The Role of Physical Therapy in National Women’s Health & Fitness Day

September 23, 2025

Every year on September 25th, National Women’s Health & Fitness Day shines a spotlight on the importance of prioritizing wellness, staying active, and making healthy choices. It’s the largest women’s health promotion event in the U.S., encouraging women of all ages to take steps toward healthier living. Physical therapy plays a vital role in supporting these goals, offering women tools and strategies to improve fitness, prevent injury, and manage health conditions unique to their needs.

Promoting Lifelong Fitness

Physical therapy isn’t just about rehabilitation after an injury—it’s also about prevention and performance. Therapists design personalized exercise programs that help women stay active at every stage of life, from young adulthood to older age. Whether it’s building strength, maintaining balance, or enhancing flexibility, physical therapy supports safe and effective fitness.

Addressing Women’s Unique Health Needs

Women face specific health challenges that physical therapy can address, including:

• Pelvic health concerns such as incontinence, pelvic pain, and postpartum recovery

• Bone health issues like osteoporosis, which are more common in women

• Musculoskeletal pain linked to pregnancy, menopause, or repetitive daily activities

By focusing on these unique areas, physical therapy empowers women to move without limitations and maintain independence.

Supporting Healthy Aging

As women age, maintaining mobility becomes even more important for independence and quality of life. Physical therapy can help with fall prevention, joint protection, and staying active despite conditions like arthritis. Through guided exercises, women can keep doing the activities they love while reducing pain and stiffness.

Building Confidence Through Movement

One of the most valuable aspects of physical therapy is the confidence it brings. With the guidance of a physical therapist, women can learn proper movement patterns, safe exercise techniques, and strategies to overcome physical challenges. This confidence often translates into greater consistency in exercise and long-term wellness.

Celebrating Women’s Health Together

National Women’s Health & Fitness Day is an opportunity to highlight the importance of prioritizing health. Physical therapy is a partner in this journey, helping women at every age and stage of life stay active, strong, and resilient.

On this Women’s Health & Fitness Day—and every day—physical therapy offers women the support they need to live healthier, more active lives. Whether preventing injury, recovering from childbirth, or maintaining independence later in life, physical therapy is an essential part of women’s health.