Hi, I’m Claire!
I teach fitness professionals my non-Kegel, foot-first, full-body approach to pelvic floor dysfunction so you can get your clients consistent relief from their symptoms, and offer them effective, long-term solutions to their problems.
Unlike other PFD exercise methods where the focal point is often the pelvis, I focus on a “from the ground up”, everything is connected, step-by-step approach which addresses:
WHY WORK WITH ME?
I can help you get your PFD clients reliable results, and help you attract MORE of your ideal customers into your business first time round.
Arleen Dingwall – Pre/Postnatal Pilates Instructor
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Feel me here, fellow pelvic floor specialists? 🙌🏻
I can’t believe it’s 8 years since I changed my approach to treating clients with pelvic floor dysfunction, and adopted a more foot first, fully body system instead 🗓
Thank you to you if you offer a slightly left field perspective to your clients too 💡
You’re doing great work, as are my #YourPelvicMatters Teacher Trainers, and together, we can forge a NEW way of thinking 💭
Have a great day, and yours in pelvic health,
Claire Mockridge
Creator of Your Pelvic Matters
Host of the Pelvicpreneur Podcast
www.clairemockridge.com
Remember me in this scarf/snood?🧣 I’m in Iceland here in 2019, slowly freezing myself to death on the top of a hill, and in Reykjavik city, but the scenery was worth it right? 🥶
Well, I love this snood, but it stretched out of shape and the wool is no longer available, so…
🪡 I unpicked it…
🧶 Cast on 20 stitches…and
🙌🏻 Re-knitted it!
What do you think? 😬
I’m actually more of a dress maker than a knitter, and I find simple knitting soothing and almost meditative (complex knitting not so much 🤬🤪😭😂😂)
Have you re-made something though, or mended it to give it new life? Let me know by commenting below ⬇️
I'm officially out of office! 🥳 For the next couple of weeks or so I'll be putting my barefoot feet up and taking a short break from the #PelvicpreneurPodcast and from posting on my Instagram feed (unless something REALLY exciting or important happens! 😬)
Thank you SO much to every single one of you who signed up to the Diastasis Detective Program in my recent relaunch. I can't wait for you to learn more about diastasis recti and become more confident in treating your own DR clients. 💕
If you're going to miss my weekly voice of inspiration, there are 125+ episodes on the Pelvicpreneur Podcast for you to relisten to... 😅 So I hope you find something that's particularly helpful or enjoyable! 🎙
In the meantime, I'll be resting, reflecting, walking, reading, Netflixing, knitting, and maybe taking the occasional trip to the pub...! 🍺
I may still be using IG stories.... simply because it’s my favourite place to hang out, and it’s easiest place for me to update you from 🤗
But if not, I'll see you very soon! Thanks again for all your support ♥️
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It seems to have flown by.... but it's officially been a full EIGHT YEARS since I prescribed a Kegel!! 🥳🥳
While Kegels are known as the "go-to" exercise in more industries than you think (not just pelvic floor health!) they're actually pretty outdated! 💡
I'm SO passionate about sharing my full-body approach with other pelvic floor professionals and it's been great to see so many of you adopt this approach for yourselves, too. 🤗
If you're interested in learning more about my full-body approach to pelvic floor dysfunction, make sure to check out #YourPelvicMatters (link in bio). YPM is my Teacher Training program where I walk you through all of the exercises I use to help my own clients with PFD 🤓
Also, you can stay up-to-date with all things movement, mindset and marketing for the pelvic floor professional on the #PelvicpreneurPodcast 🙌
Links below, or head to my bio ⬆️⬆️
www.clairemockridge.com/
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SURPRISE! We got engaged, then got married (technically we eloped) a year ago, and well, we kind of didn’t tell anyone (apart from my mum, my brother, a friend, and one of my cousins) 😂😂
Mik and I don’t really enjoy being the centre of attention and a big wedding not only scares the bejesus out us, it’s just the sheer amount of stuff that needs organising for one single day, that seriously put us off even having a party 🎉 📝
We had a simple ceremony at the local registry office, went out for beers and a posh meal afterwards, and it turns out that you can’t just pull 2 strangers off the street to be witnesses 🤷♀️ you have to inform the Registrar of their names well in advance etc (just in case you needed to know 😉)
We chose 2 people as our witnesses that we knew we’d have fun with after the event (that seemed important 😂), and 2 people we knew would be able to take a decent photo 📷 (thank you to Alison for this lovely photo that she also had printed and professionally framed for us 🖼)
We honeymooned in Croatia shortly after the big day, because why would we go anywhere else?! 😍
