Gibwa Williams

My name is Gibwa (pronounced ‘Jee-bwa’) and I am a qualified musculoskeletal and pelvic physiotherapist/physical therapist with a keen interest in Women’s and Pelvic Health. I have a Masters as well as a Pilates diploma under my belt, and have worked in a number of different healthcare and fitness settings in South Africa, Japan, Canada and the UK. I’m an affiliate member of the Pelvic Obstetric & Gynaecological Physiotherapy group (POGP) as well as a Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist (Core Exercise Solutions graduate). I grew up as a dancer and have always loved physical activity and movement! 

I started Belly Strong during my first pregnancy, creating the kind of content and workouts I was searching for myself as a soon-to-be mom. Going through pregnancy and postpartum, I also experienced first-hand all the changes that come with giving birth, and how it all affects the pelvic floor. So many women are embarrassed to talk about things like leaking pee, urgency, pain during sex, struggling to control your wind – but it’s all so common. And, there’s a lot pelvic physio can do to help. I’m really passionate about removing the shame surrounding pelvic floor disorders, and showing everyone how much positive change can occur working together with physio.

I’ve always been into fitness and have really enjoyed building my online library of prenatal, postpartum and general fitness workouts. It was a really proud moment for me to put it all together in the Belly Strong App, so women can access all this support from wherever they are.  

I’m so glad to have you, along with thousands of other women all over the world, join me on this journey.