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April 11, 2024
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Motivate’s Yoga for Pelvic Health helps you stabilize your core.

Face it, we are creatures of habit and tend to move the same ways every day. Therefore, the older we get, the more practiced we are at the same movements using the same muscles or muscle groups. If we never move outside of our “box” certain muscle groups get underworked while others overworked. Hatha yoga […]
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June 21, 2022
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Core Stretch Routine for Prostate Health

Abdominal pain and tension, scar tissue constrictions, low back pain all can occur with prostate issues. This affects ones ability to participate in life; whether in the bathroom, bedroom, or in a sports court. And where there is pain or concern in one region of the body, it is common to hold a vast amount […]
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December 21, 2021
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SelfCare Success

Ignoring and enduring your symptoms is the OPPOSITE of SelfCare. Know that this could be you!! Yes, achieving your goals IS possible. Way to SelfCare! Therapy is a natural, conservative approach to SelfCare using your mind and body to heal itself through awareness of habits. Whether it is pain, leakage, or anything else stopping you […]
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December 9, 2021
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Mindful Mamas

Hey mamas! It’s December, and let’s face it, the last thing we want to take time for this month is ourselves. But, it can be the best thing we do for ourselves and our family. It can be overwhelmingly stressful to have a new baby, or just kids in general, and then add the hectic […]
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July 27, 2021
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Find Your Low Belly Muscle for OAB Relief

To help decrease OAB symptoms, adequate core strength is essential. Specifically, learning how to engage the transverse abdominis (TA) muscle through total body stabilization. This low ab muscle connects to your pubic bone and has a direct relation to your pelvic floor. Building TA strength translates to building pelvic floor strength. Having necessary pelvic floor […]
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July 19, 2021
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Got Urge? You Can Control it Naturally

Learning to live with it is not an option. This year we will be highlighting some educational topics from the course regarding OAB symptom management. At Motivate we strive to educate the community on their pelvic floor concerns and promote self-care solutions to manage their health independently. That is why we created an online education […]
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June 20, 2021
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Massage and Stretching Ease Male Pelvic Pain

Along with scar tissue constrictions due to prostatectomies and increased pain experienced from prostatitis, it is common to hold a vast amount of tension and tightness in the male pelvic floor and surrounding muscles. Due to classic male posture, we usually find excessive tightness in the glutes and hip flexors. At Motivate we believe it […]
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June 7, 2021
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Posture and Butt Clenching Affects Bladder Function

Got pain? Got urge? Got checked? When was the last time you checked in with your body and noticed that the way you position your posture could be contributing to your pain? At Motivate, we commonly see men develop abnormal posture due to the demands of their job such as prolonged sitting and/or hunching over. […]
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June 7, 2021
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Male Pelvic Floor Therapy; Prostate Cancer

Men’s health awareness is Motivate’s mission. However you identify, if you have a prostate, it is important to get routine checkups from your doctor to assess your prostate health. Along with aging, changing hormone levels, general de-conditioning, and lifestyle choices, it is important to be aware of common health issues involving the prostate, such as: […]
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June 7, 2021
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Men’s Health Month; Prostatitis and Pelvic Health

Happy June! Here at Motivate, we make it our mission to increase awareness for total body healing. This month our topic of conversation is…. Prostate health awareness!   Your prostate is a small gland surrounding your urethra which produces vital fluids needed for reproduction and urination.   However you identify, if you have a prostate, […]
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