Neither of us have a ring, I haven’t changed my name, and I didn’t wear a traditional white dress (see second photo for my full outfit though with new barefoot shoes, which I took on my wedding day, from the Wetherspoons toilet 🚻)
Would I recommend eloping? Yes! But, when it comes to keeping the elopement a secret, you might want to have some sort of plan for telling people that you’ve done it, AFTER the event, other than a post on Instagram or Facebook 😂
Do you have an elopement story to tell? Let me know by commenting below ⬇️
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Imagine for a moment that you were starting your business from scratch, all over again. ✨
No Instagram followers, no Facebook page, no email subscribers, no content, and no products. ❌
It’s true that running a business is a bit of a lottery, and there are ups, there are downs, there are highs and there are lows, but what would YOU change if you had your time again? 🤔
In this week’s #PelvicpreneurPodcast episode, I'll be taking you back in time, all the way to the humble beginnings of the Teacher Training side of her business again, show you how I'd change my approach if I was starting afresh! 🙌
I'll be sharing:
✅ What strategies I used to build her business the first-time round
✅ What marketing tactics I'd never use ever again
✅ All of the things I would do differently to build an audience if I had my time again
Pop your barefoot shoes on, take a walk and tune into this insightful episode this week! 🎧
Search for ‘Pelvicpreneur Podcast’ in your fav podcast app, or click the bio link and play it directly from my website 🔗
www.clairemockridge.com/podcast
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We've reached September! Who else is looking forward to the autumn? 🍁
September is that time of year that feels like a fresh start, and many FitPros and pelvic floor health specialists launch new classes or promote new, niche services to their clients. Sound like you? 🧘♀️
It's always exciting to offer something new to your clients, but do you ever worry that you won't be able to fill up your schedule and that your efforts will go to waste? 🗑
If so, tune into the latest episode of the #PelvicpreneurPodcast to find out how to get the most out of your clients this September! 🗓
And while you're at it, check out episodes 123 and 124 to learn more about postnatal conditions that can be avoided and some top tips for treating diastasis recti clients! 🙌
Search for ‘Pelvicpreneur Podcast’ in your fav podcast app, or click the bio link and play it directly from my website ⬆️
www.clairemockridge.com/podcast
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#postnatalexerciseexpert
#prenatalfitnesstrainer
#postpartumfitnesstrainer
#pregnancypersonaltrainer
#postnatalfitnessspecialist
#pregnancyyogateacher
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It's September! 🍁 And, often it's one of those months in the calendar where FitPros and pelvic floor health specialists launch a new class, or really want to promote a niche service to their 1:1 clients. ✨
In the Northern Hemisphere, children will be going back to school, and in the Southern Hemisphere, you and your clients are coming out of hibernation. 🌎
There's a fresh energy in the air, you're pumped to reconnect with old clients, and you're really looking forward to helping new customers with the magic of the work that you do. 💅
But, the one thing that's playing on your mind is marketing. 👀
You really want to fill ALL of the spots in ALL of your classes, and you really want to have a nice full 1:1 schedule, but you're not sure that's possible. 🤔
Well, if you're in need of some help, you're in luck!
In this week's episode of the #PelvicpreneurPodcast, I'll be sharing 5 tactics for you to implement to fill those last-minute spots in your classes AND attract some fresh, new clients into your PT practice too. 🙌
Pop your earbuds in, hit play, pick and choose the tips that apply to you, and enjoy! 🎧
And please do report back to let me know which strategies worked best for you! 😁
Search for 'Pelvicpreneur Podcast' in your favourite podcast app, or play directly from my website:
www.clairemockridge.com/podcast
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Today is the FINAL day you can enrol on the Diastasis Detective Teacher Training program and SAVE £100 💰
Diastasis Detective is for you if you:
👶 Currently work with pregnant or postnatal clients
🤓 Are keen to deepen your diastasis recti skill set to be able to help more people
🐌 Have you tried other methods of fixing diastasis recti and found the results to be slow, or
🤰 You are eager to learn how to lessen your pregnant clients' chances of getting abdominal separation post-birth
The early bird price expires in a few short hours at 5pm UK time / 12pm EST ⌛
So, head to the link in my bio, and save £100 before the price increases 🏃♂️
Prefer to pay via a payment plan? I've got you covered! All that info is in the bio too 👍
I hope you grab access to all of those amazing BONUSES too:
1️⃣ BONUS ONE (PDF)
10 Things To Try When You Have A Tricky Diastasis Client Case
2️⃣ BONUS TWO (VIDEO)
Is Teaching Pilates Contradictory To Building A Reflexive Core?
