Kirsten Venning Physiotherapy

Kirsten Venning Physiotherapy Empower Wellness from Within | specialising in pelvic floor health and General holistic physiotherapy

Your core is more than abs — it’s a system.🌸If you’ve ever seen me for a consult, you’ll know I’m genuinely in awe of th...
26/02/2026

Your core is more than abs — it’s a system.

🌸If you’ve ever seen me for a consult, you’ll know I’m genuinely in awe of the abdominal canister and everything it does.
It’s not just a concept — it’s how your body creates support, pressure control, stability, and movement.

🌱Your diaphragm, pelvic floor, deep abdominals, and back muscles don’t work in isolation — they function as one intelligent unit.
This system manages load, breath, posture, continence, and confidence in movement.

👉When one part isn’t doing its job, the whole system adapts — and that can show up as:
• Leaking
• Back or pelvic pain
• Heaviness or pressure
• Feeling unstable or disconnected in your body

⭐⭐The good news?
Physio doesn’t just strengthen — it reconnects.

Through breath, alignment, coordination, and progressive strength, we restore the way this system works together.

Because when your abdominal canister is functioning well, your whole body feels more supported, more capable, and more at ease.

Your pelvic floor is the quiet powerhouse behind how you move, lift, walk, and feel in your body.But it doesn’t work alo...
23/02/2026

Your pelvic floor is the quiet powerhouse behind how you move, lift, walk, and feel in your body.

But it doesn’t work alone.

Your pelvic floor, hips, glutes, deep core, and lower back are part of one integrated system — they feed off each other for support, stability, and movement.
When one part isn’t functioning well, the others compensate. And over time, that imbalance shows up as symptoms.

When this system isn’t working together symptoms can show up as:
• Ongoing hip or lower back pain
• Leaking or urgency
• A slower or incomplete recovery after pregnancy
• Feeling unstable, stiff, or hesitant with movement

Pelvic health physiotherapy looks deeper than just “strengthening"" we focus on:
✔️ Restoring balance between strength and relaxation
✔️ Reconnecting breath, core, hips, glutes, and pelvic floor
✔️ Improving coordination and load-sharing through the whole system
✔️ Supporting confident, pain-free movement in daily life

Because when your pelvic floor is supported, your whole body moves better —
and with more trust.

This phase of life isn’t the beginning of decline —it’s the most powerful window for building your strength reserves.You...
19/02/2026

This phase of life isn’t the beginning of decline —
it’s the most powerful window for building your strength reserves.

Your 30s and 40s are when your body is still highly responsive to:
• Muscle growth
• Bone loading
• Neuromuscular adaptation
• Connective tissue strength

Which means this is the time to:
✔️ Build muscle “stores”
✔️ Protect future bone density
✔️ Strengthen joints and pelvic support
✔️ Create resilience for menopause, ageing, and recovery

You’re not training for aesthetics.
You’re training for future capacity.

What you build now becomes:
Your stability later
Your independence later
Your protection later
Your quality of life later

This is preventative physiotherapy.
This is long-term care.
This is investing in the body that will carry you forward.

Thank you for the gym!

What no one tells women after 30…You start losing muscle every single year.On average, 3–8% per decade.Less muscle means...
16/02/2026

What no one tells women after 30…

You start losing muscle every single year.
On average, 3–8% per decade.

Less muscle means:
• Slower metabolism
• Reduced bone density
• Less joint and pelvic support
• Higher injury risk as we age

The fix isn’t more cardio.
It’s building muscle to support your future self.

With the right guidance, strength, and recovery, women of any age can build muscle — safely and effectively.

Strong is preventative care.

This Valentine’s Day, show some love to the body that carries you through life:❤️ Your breath❤️ Your strength❤️ Your rec...
14/02/2026

This Valentine’s Day, show some love to the body that carries you through life:

❤️ Your breath
❤️ Your strength
❤️ Your recovery
❤️ Your nervous system
❤️ Your pelvic floor

Because strong bodies aren’t built on pressure — they’re built on care, support, and consistency.

Love your body kindly.
It’s your forever home. 💛

Happy Valentine’s Day from
Kirsten Venning Physio ✨

💦 22 Midmar Miles Later… 🏊‍♀️This weekend Kirsty swam her 22nd Midmar Mile.Twenty-two years of showing up. Well done we ...
12/02/2026

💦 22 Midmar Miles Later… 🏊‍♀️

This weekend Kirsty swam her 22nd Midmar Mile.
Twenty-two years of showing up. Well done we are all so proud of you!!

Some years faster.
Some years slower.
Some years stronger.
Some years simply grateful to be there.

Movement doesn’t have to be extreme to be powerful — but consistency? That changes you.

