In addition to kegels, women should work the coordinating muscles to help strengthen the pelvic floor. Many of these are core exercises that you may be familiar with from pilates or yoga. I know it is hard to fit in exercise at all, let alone additional exercises -- but a good strengthening program can be done in ~15 minutes 3x per week. And the bonus is that the coordinating muscles include your abs -- which most of us want to be working on post-baby anyway! Also, women should make sure their posture is good. Proper posture can also help. See http://hab-it.com/blog/?p=48 from more info on this.
Tasha Mulligan MPT, ATC, CSCS
Creator of Hab It: Pelvic Floor DVD
www.hab-it.com
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In addition to kegels, women should work the coordinating muscles to help strengthen the pelvic floor. Many of these are core exercises that you may be familiar with from pilates or yoga. I know it is hard to fit in exercise at all, let alone additional exercises -- but a good strengthening program can be done in ~15 minutes 3x per week. And the bonus is that the coordinating muscles include your abs -- which most of us want to be working on post-baby anyway! Also, women should make sure their posture is good. Proper posture can also help. See http://hab-it.com/blog/?p=48 from more info on this.
July 6, 2009 - 9:47amTasha Mulligan MPT, ATC, CSCS
Creator of Hab It: Pelvic Floor DVD
www.hab-it.com
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