3️⃣ BONUS THREE (CHECKLIST)
5 Steps To CONFIDENTLY Signing Off Your Next Diastasis Client
I really hope you decide to join me 😁
www.clairemockridge.com/diastasis
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💥 Here are 5 ways the linea alba can be incorrectly loaded:
1️⃣ STANDING: When clients stand with their pelvic weight over their toes extra load is being applied against the linea alba, and oftentimes when people stand this way they lift their ribs up which moves the muscle attachments of the rectus away from one another
2️⃣ SITTING: If clients have been sedentary a lot, staying in that one position for all of that time means they've rarely ever reached their arms over their head, laterally flexed, nor rotated for the best part of their life, and this results in the muscles at the waist becoming so tight that those shortened obliques start pulling on the linea alba
(Hello diastasis, my old friend...
I've come to pressure you again…)
3️⃣ NOT JUST BABY WEIGHT: Another force factor to consider is extra intra-abdominal/visceral fat. I know it's a sensitive topic and I definitely do not condone the "bounce back after baby" culture, but it's definitely important for you to understand that fat from inside the body can apply loads outwards
4️⃣ RIGHTY, OR LEFTY? Playing racket sports, carrying a baby on one hip, or wearing a bag over one shoulder are all great examples of creating muscular imbalances, as one side of the abdominals has to work harder than the other
5️⃣ CROUCHING TIGER TWISTED PELVIS: Maybe your client is relatively active but they have a pelvis that's twisted right and a ribcage that's shifted left. This means their umbilicus is no longer exactly in the centre of their body, and there's only so much tugging that off-centred linea alba is going to tolerate
Whatever the forces & however they've been generated one thing's for sure: you CAN change your prenatal clients' alignment DURING the prenatal period itself... 🤰
...AND safely alter these pressure forces AFTER birth too 🤱
I cover this & many more aspects in the same fun, factual way in Diastasis Detective Teacher Training program
Early bird price ends Mon 5th Sept so click the bio link now ⬆
If you decide to enrol on the Diastasis Detective program, it will truly make MY day (and the week and YEAR of the clients that you're going to be able to help!) 🙌
www.clairemockridge.com/diastasis
FitPros: does having diastasis recti always boil down to our postnatal clients having “weak core units”…? 🤔
Is pregnancy always the CULPRIT to abdominal separation, or is diastasis recti actually preventable? 🤰
If you're ready to find the answers, deepen your diastasis skills, find methods that REALLY work, and fix DR for good...
...then you're ready to become a Diastasis Detective! 🕵️♀️
But don't just take my word for it though - swipe to see what others have to say about the program! 👉
Hit the link in my bio to sign up! 🙌
Early bird off ends Monday, September 5th 2022 at 5pm UK time / 12pm EST! 🐤
http://clairemockridge.com/diastasis/
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#pregnancyyogateacher
#postnatalpilatesteacher #diastasisrecti
Do you work with pregnant and postnatal clients right now? 🤰
Have you ever found that when it comes to clients with diastasis recti, some of your clients get results, whilst for others, it takes an eternity for their gap to shift at all? 🤔
It's definitely something I found frustrating as a FitPro 😤
So, after years of getting hands-on with my own clients, trialing and testing all of the things, I created Diastasis Detective to help more FitPros like YOU finally solve the mystery of fixing abdominal separation!! 🙌
Ready to deepen your diastasis skills to be able to help more people? 🎓
HERE’S EVERYTHING THAT YOU GET…
✅ Instant access to ALL of the course’s content
✅ Lifetime access including all updates and enhancements
✅ 4 x recorded webinars, 12 x video tutorials, audio files, additional resources, and much much MORE!
