Inner Power: The Pelvic Health Playbook for Young Female Athletes
In this course, Inner Power: The Pelvic Health Playbook for Young Female Athletes, you’ll learn that your body is stronger than you think, and understanding it is the first step to performing at your best.
Inner Power is a physiotherapy-led online course designed specifically for young female athletes. Created and taught by Laura Powers, a physiotherapist and former varsity volleyball player with advanced training in pelvic health, this course gives athletes the knowledge and tools to understand what's happening in their bodies, and what to do about it.
Pelvic health is one of the most underserved areas in sport. Research shows that roughly 1 in 4 female athletes who play impact sports experience bladder leakage. Painful periods sideline athletes every month. Constipation, fatigue, and energy deficiency affect performance in ways that often go unrecognized. These aren't just things to push through. They're signals… and there's a lot that can be done to boost your health and performance.
In the course, Laura covers the anatomy of the pelvic floor and core, bladder leakage and what actually causes it in young athletes, bowel health and its surprising connection to other symptoms, period health including how to track your cycle, manage pain, and know when to seek help, and RED-S (Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport), a condition that can affect every system in the body when athletes aren't fueling enough to match their output. Practical exercises for breathing, pelvic floor awareness, core connection, and period pain relief are woven throughout.
The video course is designed for athletes aged 14 and up, and a valuable resource for the coaches and adults who support them.
Coming August 2026!
About Laura Powers
Laura Powers is a physiotherapist and owner of Higher Function Women’s Health, a physiotherapy clinic located in Collingwood, Ontario. She achieved her Bachelor of Physical Health and Education from the University of Toronto, and then her Masters of Physiotherapy from Curtin University in Perth, Australia.
Laura provides treatment for women of all ages, with a focus on pelvic health, as well as orthopedics. She takes a whole-person approach to treatment, encouraging patients to play an active role in their recovery and wellness goals. Drawing on her background as a personal trainer and competitive athlete, Laura emphasizes movement, strength, and exercise-based therapy in her treatment approach
Growing up Laura was competitive in many sports, but ultimately received a volleyball scholarship to Boston College, where she competed for two years. She then returned home and finished her career at the University of Toronto for two seasons. It is there that she won the OUA champions for the 2004-2005 year, was Academic All Canadian and was part of the OUA All-star team for the 2004-2005 season.
Laura continues to stay active with strength training, yoga, mountain biking, hiking and skiing. She loves spending time with her son, step-daughter and husband in the Blue Mountains.
Learn more: https://www.higherfunction.ca/