24: How Your Pelvic Floor Impacts Health, Sex, and Strength Training with Dr. Amy Osborne

Welcome to The Tara Talk, your go-to podcast for all things mindset + movement! Today Tara connects with Dr. Amy Osborne to discuss why the pelvic floor is so important for overall health + how to strengthen it when needed.    Amy Osborne is a pelvic health women's therapist, functional nutritionist and personal trainer. She is passionate about helping women optimize their health by improving movement patterns, achieving hormone balance and healing the gut. She owns and practices out of Apto Physical Therapy and Wellness in Denver, CO.    Episode Highlights: The role of the pelvic floor muscles How to identify a dysfunctional pelvic floor Direct access vs referral based health care “Is this normal?” pelvic floor edition Leakage with heavy lifting + jumping movements A tight vs relaxed pelvic floor Perspective on painful sex Developing "bladder habits" Are kegels needed? How to properly brace for lifts Understanding the abdominal muscles What abdominal doming means Pelvic floor changes with pregnancy + menopause How to relax the pelvic floor   Are you ready to uplevel your health & fitness with Legion?  Use code TaraTalk for 20% off your first order and double loyalty cash back any order after that when you shop at LegionAthletics.com   If this episode resonated please leave a rate & review and share with friends! Your support means so much! Watch the episode on YouTube HERE.    You can learn more about Dr. Amy Osborne and her resources @dramyosborne   Follow along on @taralaferrara for no BS fitness + life advice. Follow along on @broads.podcast for episode updates and extra content.    Sign up for the newsletter HERE and never miss an update!   Take up space in a powerful fitness community.Try Broads for 7 days free and surprise yourself with what’s possible.