✅ BONUS “10 things to try when you have a tricky client case” PDF
✅ BONUS “Is Pilates contradictory to building a reflexive core” video
✅ BONUS “5 steps to confidently signing off your next diastasis client” PDF
Sign up by Monday, 5th September 2022 to save £100! 🤑
Link in bio!
http://clairemockridge.com/diastasis/
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Here's a tip for those of you who work with diastasis recti clients 👍
1️⃣ Put on a zip up top
2️⃣ Unzip it as shown
3️⃣ Hold the top of the zip closed with your hands
4️⃣ Mimic doing a sit up/forward flexion
5️⃣ Show this to your clients with DR
It's the best demonstration or tool I have for showcasing what may happen, at least the concept of what might happen, when a client with diastasis recti does sit ups 🤓
You're welcome! 🙌
I follow a 7-step full-body approach to fixing abdominal separation with my own DR clients, and I'd made my ALL of my methods available to you 💕
Head to the link in my bio and check out the Diastasis Detective Teacher Training program now 🏃♀️
And, if you're quick to grab access to it, you'll SAVE £100 during the early bird sale! 🤑
www.clairemockridge.com/diastasis
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Shout out to the pregnancy exercise specialists out there. You are amazing! 🤰 🙌🏻
I see a lot of FitPros focussing on the postnatal client, but…were you aware that some of the conditions postpartum clients experience, can be prevented during pregnancy? 🤯
Tune into episode 124 of the Pelvicpreneur Podcast now by searching for ‘Pelvicpreneur Podcast’ in your favourite podcast app 🎧
Or, play directly via my website 👍🏻
www.clairemockridge.com/podcast
My newly updated postnatal exercise certification is now ready - can you tell I'm excited?! 😁
If you currently work with postnatal clients and you're looking to deepen your skills set when it comes to abdominal separation, check out Diastasis Detective now 🙌
When working with my own clients, I created my very own 7-step system called "The BREATHE Principle", and you have access to it inside the Diastasis Detective course 🔍
What's included?
💡 What is abdominal separation?
💡 What causes abdominal separation?
💡 Why does fixing a diastasis need a full-body approach?
💡 9 tips on assessing and testing for diastasis recti
💡 What is a reflexive core + why is it so important?
💡 When is a separation no longer a separation?
💡 Should sit ups be avoided entirely for diastasis clients?
💡 The psoas muscle's role in fixing abdominal separation
💡 Nutrition tips for healing a diastasis from the inside out
💡 Does baby-wearing prevent a diastasis from healing?
💡 Lifestyle factors that affect abdominal separation
💡 Movements to avoid when clients have a diastasis
💡 How to easily get your clients to do their homework
💡 Benchmark assessments and when to re-test clients
💡 Tips on progressing clients on and signing them off
💡 Steps 1-7 of The BREATHE Principle™
💡 Troubleshooting ideas when you have a tricky client case
💡 Sample diastasis-recti safe and approved exercises
Early bird price expires soon, so click the link in my bio and SAVE £100 now 🏃♂️
www.clairemockridge.com/diastasis
#abdominalseparation #diastasisrecti #postnatalpersonaltrainer #mummytummy #postnatalcore #exercisestofixDR #diastasisdetective #postnatalcore #postnatalrehab #postpartumrehab #postnatalyoga #postnatalpilates #postnataltrainer #postnatalexercises #pilatesteachertraining
FitPros: Check out episode 124 of the Pelvicpreneur Podcast where I spell out some of the conditions that affect the postnatal client, and whether some, all or any of these could actually be prevented 🎙
Search for ‘Pelvicpreneur Podcast’ in your favourite podcast app, or play directly from my website 👍🏻
www.clairemockridge.com/podcast
Ever wondered if conditions like prolapse, stress and urge incontinence, pelvic girdle pain, birth trauma and/or abdominal separation could be prevented? 🤔
It's an interesting question (and a long list of conditions!) to ponder, isn't it? 🤰
It's true that a lot of the work we do as FitPros is in a rehabilitation setting.
