Finally Floored
A (literal) total-body program that teaches you how to use your body instead of being afraid of it: so that you can finally get your damn life back!
Finally Floored is for active folks with vaginas who are tired of accepting a sub-par life and refuse to believe their bodies turn to shit after a certain age, having kids, or because it's just one more thing to accept as a vagina owner.
This is the only program that literally takes you from start to finish, helping you learn about your body and how to use it so that you'll never worry about wearing light colored leggings to the gym ever again.
You'll be able to confidently load that case of water into your car without throwing your back out.
You'll be able to finally enjoy intimacy with your partner again and not have to grin and bear shit anymore.
And so you can prevent this all from happening in the first place.
This program works with your body and meets you where you're at, progressing at YOUR pace instead of forcing you into a timeline that either keeps you bored at best, or injuring yourself at worst.
Without the shame of before and after photos.
Without the weigh-ins.
Without the guesswork of whether certain exercises are "good" for you or not.
Because you deserve to understand how amazing your body can be when given the right tools to connect with it in ways you never have been able to before.
Ready to learn how to exercise YOUR body in a way that doesn't involve endless kegels and boring "gentle mommy" moves for the rest of your life? To be able to trust your body again so that you can FINALLY tackle the physical shit you never thought you'd be able to?
Maybe you're older now. Maybe you've had kids. Maybe you want to have kids, but you're stressed at the thought because you've always heard your body goes to shit after you do.
One thing is for sure: you've never felt more disconnected from your body, more confused, and more overwhelmed by exercise in your entire life.
The workouts you want to be doing stress you TF out. You're like:
You've got the workouts pinned to your Pinterest boards, the workouts saved on Instagram, but when it's all said and done, you stick to what you feel you know best: clopping away on the treadmill or elliptical, or doing nothing at all.
Sex is painful now.
You're so disconnected from your body these days, you're not even sure if you'll ever truly enjoy physical activity...ANY type of physical activity... ever again.
Part of you secretly wonders if this is the price every woman pays for admission to getting older.
"More kegels at the stop lights!" you commit to yourself because that's what you've always been told.
"Are all these core workouts actually working? I feel like I never get any stronger no matter how many I do," you wonder as you look in the mirror.
"What is the damn point?!" You scream before you throw in the towel.
Only to pick up right where you left off. Over and over and over again.
If this sounds familiar, it doesn't have to be this way.
Imagine never having to feel like you're sitting in the sidelines of your own life ever again.
Finally Floored is a 6-week virtual group conditioning program for folks with vaginas who want to confidently navigate their body both in their life and during workouts, while never having to question what's "going on down there" or settling for sitting on the sidelines of life thinking "it is what it is."
By the end of the 6 weeks, you will:
Whats inside?
* Self-assessments to help you learn more about your own core and pelvic floor; you'll know where your starting point lies and understand how to pick up on compensations as you go so that you're never wondering whether you're doing something too hard/easy for YOUR fitness level.
* 6 weeks of programming that literally builds your core and pelvic floor from the super basics to more challenging moves, involving every moving part of your body. Each move has a variation to make it harder OR easier so that you can meet yourself where you're at to get to where you want to be!
* 6 course modules teaching you all about what's going on in your body and how to build the brain-body map™ so that you are getting the most out of each workout, never having to wonder whether you're wasting your time with exercises that don't feel right for you.
* 6 weeks of guided on-demand workouts that you can do with me OR use for reference to do solo.
* Form checks and check-ins with me on an as-needed basis to clear up any questions or hang-ups you may be having.
*3 LIVE group coaching calls to ask questions, celebrate wins, and review the material we've all learned together. Recordings will be available for those who cannot join live.
*A community board via the Thinkific platform that's exclusive to Finally Floored participants + me only (think Facebook without the fuckery).
Are you ready to take the first step in getting your damn life back?
The next cohort begins spring 2023 🙌🏼
Hi, I'm Dr. Mel!
Becoming a physical therapist kinda happened by accident: after working in marketing for 7 years, I was absolutely tired of office politics and selling products that I didn't believe in. I was a part-time personal trainer at the time (which I loved), but there was a lot of garbage and shame-inducing behavior in the fitness industry that ground my gears. I thought "I could either sell my soul for the next 40 years, or switch careers entirely."
So I did.
Fast forward 7 more years, and I found myself in the same position: stuck. The healthcare politics, the insurance games, the fear mongering, the lack of available resources surrounding the need for pelvic health..something had to give. Out of fucks and with egos aside, I decided that instead of trying to play nice and start a movement under someone else's umbrella, if it was gonna be done right, it was gonna be done myself.
And here we are.
It blows my mind that we are literally given these incredible bodies that are capable of so many amazing things, only to be led to believe that we are SOL after the age of 20. That our bodies betray us with age. Or that we break after giving birth. And that folks with vaginas literally lead their entire lives without understanding how this part of their body works, let alone how to condition it beyond kegeling their way through life.
