Hamilton Body Therapy

03/01/2026

Training Spots available February - book now to secure one!

Who are these sessions for...
Anyone worried about leaking, peeing often or go ‘just in case’?
If you get the urge to go, and then cannot hold on?
Have had a Hysterectomy and want to learn how to exercise safely?
Peri & Menopausal women wanting to get fitter and gain their strength back
Have a tummy gap/Diastasis from pregnancy?
Leak when you laugh, cough, sneeze, jump?
Feel like you have a weak core?
Have a got a sore lower back?

The sessions are fun and movement based but more importantly PELVIC FLOOR SAFE.

18/12/2025

08/12/2025

My clients probably think I’m crazy or annoying with my constant queuing them to squeeze or relax during movements, bit there is method in the madness.. Creating a mind muscle connection is the ability to actively think about the target muscle while training and therefore getting it to work through its full range of motion. It’s been theorized for a long time that a better mind muscle connection would result in greater activation of the particular muscle.

This theory has been tested in a few small studies.

One recent study randomly assigned 30 untrained college-aged men to either a group with an internal focus (mind-muscle connection) or an external focus. All participants performed 4 sets of arm curls and leg extensions for 8 to 12 RM on 3 non-consecutive days per week. The mind-muscle group was instructed to “squeeze the muscle” on each rep while the external focus group was instructed to “get the weight up”
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After 8 weeks the mind-muscle connection group had almost double the muscle growth in the biceps compared to the external focus group (left diagram). Muscle growth for the quadriceps was similar.

Food for thought??

01/12/2025

Pelvic Floor problems are a massive barrier for exercise... and movement in general... Inadequate exercise is a massive contributing factor to obesity & muscle loss....Going into menopause & older age with a lowered muscle mass effects:

MOVEMENT, BONE STRENGTH, BODY MASS, COORDINATION & FLEXIBILITY, STRENGTH, FITNESS LEVELS, HEART HEALTH...

All the things that protect you from falls risks and other associated health problems....

Look at the bigger picture!

26/11/2025

I’ve had several conversations about overactive pelvic floors lately. Both from a physical aspect and a mental health one.

If your pelvic floor is overactive (tight), you DON’T want to be strengthening it or doing Kegels. Strengthening an overtight muscle is counterproductive. Try tensing your bicep, keeping your bicep tense pick up a glass of water and drink it… not so easy is it!

Learning to relax your pelvic floor is what you should be doing. Getting function through the muscle, getting proper movement back, then you can look to strengthen…

Signs of a hypertonic/overactive pelvic floor:
Urinary frequency, urgency, going but not completely emptying, sitting and taking ages to start.
Constipation, straining, pain during or after bowel movements
Unexplained pain in your lower back coccyx, pelvis, hips, ge****ls or re**um
Pain during or after in*******se, or**sm or sexual stimulation
Uncoordinated muscle contractions causing pelvic floor muscles to spasm and pain.
Jaw pain, clenching or grinding..

If this is you, reach out for help. Rehab spots will be available in the new year.

15/11/2025

The first time I met this lovely lady I cried the whole drive home. Being a mum, I cannot imagine the heart break of losing a baby at 10 days old, let alone having to go through not only the mental recovery - but also the physical recovery of what has happened. Unfortunately, even in this situation, your body has gone through a major physical trauma. It was an absolute honour to work with her and see her heal both mentally and physically each week. I ran a completely bespoke program for her. Pushed her to do things she never would. We chatted and we laughed. There is such a strong connection between physical health, mental health and pelvic health - something that a lot of clients have said to me. It was a blast to work with her, but mostly to see her smile more.

12/11/2025

Book on my site www.hamiltonbodytherapy.co.nz What a fab way to start the weekend!

03/11/2025

Evening and Daytime spots available in the comfort of your own home... Message for more details.

Dates Remaining for Evening Massage:
10th November
19th November
26th November
1st December
8th December

Location dependent so please message to discuss! For an at home 60 Minute Massage its $140 for a 90 Minute Massage its $160.

27/10/2025

LAST MINUTE MASSAGE SPOT!! Tomorrow, Tuesday 28th October 12 noon! Message to book or book directly on my website... www.hamiltonbodytherapy.co.nz

20/10/2025

Some fantastic information on the power of CV exercise on brain/cognitive health from a 44 year long study of Swedish women is pretty compelling!! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29540588/

The "Midlife Cardiovascular Fitness and Dementia" study showed that women with high cardiovascular fitness in midlife correlated with an 88% lower risk of dementia later in life!

Following 1462 Swedish women of various ages for over 44 years showed that there was a significant delay in Dementia onset, with high fitness women developing dementia 9.5 years later and had on average an extra 5 dementia free years compared to medium fitness women!

Even more reason to GET MOVING!