We assess, we treat, and we get people out of pain. 💓
But what if some of the conditions that are so prevalent in the postnatal population nowadays, could actually be addressed when working with our pregnant clients? 💡
Would you like to be a part of a new wave of pre-hab versus re-hab experts? 💪
If so, tune into this week's episode of the #PelvicpreneurPodcast, where I'll be sharing my thoughts on the topic of prevention versus cure. 🙌
Pop your earbuds in, take a walk and enjoy! 🎧
Search for ‘Pelvicpreneur Podcast’ in your fav podcast app, or click the bio link and play it directly from my website ⬆️
www.clairemockridge.com/podcast
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#pregnancyexercisespecialist
#postnatalexerciseexpert
#prenatalfitnesstrainer
#postpartumfitnesstrainer
#pregnancypersonaltrainer
#postnatalfitnessspecialist
#pregnancyyogateacher
#postnatalpilatesteacher #diastasisrecti #pregnancyexerciseeducation #postnatalexerciseeducation #preandpostnatalspecialist #pregnancypilatestraining #postnatalpilatestraining
When it comes to working with diastasis recti clients, the whole "Should they do sits ups, or should they avoid them altogether?" debate gets swirled around in postnatal exercise circles quite often, doesn't it? 🤔
It's truly annoying for us as FitPros that the 2 most common exercises that the majority of the human population on the planet know about are:
1️⃣ The plank, and
2️⃣ Sit-ups
And as postnatal exercise specialists, we have our work cut out for us in educating our clients on safe movements to perform whilst they're in a rehab setting 🤰
If you want to know if sit-ups should be avoided entirely for postpartum clients, then tune into this week's episode of the #PelvicpreneurPodcast to find out! 🎧
And GUESS WHAT? ⭐ After this episode, you'll know exactly what to say next time a client asks "Can I do sit ups?" or "So and so told me to avoid sit ups, is that right?" 🙌
Are you ready to have your eyes and ears opened? 👀
If so, pop your earbuds in now and enjoy! 😄
Search for 'Pelvicpreneur Podcast' in your favourite podcast app, or play directly from my website:
www.clairemockridge.com/podcast
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#pregnancyexercisespecialist
#postnatalexerciseexpert
#prenatalfitnesstrainer
#postpartumfitnesstrainer
#pregnancypersonaltrainer
#postnatalfitnessspecialist
#pregnancyyogateacher
#postnatalpilatesteacher #diastasisrecti
Tune in to the latest episode of the Pelvicpreneur Podcast to find out if sit ups should be avoided entirely for clients with diastasis recti 🎙
Search for ‘Pelvicpreneur Podcast’ in your fav podcast app, or click the bio link and play it directly from my website ⬆️
www.clairemockridge.com/podcast
#pregnancyexercisespecialist
#postnatalexerciseexpert
#prenatalfitnesstrainer
#postpartumfitnesstrainer
#pregnancypersonaltrainer
#postnatalfitnessspecialist
#pregnancyyogateacher
#postnatalpilatesteacher #diastasisrecti
ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 My newly updated postnatal exercise certification is now ready - can you tell I'm excited?! 😁
If you currently work with postnatal clients and you're looking to deepen your skills set when it comes to abdominal separation, check out Diastasis Detective now 🙌
When working with my own clients, I created my very own 7-step system called "The BREATHE Principle", and you have access to it inside the Diastasis Detective course 🔍
What's included?
💡 What is abdominal separation?
💡 What causes abdominal separation?
💡 Why does fixing a diastasis need a full-body approach?
💡 9 tips on assessing and testing for diastasis recti
💡 What is a reflexive core + why is it so important?
💡 When is a separation no longer a separation?
💡 Should sit ups be avoided entirely for diastasis clients?
💡 The psoas muscle's role in fixing abdominal separation
💡 Nutrition tips for healing a diastasis from the inside out
💡 Does baby-wearing prevent a diastasis from healing?
💡 Lifestyle factors that affect abdominal separation
💡 Movements to avoid when clients have a diastasis
💡 How to easily get your clients to do their homework
💡 Benchmark assessments and when to re-test clients
💡 Tips on progressing clients on and signing them off
💡 Steps 1-7 of The BREATHE Principle™
💡 Troubleshooting ideas when you have a tricky client case
💡 Sample diastasis-recti safe and approved exercises
Early bird price expires soon, so click the link in my bio and SAVE £100 now 🏃♂️
www.clairemockridge.com/diastasis
#abdominalseparation #diastasisrecti #postnatalpersonaltrainer #mummytummy #postnatalcore #exercisestofixDR #diastasisdetective #postnatalcore #postnatalrehab #postpartumrehab #postnatalyoga #postnatalpilates #postnataltrainer #postnatalexercises #pilatesteachertraining