Learn

Learning Points:

– explore the relationship of breathing and pelvic floor muscle function

– review the evidence behind various breathing techniques and their effect of pelvic floor muscle function

– discuss future directions for respiratory muscle training in a pelvic health population

Adam Burgess represented Great Britain at the 2025 Paris Olympics, winning Silver in the Canoe Slalom event. As a medal-winning athlete competing at the highest level, Adam has developed a deep understanding of the physical and mental demands required to perform under pressure.

In today’s presentation,  Adam shares applied lessons from his own journey, including how a poor breathing pattern contributed to injury, and how his subsequent interest in breath science later became a key component of his training, recovery, and sustained performance.

Expect to learn:

• How the current landscape of breath training in sport looks (from the inside.)
• The tools and techniques that work at an applied level in sport.
• Burgess’ thoughts on what the future might hold for breathwork in sport.