105. Rebuilding Your Core Strength: Using Breathwork to Re-Engage Your Pelvic Floor with Joy Black

I’ve had four children, and my journey back into exercise during the postpartum period had looked different each time. This can depend on how what kind of exercise you did prior to pregnancy, what you were doing during pregnancy, and how you’re feeling after giving birth. Pelvic floor exercises can be a great way to ease yourself back into exercise, and Joy Black is telling us how in today’s episode. Joy Black is an avid rock climber, kettlebell enthusiast, and trail runner. After more than 10 years in the fitness industry, Joy combined her love of strength training and climbing with extensive knowledge of training during pregnancy and postpartum to empower rock climbers during their journeys through pregnancy and post. If there was ever anyone that could casually find a way to use the words climbing pelvic floor and breath mechanics in the same sentence, it's Joy.  Inside the episode, we talk about easing back into physical activity during the postpartum period. We focus on breathwork and re-engaging the pelvic floor, how to properly perform keels, preventing rib flare, and much more. In this episode we discuss: Examples of light postpartum exercises  How to engage your kegel and the definition of weak vs tight What rib flair is and how to fix it when it's painful What breath work is and examples of how to do it Ways to strengthen our pelvic floor Connect with Joy: Follow her on Instagram @climbingwithjoy  The Postpartum Project Discount code from my sponsors: Navy Hair Care Shampoo + Conditioner: use code LYNZY for 30% off Navy Hair Care Charcoal Mask: use code LYNZY for 30% off Green Chef: go to greenchef.com/lynzy60 and use code ‘lynzy60’ to get 60% off + free shipping. Connect with Lynzy: Join the Motherhood Meets Medicine community at patreon.com/motherhoodmeetsmedicine Instagram: @motherhoodmeetsmedicine Sign up for the weekly newsletter here lynzyandco.com Disclaimer: This podcast does not provide medical advice. The information on this podcast is for informational purposes only. No material on this site is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices