Everyday Health on MSN
5 core exercises that also strengthen the pelvic floor
Learn how to effectively strengthen your pelvic floor with targeted core exercises. Physical therapists share moves to improve bladder function, sexual health, and reduce back pain.
How many of you are willing to run and jump wearing white leggings? Giggles followed when I asked this question of a group of ladies, but why? Because we’re not used to discussing pelvic floor health ...
Pelvic floor exercises can help either strengthen or relax your pelvic muscles. Your pelvic floor muscles help support your intestines, bladder, vagina, uterus, cervix, rectum, and prostate. Doing ...
Made for new moms ready to rebuild without overdoing it.
There are many different types of therapy – psychological, sexual, physical. But have you ever heard of pelvic floor therapy? Or, better yet, do you know what a pelvic floor is? You probably don't ...
These five easy pelvic floor exercises are recommended by a certified personal trainer to lengthen and strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. You’ve done your strength training, worked in your cardio, ...
Many of us have heard of "Kegels" or pelvic floor exercises, and probably have a vague sense we should be doing more of them. For many women, our social media news feeds are full of ads for the latest ...
Are you a woman who exercises regularly? If so, here's a vital question: do you train your pelvic floor muscles as part of your routine? If the answer is no, now's the time to start. It's never too ...
There are exercises that specifically strengthen the low back and abs at the same time. Finding an efficient way to do this without the need for equipment is possible. One exercise that fits this need ...
One-size-fits-all approaches rarely work, especially in the case of the pelvic floor muscles and sometimes this exercise increases tightness. Kegels are a repetitive strengthening exercise that ...
A prolapsed uterus is pretty common after pregnancy, and there are certain exercises you can do to treat mild cases. If you have a prolapsed uterus, it means your uterus has slipped out of place and ...
Mischa Bongers is the Founder and Principal Physiotherapist at Pelvic Fix Physiotherapy. She is affiliated with CQUniversity as a Sessional Lecturer, Curtin University as a Physiotherapy Clinical ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results