Join us at Made to Move Sheffield for an exciting event focused on unlocking the secrets to core performance. Learn from Emily Elgar, a specialist pelvic health physio, educator, and speaker with 18+ years of physiotherapy experience.
Why This Workshop Matters
Bracing and breathwork are foundational to performance—but when misused or misunderstood, they can compromise pelvic floor function, core integrity, and long-term client outcomes.This workshop is your chance to explore the good and the bad of the Valsalva maneuver, understand core and bracing mechanics, and learn how to spot when things aren’t working as they should. Most importantly give you the answers that will see your client get both protection and performance in their training.Whether you're coaching in person or online, you'll leave with the tools to assess, adapt, and elevate your clients’ training.
What You’ll Learn
Core & Bracing Mechanics 101: Understand how breath, intra-abdominal pressure, and pelvic floor coordination interact during lifting, running, and dynamic movement.Valsalva: Friend or Foe? Learn when the Valsalva maneuver supports performance—and when it risks pelvic floor overload, breath-holding dysfunction, or compensatory patterns.Signs of System Compromise Spot red flags like breathing dysfunction, doming, leakage, or rib flare—and know what they mean for your client’s training.Assessment & Coaching Tools Practical strategies for F2F and online setups: screening questions, movement observations, and cueing techniques that build buy-in and confidence.How to Talk About It Navigate pelvic health conversations with ease—no awkwardness, just clarity and empowerment.
Who It’s ForPersonal trainers, coaches, and instructors who:
Suspect pelvic floor or core dysfunction is holding clients backWant to understand why persistent hip, back, or shoulder issues keep returningFeel unsure how to support clients who mention leakage, heaviness, or painAre ready to integrate pelvic health into performance coaching—without becoming a physio
What You’ll Gain:
- Recognise when the core or pelvic floor limits your client’s performance.
- Boost your confidence in adapting training to optimise core and pelvic floor function.
- Eliminate fear or embarrassment around pelvic health and harness its power in performance.
This workshop provides essential knowledge and practical tools to help clients unlock their full potential through improved core and pelvic floor function.
