Your Exercise Programme
A straightforward approach to planning and progressing your own exercise programme.
Devising the correct exercise programme for yourself is really important. Exercise programes are going to vary tremendously between individuals. The types of exercises that may be suitable of someone who is a runner who only leaks when going down hills may be very different to exercises suitable for someone who leaks when sneezing.
Women with very weak muscles need to work their muscles gently whereas women with stronger muscles will need a more challenging programme.
This section of the site will give you information about the best ways of starting to exercise your muscles effectively and how to progress the routine as your muscles strengthen. There are tips on how to remember your exercises because we all forget!
Future posts will look at how to exercise your pelvic floor muscles alongside other muscles in the pelvic area and correct breathing techniques.
Your Exercise Programme
Do Pelvic Floor Exercises Really Work?
Can pelvic floor exercises really help to improve bladder leaks? How long do I have to work at these exercises - I feel I have been practising them for years and am no better? So why do they seem to work for some people and not others? Can practising pelvic floor exercises give me a ‘quick fix’ to stop my bladder leaks? All these questions and more are answered.
Is There a 'Quick Fix'?
Regular exercise is the only way to improve the strength and tone of a muscle. So can practicing pelvic floor exercises really give a ‘quick fix’ to stop bladder leaks? Why do some women notice an improvement really quickly and others have to work at an exercise programme for months before they get any better?
How To Remember Those Pelvic Floor Exercises
In theory pelvic floor exercises should be easy to do. You don't need to go to the gym. You don't need any expensive equipment. So why is it that we all tend to forget to do them? How often do we start with good intentions and do really well for a few weeks and then fall by the wayside. This post will give you some simple tips and effective ways to help you to remember your pelvic floor exercises!
“Ready Steady Go!” The Essential Guide to Performing Pelvic Floor Exercises.
Are you are doing your exercises effectively or are you wasting your time? This is the essential guide to starting a pelvic floor muscle exercise routine. Thinking through these 3 basic points will help to ensure that you are practising a good quality muscle contraction. If a muscle is exercised correctly it will improve in tone and strength and is more likely to give you the results you are looking for.