Injury-proof your workout
Posted on Jan 20, 2010 by Julie Wiebe in Blog
Before my transition to women’s health, I cut my teeth as a physical therapist in the world of sports medicine, working with recreational and professional athletes. Most of my patients found their way to me as a result of three things 1) overly aggressive exercise program progression 2) moving too quickly back into exercise after [...]
Kegel 2.0 Part 2
Posted on Jan 05, 2010 by Julie Wiebe in Blog
In Kegel 2.0 Part 1, we worked on increasing awareness of the portion of the pelvic floor that helps stop leaks by using a positional cue, shifting at the ankles as if you were going off a ski jump. This position gives women better awareness and access to this elusive set of muscles so they [...]
Kegel 2.0 Part 1
Posted on Dec 18, 2009 by Julie Wiebe in Blog
“How to do a Kegel” articles often recycle the same advice: Use the muscles that stop and start your urine flow. Wash. Rinse. Repeat. (Okay, it was just repeat). The web, self-help books and women’s health magazines are filled with the same articles encouraging this routine. Same advice, with the same result. It doesn’t work. [...]
40 is the new 30, right?
Posted on Sep 25, 2009 by Julie Wiebe in Blog
My 40th birthday is around the corner, and I have already started to notice some physical changes. First, it takes longer to work off the ½ bag of kettle corn consumed the night before. Also, I recently went thru what I can only describe as a hormone storm that left me feeling pregnant AND peri-menopausal [...]
Tina Fey’s Is Talking About It, Shouldn’t We?
Posted on Sep 08, 2009 by Julie Wiebe in Blog
If you’ve ever been to a church social, college orientation or summer camp you’ve participated in an ice breaker. Pass the orange tucked under your chin, what’s your favorite toothpaste and why, slide the lifesaver between toothpicks held in teeth, if you were a tree, which would you be….? What ice breakers create in social [...]
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