166: Pelvic Floor and Fascial Health Part 1 with Erica Ziel

I am delighted to have Erica Ziel joining me for a two-part series!
Today, in Part 1, we discuss how important the pelvic floor is for quality of life and pain reduction, how to create space in your body through movement and posture, and the role fascial health plays in longevity.
When does diastasis recti tend to occur in women?

During pregnancy

When going back to intense exercise before their body is ready for it, postpartum

When not activating their deep core correctly, postpartum

When doing too many crunches, even before having babies


Erica Ziel's Bio:
Erica Ziel is an Iowa local and a mom of three.
She received her Health and Human Performance degree from Iowa State University, and she is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition®️ Practitioner, certified personal trainer and Pilates instructor, board-certified holistic health coach, and a deep core and pre/postnatal exercise specialist. 
Her mission is to help women live a healthier, active life, free of pain! 
For over 20 years, she has been inspiring women to regain hope and experience true, life-lasting results through movement, breathwork, and brain-training! 
Erica has been featured in publications such as People, Livestrong, Fit Pregnancy, Oxygen magazine, and the Strength and Conditioning Journal to name a few! 
Erica is the founder and creator of: Core Athletica®️, The Core Rehab Program, the Knocked-Up Fitness®️ brand, and Instructor trainer courses. 
She is also the host of The Core Connections Podcast. She believes that anything you want to improve about your health and life, you can!
In this episode:

How and where fascia and pelvic floor started showing up for Erica (8:18)

Erica explains what the diastasis recti is (10:57)

What are fascia? (12:48)

Why are fascia your superpower? (14:00)

How to work with your fascia to create space in your body (15:49)

How doing Kegels may cause an imbalance in the pelvic floor (20:12)

How big is the pelvic floor? (20:44)

What is usually the first sign of a pelvic floor issue? (28:37)

The benefits of doing cranial-sacral work (31:07)


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