You may sometimes think of women who have given birth as the only ones who need help to control their pelvic floor muscles. Yet both men and women may deal with pelvic floor issues. “Pelvic floor ...

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 ...

When we hear the words pelvic floor exercises, it instantly reminds us of either pregnancy or old age. However, doctors and ...

What we know: A 2022 review in the International Journal of Health Sciences found that vaginal weights can be effective in treating pelvic floor dysfunction, but they are not significantly more ...

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So you haven't had a child? Honey, regardless – you need to be doing your pelvic floor exercises. Those teeny tiny muscles take a hell of a beating throughout life, and keeping them strong can benefit ...

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When women—runners or not—hear “pelvic floor,” their minds likely go straight to kegel exercises. And that’s no surprise, really, given the history: A doctor in the 1940s, Arnold Kegel, worked with ...

You’re never too young to start doing kegel exercises. Kegels are the contracting and relaxing of the pelvic floor muscles to keep the pelvic floor in tip-top shape. Imagine your pelvic floor muscles ...

Your pelvic floor is a group of muscles in the pelvic region that support the uterus, the bladder, the rectum and the vagina. If your pelvic floor muscles are weak or not functioning the way they ...

This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD. Kegels for Men Have you heard of pelvic floor exercises for men?