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How To Run And Walk Without Pain & How To Tackle Stress Incontinence When Nothing Else Works with Helen Hall #481

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Oct 1, 2024

Helen Hall, a movement therapist, running coach, and pain expert, shares her insights on walking and running without pain. She emphasizes the importance of proper posture and mindful movement for enhancing overall well-being. The conversation dives into techniques for managing stress incontinence, connecting breath to pelvic floor health, and the role of foot mechanics in stability. Helen also discusses her new course designed to help everyday people improve their movement efficiency and alleviate discomfort, making movement enjoyable for everyone.

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INSIGHT

Born to Walk

Humans are born to walk, as evidenced by our movement development from infancy to upright walking.
Walking is a whole-body movement with various "gears," from slow walks to running.

INSIGHT

Walking's Undervalued Benefits

Walking, often undervalued, is a powerful, innate movement beneficial for our entire body.
It aids venous return (blood circulation back to the heart) and lymphatic system function.

ADVICE

Observe Movement

Observe people's movement to become more aware of movement patterns and potential issues.
Lack of awareness often leads to neglecting movement until pain arises.

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Today, I am delighted to welcome back my dear friend, Helen Hall, for her 3rd appearance on my podcast.

Helen is a movement therapist, running coach and pain expert with over 40 years of experience and, she is one of the best coaches in any modality, that I have ever come across. With a lifelong passion for analysing posture and movement - her clients include elite athletes - whether they be cyclists, runners or premier league footballers - but also ordinary amateurs - regular, everyday people who simply want to walk or run without pain.

Due to her incredible results, Helen is often booked up in her clinic for months, so, to help more people, she first shared her movement philosophy in her wonderful book ‘Even With Your Shoes On’. Since then, she has created a series of online courses for professionals but also for member of the public who simply want to move better and without pain. In fact, she has just launched her brand-new course: ‘A Troubleshooting Checklist For Walkers And Runners: The 6 Most Common Fundamental Movement Patterns That Seem To Need Help.’ This is her shortest and most practical course yet and listeners of my podcast, can claim 20% off until the end of October, using the discount code FBLM20. You can see all details about Helen, her book and her online courses at her website: www.helen-hall.co.uk

Helen’s first two appearances on my podcast have already transformed countless lives and in this third conversation, we continue where we left off. We touch on crucially important themes from the first two conversations - like the importance of our head position and our foot health - but we also explore many new topics, including why walking is a super-power that affects everything from our gut health to our lymphatic system, how cultural differences influence our approach to balance and posture, how exactly we can start to become experts in our own bodies and we also do a deep dive into stress incontinence for women - something that is extremely common and not spoken about enough. Helen shares her approach to tackling it, especially when conventional approaches have failed.

I have been working with Helen for over 5 years now and as a result, I am moving better today than I ever have before. She is someone with a high level of expertise and many decades of real world experience, but I think what I love the most about Helen, is just how passionate she is about helping everyone move more efficiently, without pain. I hope you enjoy listening.

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