02/19/2026
Pain, leaking or pelvic heaviness when running? Check these 3 things! ✅
✅ Footwear: how many miles do you have on your running sneakers? They typically need to be replaced about every 400 miles or so. And your foot changes throughout pregnancy so time to get a new pair postpartum.
✅ The stack of your ribcage over your pelvis. Is the front of your ribcage flaring up and your pelvis dumping forward or is your ribcage stacked over your pelvis with a slight forward lean from your foot up to your head? Are you getting good rotation of your ribcage over your pelvis? This will make it easier for your core (and pelvic floor) to work together in a balanced way.
✅ Cadence. Count how many times one foot hits the ground in one minute and then double it. Does your cadence drop as you fatigue? A slower cadence can mean we are landing out in front of our base of support and creating more impact on our joints and more demand on our core and pelvic floor.
Send to a fellow runner and comment which one you think you could improve on- 1, 2, or 3?
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