Bike Fitting & the Pelvic Floor: How Saddle Fit Impacts Comfort & Symptoms — wit DR. CHLOË MURDOCK

Send us Fan MailToday I speak with Dr. Chloë Murdock, physiotherapist and expert bike fitter. Chloë’s clinical expertise treating endurance athletes with orthopedic and pelvic floor dysfunction gives her a unique perspective as a bike fitter, and allows her to comprehensively assess and fit cyclists to their optimal position. As a former D-1 track and cross country athlete, her love for sport runs deep. She is a Slowtwitch and BikeFit certified bike fitter, as well as a Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist, NSCA Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and USATF level 1 and RRCA certified running coach.  Chloë shares many useful tips and tricks for both pregnant moms and this retuning postpartum. You don’t want to miss this episode!Time Stamps 1:00 introduction 2:08 pelvic floor and cycling 3:40 discomfort in the saddle 12:25 differences in bike shorts 14:10 triathlon versus cycling shorts 16:20 returning to cycling postpartum 20:30 peloton during pregnancy 22:40 increase in women in endurance sports 26:10 most common issues seen 28:10 ins and outs of a bike fit 35:45 working with pregnant and postpartum athletes 38:28 common mistakes with bike fits 44:20 rapid fire questions  CONNECT WITH CARRIE IG: https://www.instagram.com/carriepagliano/ Website: https://carriepagliano.com  CONNECT WITH CHLOË IG: https://www.instagram.com/chloe_murdockpt/ Website: https://www.chloemurdockpt.com/ The Active Mom Podcast is A Real Moms' Guide to pregnancy, postpartum, perimenopause & beyond for active moms & the professionals who help them in their journey.  This show has been a long time in the making!   You can expect conversation with moms and professionals from all aspects of the industry.   If you're like me, you don't have a lot of free time (heck, you're probably listening at 1.5x speed), so theses interviews will be quick hits to get your the pertinent information FAST!  If you love what you hear, share the podcast with a friend and leave us a 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ rating and review. It helps us become more visible in the search algorithm! (Helps us get seen by more moms that need to hear these stories!!!!)