Whether you’re swimming your first mile, walking around the block, or rebuilding after injury or birth — it all counts.

Longevity > intensity.
Showing up > perfection.

Here’s to strong bodies that keep moving — in every season. 💙

This Valentine’s Day… show your body some love 💘Because it’s the relationship you’re in for life —the body that supports...
12/02/2026

This Valentine’s Day… show your body some love 💘

Because it’s the relationship you’re in for life —
the body that supports you, grows your babies, carries your family, provides for the people you love, and holds you through every season.
Your home. Your temple. Your foundation.

Whether it’s your pelvic floor, hips, back, or breath — a little care goes a long way.
Love looks like:
❤️ Moving in ways that feel good
❤️ Strengthening what supports you
❤️ Resting without guilt
❤️ Listening instead of pushing through

Strong bodies are built on respect, not punishment.
And yes — physio absolutely counts as self-care 😉

Happy Valentine’s Day from
Kirsten Venning Physio 💫

Diastasis recti isn’t a failure of your core — it’s a normal change many women experience during pregnancy and postpartu...
09/02/2026

Diastasis recti isn’t a failure of your core — it’s a normal change many women experience during pregnancy and postpartum.

And yes — I have had (and still am managing) it myself.
DR is a normal widening of connective tissue and abdominals , experienced during pregnancy and postpartum It can affect:

• Core strength
• Posture
• Back or pelvic discomfort
• How supported your body feels during movement

How to check at home (gently):
1️⃣ Lie on your back with knees bent
2️⃣ Place two fingers just above your belly button
3️⃣ Gently lift your head and shoulders slightly
4️⃣ Feel for a gap or softness between the muscles

A gap alone isn’t the full story — tension, function, and control matter more than width.

The good news?
With the right guidance, targeted loading, breathing, and time — the core can become strong and supportive again.

This isn’t about “closing a gap.”
It’s about restoring function — safely and sustainably.

Pregnancy Awareness Week | 3–7 February 🤍This week we celebrate pregnancy — and the incredible changes a woman’s body mo...
05/02/2026

Pregnancy Awareness Week | 3–7 February 🤍

This week we celebrate pregnancy — and the incredible changes a woman’s body moves through to grow, carry, and nurture new life.

At Kirsten Venning Physio, we support women through pregnancy with care that respects:
✨ A changing body
✨ A shifting centre of gravity
✨ A busy pelvic floor
✨ The need for strength and rest

Pregnancy is not a condition — it’s a season.
And you deserve support that helps you move with confidence, comfort, and trust in your body.

Your diaphragm, pelvic floor, and deep core work as a team — your abdominal canister.They’re designed to move together, ...
05/02/2026

Your diaphragm, pelvic floor, and deep core work as a team — your abdominal canister.

They’re designed to move together, share pressure, and support your spine, organs, and movement.

When breathing is shallow or constantly held, that pressure system becomes disrupted — and the body compensates with tension, weakness, or overload.

Better breath = better pressure control.
Better pressure control = better support, strength, and stability.

It’s not about bracing harder — it’s about coordinating smarter.

The habits we pass down matter — especially when it comes to pelvic health.As women, so many of our daily habits were sh...
02/02/2026

The habits we pass down matter — especially when it comes to pelvic health.

As women, so many of our daily habits were shaped by well-meaning advice passed down through generations — things like:
✨ “Suck in your tummy.”
✨ “Go to the loo before you leave.”
✨ “Sit properly and cross your legs.”

These little lessons may have come from love and care — but some of them can actually work against our pelvic health over time.

Here’s the truth:
💨 Your pelvic floor works best when you breathe fully — not when you hold your stomach in.
🚻 Your bladder needs time to fill — not constant “just in case” trips.
🪑 Your pelvic floor loves movement — not being clenched and crossed all day.

Our habits can either help or hinder our body’s natural function. The beautiful thing? It’s never too late to relearn what our bodies actually need.

So whether you’re raising daughters, supporting friends, or learning for yourself — let’s pass on better information, not just better posture. 💛

Let’s raise a generation of women who understand their bodies, trust their instincts, and know that strength starts with awareness.

You don’t need to do more in 2026.You need support that fits the season you’re in. 🌱Whether you’re navigating perimenopa...
29/01/2026

You don’t need to do more in 2026.

You need support that fits the season you’re in. 🌱

Whether you’re navigating perimenopause, menopause, pregnancy, postpartum — or somewhere in between — your body isn’t failing you.
It’s giving you information.

Changes in energy, strength, recovery, or symptoms are signals — not shortcomings.
And your movement, training, and care should respond to that, not push through it.

The goal isn’t harder.
It’s smarter, supported, and sustainable.

Your body deserves a plan that meets it where it is.

Thank you to for the use of their gym!

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