Doing These 7 Pelvic Floor Exercises During Pregnancy Might Make for an Easier Delivery
Date postedFebruary 5, 2024
"For decades, when we thought about the pelvic floor, we thought about Kegels. But the medical community has come to understand that when it comes to pelvic floor exercises—and pregnancy pelvic floor exercises in particular—relaxation is just as essential as contraction.
“The pelvic floor has to get the heck out of the way to get the baby out,” says (Academy member) physical therapist Carrie Pagliano, DPT, who specializes in pelvic health.
Unless we’ve previously dealt with incontinence or pelvic pain, most of us ignore our pelvic floor muscles until we get pregnant. So we might not be quite sure of the difference between contracting and bulging, or how to get these muscles to relax. Pregnancy pelvic floor exercises can help you understand how to engage the area correctly when the big day arrives. " ....
