Motherhood Meets Medicine

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


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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

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        • 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. 

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