In this episode of The Physio Coach Podcast, Charlie Goodchild sits down with Chloe Stevens, women’s health physiotherapist, nutritionist and PhD researcher, to challenge some of the most persistent beliefs surrounding exercise during pregnancy, postpartum and menopause.
Topics covered:
The myths surrounding the “deep core” and postpartum exercise
Strength training and cardiovascular exercise during pregnancy
Diastasis, C-sections and individualised rehabilitation
Menopause, ageing and changes in muscle mass
Barriers preventing women from resistance training
Creating accessible and supportive exercise environments
Menopause nutrition, diet culture and appropriate fuelling
Greater trochanteric pain syndrome in midlife
Why women should not automatically be treated as fragile
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