Wednesday, October 18, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
Pelvic floor health
Sisters lifters set records
Current studies show that
as many as one in four women
have incontinence.
A study from the Cleveland
Urology Associates shows that
50 percent of women 50 years
of age and older have organ
prolapse; 200,000 surgeries
are done each year in the US
to correct organ prolapse.
Pelvic floor health needs
to be talked about — yet it’s
been a taboo subject.
Carolyn Janke, who oper-
ates Sisters Barre & Yoga
Studio is not only speaking
out about the subject, she’s
addressing it directly in the
fitness classes she offers with
yoga instructor Becca Touvell
“We are raising awareness
around the taboo topic of the
pelvic floor,” she told The
Nugget. “And the awareness
of how to actually properly
engage and strengthen without
any devices or gimmicks. We
can then take this awareness
and learn how to mind-body
connect with our pelvic floor
to make it stronger. The foun-
dational classes were created
to bridge the gap between reg-
ular exercise and your physi-
cal therapist or the OBGYN.
We go to these professionals
as we have a problem. We’re
Nine of the best lifters
with Level 5 Barbell Club
in Sisters brought home 14
gold medals, 14 new national
records and the team title
plaque to hang at Level 5
Barbell and Crossfit, Sisters,
last weekend.
The inaugural USPA
Oregon drug-tested state
powerlifting championship
meet was held at Downing’s
Gym in Corvallis on
Saturday.
Lifters at the Oregon state
powerlifting championship
competed in a variety of
weight and age categories.
• Coach Ryan Hudson
achieved new national
records: 195kg (429.901-
pound) squat; 125.5kg
(276.68-pound) benchpress;
207.5kg (457.46-pound)
deadlift.
• Bryan Strong earned
three new national records
with a 237.5kg squat (523.60-
pound); 115kg (253.53-
pound) bench; and 250kg
(551.16-pound) deadlift.
• Joe Mendez earned Best
Master Lifter honors on his
way to two national records
with a 192.5kg (424.39-
pound) squat; 115kg (253.53-
pound) bench; and 220kg
here for prevention.”
According to the
University of Chicago, people
with pelvic floor disorders
may experience: urinary prob-
lems, such as an urgent need
to urinate, painful urination
or incomplete emptying of
their bladder; constipation,
straining or pain during bowel
movements; pain or pressure
in the vagina or rectum; a
heavy feeling in the pelvis or a
bulge in the vagina or rectum;
or muscle spasms in the pelvis.
Childbirth increases the
risk of developing pelvic floor
disorders and become more
common with age.
However, UC notes,
“While pelvic floor disorders
become more common as
women get older, they are not
a normal or acceptable part
of aging. These problems can
have a significant impact on a
person’s quality of life.”
Pelvic floor disorders
are not the sole province of
women. Men can experience
muscle spasming or weak-
ness in the pelvic floor that
can cause urinary or bowel
problems, chronic pain, and/
or sexual dysfunction.
Visit your physician if you
are experiencing symptoms.
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Level 5 Barbell Club lifters set records at the Oregon state powerlifting
championships.
(485.017-pound) deadlift.
• Tony Gonzalez made a
190kg (418.88-pound) squat;
130kg (286.6-pound) bench;
and 220kg (485.017-pound)
deadlift.
• Anne Geser set two
new national records with a
50kg (110.23-pound) squat;
30kg (66.14-pound) bench;
and 92.5kg (203.93-pound)
deadlift.
• Leah Tolle set a new
national record with her
92.5kg (203.93-pound) squat;
58kg (127.87-pound) bench;
and 107.5kg (237-pound)
deadlift.
• Cenobia Gonzalez’s
115kg (253.53-pound) squat;
75kg (165.35-pound) bench;
and 140kg (308.65-pound)
deadlift was enough for a
new national record.
• A m a n d a We s t f a l l
McCarty turned in an 80kg
(176.4-pound) squat; 50kg
( 11 0 . 2 3 - p o u n d ) b e n c h ;
and 120kg (264.55-pound)
deadlift.
• Doreen Matecki set a
new national record with an
85kg (187.39-pound) squat;
70kg (154.32-pound) bench;
and 105kg (231.49-pound)
deadlift.
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