That the main function of working out is to reach a certain aesthetic, doing our best to do the most and not actually knowing how our bodies should be feeling during the entire process: placing us at an increased risk of all the things we fear - leaking, prolapse, pain with sex, and getting weaker as the days drag on.
Screw that noise.
I'm here to educate and empower as best I can, utilizing one of the most amazing things we can ever be given: our bodies. Without the shame and without the guilt, but with pure honesty, humility, and a little humor thrown in to make it not seem so scary.
Cuz I know how scary it can be after living for decades in a world where people are telling you you can't, now someone is finally telling you you can.
Finally Floored is for you if:
The next cohort begins spring 2023 💪🏼
Here's why you don't want to wait!
No, if you've been prescribed pelvic floor PT, this does not stand in place of 1:1 treatment for a medical condition. However, if you have never tried anything other than kegels, "just relaxing," or other methods in the past that didn't work for you, Finally Floored may be a good gateway to begin learning about your body and what to do for it. Please note that this program is for general educational and informational purposes, so if you do have a referral for pelvic floor PT, please be sure to contact a provider to receive that.
Yes and no. This program is structured so that you will be able to go at your own pace, doing exercises that are suitable for YOU, not forcing you to do things you are not ready for. That being said, this program is structured so that ultimately everyone is doing an iteration of the same thing, at the same time.
Not at all! You can share as little or as much as you want with me and the group; if you are only comfortable sharing with me I will ALWAYS ask permission before sharing anything with the group and will never share the name of who asks what. I want this to be a safe, comfortable environment.
Absolutely! You do not need any "formal" exercise experience, including resistance training, however I do ask that participants are somewhat active, aka already playing outside with their kids, walking, doing an occasional workout stream, etc. This is mainly because there is a lot of mindset work when it comes to being brand new to exercise and sticking with a program, and for all transparency, I am not able to tackle that with the layout of this program.
A set of dumbbells and a type of resistance band or loop is a great place to start! You may want to have varying resistance loads and/or weights for each to get the most out of this program if you're working out at home, but it is not necessary. You can also do this program at the gym if that is a comfortable environment for you!
Yes! We covered the literal basics in the mini course; Finally Floored takes those ideas to the next level. You will see some familiar themes that you learned in the mini course creep up, especially in the beginning of the program, but this is a step above what you've already learned, right off the bat. And if you did not get a chance to complete in the mini course, no worries: we will cover the basics here as well, so you're not missing out on anything!
I never use weight loss as a parameter for exercise efficacy. If you're being consistent with the program, you may notice you're losing weight, however you will learn new methods by which to measure progress that won't have you feeling like you're on the weight loss rollercoaster of shame. We have bigger fish to fry!
We will have 3 scheduled days/week for exercise that you can do whenever is convenient for you. Each workout ranges from 15-45 min, depending on not only your fitness level but also how much time you REALISTICALLY have to devote to your workout; we review how to tailor workouts to your particular needs throughout Finally Floored and you also have access to me if you're getting hung up and need some guidance. This program is designed to fit into YOUR life, not the other way around.
As a pelvic floor physical therapist with a vagina helping other people with vaginas, everything about me and what I do for a living is political. If you don't believe Black lives matter, if you don't stand for LGBTQIA+ rights, if you're offended by the use of inclusive language, and if you're more upset by a person in drag than a person's right to choose what goes on in their uterus, you're gonna have a terrible time.
While I do offer a lot of free content on IG, it is not structured in the same way that a program is. Programming takes a lot of thought and nuance, while on IG I literally take a generalization of something and put it up. Having an actual program to follow based on your starting point and goals is where you're gonna find results. I mean, how have those saved Pinterest workouts helped you in the long run?
I've seen some of the conventional stuff out there, and from what I can tell so far, nothing out there is as comprehensive as Finally Floored. No other program teaches you how to assess your own body, nor does it progress you at your own pace instead of arbitrarily throwing out timelines of where you "should" be.
Kegels have been toted as the one fix for every pelvic floor issue under the sun; the truth is, most people do them incorrectly, and a LOT of people don't even need them. But the MOST important thing is that kegels only cover one very small piece of the pelvic floor puzzle, so if you're not learning how to coordinate your core and pelvic floor with bigger moves you do every day that also use your hips, ankles, knees, even shoulders, you'll never feel like your pelvic floor is "strong enough."
Unless you know how to coordinate your pelvic floor and deep core while using the rest of your body, and also challenging it all with weights and/or bands, you're probably not too advanced for this! Each exercise has modifications to make the moves easier or harder depending on what your capabilities are.
No. I can't stand FB and won't subject anyone to joining yet another group in there. All Finally Floored participants for this cohort will "meet" inside Thinkific, the platform through which the learning modules are delivered. This is an exclusive community and available to FF peeps (and me) ONLY.
Part of the reason why I limit space in Finally Floored is because I want to make sure I'm available to guide each participant in the best ways possible. As a member of the program, you will have direct access to me via the PT Distinction app to address questions, concerns, submit form checks, and everything in between. You're not on your own here!
If you still have questions and are on the fence, please feel free to shoot me an email at mcioffidpt@newquestpt.com!