️ because movement is absolutely what we need to age well and enjoy being in our bodies throughout every stage of our lives.

I love the jigsaw puzzles of tension, posture habits and the people who live with the puzzles.

When we work together we play with breath, movement and the nervous system and find out what works for you!

I also train Hypopressive trainers!

If you would like information about how to work with me - DM me!

A SCAR IS SO MUCH MORE THAN WHAT WE SEE ON THE SURFACE.

Look at this photograph.

See how the skin puckers and pulls around just a few stitches?

Now imagine what happens when a woman undergoes a Caesarean section.

A C-section involves multiple layers of tissue, including skin, connective tissue, fascia and the uterus. Although the abdominal muscles are usually separated rather than cut, the surgery can still have significant implications for how the abdominal wall heals and functions.

And yet, how often do we truly consider the impact beyond the visible scar?

As women, trainers and health professionals, we need to be having this conversation.

Scar tissue can influence tissue mobility, sensation, comfort and movement. Some women experience tightness, altered sensation or discomfort long after their incision has healed.

And because our bodies function as interconnected systems, rehabilitation deserves to look beyond the scar itself.

This is where Hypopressives can play a valuable role.

Through the combination of postural work, breathing, abdominal wall activation and pressure management, Hypopressives can support the rehabilitation of the core and pelvic floor as part of a whole-body approach.

They don’t remove scar tissue or directly release adhesions, but they can form part of a progressive programme to restore movement, confidence and function once healing is established.

A healed incision doesn’t always mean rehabilitation is complete.

Whether we’re working with a woman who has recently had a C-section or one who gave birth 20 years ago, her surgical history matters.

Let’s raise awareness of the importance of understanding scars, respecting the healing process and looking at the WHOLE body.

Because women’s health deserves more than a surface-level approach.

IHCUK | International Hypopressives Council UK

For thousands of years, women and the Moon have been connected through stories of menstruation, fertility, birth and transformation.

Modern science gives us circadian clocks, hormones and some intriguing hints of lunar rhythms. But what happens after menopause? And what changed when humans turned night into day?

Perhaps bleeding was simply the rhythm we could see.

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When people think about getting older, they often think about losing strength.

But one of the things that can start to disappear earlier is power.

Not power as in lifting something really enormous.

Power is your ability to create force quickly.

This helps you to get out of a chair without rocking three times first, to catch yourself when you trip, to get up a steep step or to run across the road when the green man starts flashing.

It is also the oomph in jump, skip or when you throw something.

It’s not something you are necessarily aware of losing – like you don’t wake up in the morning and the first thought is “darn it – I have lost my power!”

No, it’s much more gradual than that. You may choose the magic moving stairs instead of the steps. You may use your hands and arms to push yourself out of a chair, you may stop sitting on the floor because it is such a pain in the neck to get back up.

You stop jumping.
Running becomes something other people do.
You become a little more cautious coming down a hill.
And slowly your world of movement gets smaller and smaller.

This is one of the reasons I created Movement for Humans out of my work with pelvic floor dysfunction. Because I began to realise it was a bit like a chicken and egg scenario. Did your pelvic floor get more symptomatic because you stopped running, because your knees felt sore or was it the other way around?

I don’t just want people to be strong on a gym exercise.
I want you to have a body that has options.

The ability to get down to the floor AND back up again.
The ability to respond when life throws unexpected movement and mental challenges at you.
Because we’re not training for the gym.
We’re training for being human.

Over the next week I’m going to look at some of the things we quietly stop doing and what you might already have noticed in your own body.

First question:
When was the last time you jumped?

The Invisible Timeline

Did you know it takes a woman an average of 7 years to seek medical help for pelvic floor issues? And for men, the timeline stretches across years of silent frustration, often bouncing between endless antibiotic prescriptions for a “prostate infection” that is actually just a tight muscle.

Why do we suffer in silence? Because our culture treats the pelvis as a taboo topic wrapped in shame.

* Women are told leaking or pain is the “inevitable price of childbirth or getting older.”
* Men are conditioned to “tough it out” and hide anything that impacts their bathroom habits or sexual health.

The truth? It is common, but it is NOT normal.

Your pelvic floor is made of muscles - just like your biceps or hamstrings. When they get too weak, too tight, or uncoordinated, they need rehabilitation, not secrecy. Let’s break the cycle of suffering in silence.

👇 Whether you are a man or a woman, have you ever felt like you had to hide a health issue because it felt “too awkward” to bring up? Let’s normalize the conversation below.

As Summer spreads its sunshine behind us and Autumn takes root I wanted to share some of the ways you can work with me to feel good throughout the darker months ahead.

Autumn and Winter are a great time to focus on you! Take stock of where you are at before Spring comes back round again.

Pelvic floor

The amazing Pelvic floor MOT is a great place to start - you book the MOT which is a questionnaire and a couple of videos that allow me to analyse where you are at in your body. Then we meet for 1:1 sessions to build a short programme for you - completely tailored to your body!

Nervous System

I coach TRE®️ which helps to find balance and harmony in your nervous system - helps you deal with stress, grief, burnout and is also super beneficial for your pelvic floor. You can meet me 1:1 or in a group class - live or online!

Personal Training

I coach both women and men - we build a programme for you over 6 sessions - you can choose to just do 6 and then use the programme at home or in the gym or book some more and keep building strength with me.
I am really all about form - the better your form the more you are going to get from any exercise! I use body weight, mobility training, K08 (like a TRX), dumbbells, barbell, kettlebells, step and battle ropes and more….

Strength work is important no matter what age, gender you are or whether you have or don’t have pelvic floor issues!

Freebies

There are freebies on the website for you if you have pelvic floor issues and don’t feel ready to make the next step yet! There is also a short course for just £29.95 and a pelvic floor SOS mini mini course for £5

Please do DM me for details - I am always happy to chat!

I hear this a lot from my gorgeous women and men who come to see me:
I look round the gym/playground/office and no one else seems to be struggling with pelvic floor issues/stress/burnout.
But that just isn’t true - 1 in 3 women under the age of 40 will have pelvic floor issues (with or without having children) and there is an increased likelihood as we age.

And guys it’s 10% of men under the age of 40 and this also has a tendency to increase with age too.

Most people stick a pad in and ignore it - hoping like I once did that it would just go the f**k away.

There are so many positive things we can do to make huge differences to your soul, your overwhelm and your quality of life. This, whatever it is that is making you feel less than, does not define you- what you do next can…

I can give you the tools to get on with sorting this out - for real I actually can.

Book an appointment via the link in my bio or DM me@and we can book in a chat and see where to start!