When people hear pelvic floor exercises, they typically think about kegels. There’s SO much more to pelvic floor health than kegels, though. And for some folks, kegels can make the situation worse.
These exercises could also be considered hip exercises, and they are. The pelvic floor muscles also play a role in hip rotation and addressing weaknesses or imbalances there can have a profound impact on pelvic floor issues as well.
When doing these pay attention to how things feel in each direction. In standing you can see that my internal rotation is very limited and I have to really work for it. I haven’t been doing as much strengthening in this position lately and it shows. It felt great to do these and I was actually a bit sore (good sore) the next day.
Nothing in the body works in isolation, and there’s no single exercise that will solve all your problems. Everything works together, and there’s a reason that a more holistic and comprehensive approach works wonders when addressing problems.
If you have pelvic floor issues it’s likely that you will need to work on things beyond just the pelvic floor muscles themselves. Breath work, stress management, nutrition, and posture play a role in things as well. We take this approach in our online programs, and our members have had incredible success with it.
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