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Where is my pelvic floor and what causes pelvic floor weakness?

If you ask someone where their pelvic floor is and what it does -- I imagine 9 out of 10 people only know part of the answer.

Maybe you're one of them. That's okay!!

I was even confused before doing my own research and becoming a Pre and Post Natal Corrective Exercise Specialist.

That’s why I created my FREE Pelvic Floor Guide for Busy Moms.

You can visualize the pelvic floor as a hammock or sling that holds up your uterus, bladder, and bowel. Their openings, the vagina, urethra, and anus pass through the pelvic floor.

A well functioning pelvic floor is associated with less bladder leakage. Yay for not pee-sneezing every time you get sick or pee-laughing every time you find something crazy funny!

A well functioning pelvic floor is also associated

What Causes Pelvic Floor Weakness?

What causes pelvic floor muscle weakness?

Here are a few...

🤰 pregnancy

🤱 childbirth – particularly following delivery of a large baby, instrument delivery like vacuum or forceps, or prolonged pushing during delivery

🏃‍♀️ running and #jumping too soon after having babies or late in pregnancy when the core is weak

🍭 being overweight

💩 constipation (excessive straining to empty your bowel)

🏋 persistent heavy lifting without proper core engagement

😷 excessive coughing – causing repetitive straining

❤️ changes in hormonal levels at menopause

👵 growing older

fitness, baby, fitness appAnna KooimanOctober 22, 2021pelvic floor, pelvic floor health, kegels, kegel ball, kegel balls, diastasis, diastasis recti recovery, women's health physical therapist, anna kooiman, pre and postnatal corrective exercise specialistComment

'TRAINERR' App: Uber Meets Tinder for Personal Training?

I just had a great chat with one of the New Zealand based founders of a new fitness app that bills itself as the Uber meets Tinder for personal training! Did I spike your interest? Nader Luthera tells me the TRAINERR app is currently available in NZ and AUS and his company plans to take this app to the USA soon. It sounds like a great concept. The above YouTube video does a nice job explaining how it works.

If you want an easy way to find and pay a personal trainer this may be the app of the future for you. It will work great if you're in a spontaneous mood and don't wanna leave your hood, you need a consistent trainer before or after work, you wanna find a trainer that will lead you through workouts in your desired setting (ex- specific gym, park, beach), etc.... Luthera says TRAINERR app is great for those scenarios and so many more!

Also... if you're a personal trainer looking to drum up some extra business and want a convenient way to do financial transactions... you oughtta check out the new TRAINERR too. It is very much a start-up... but the faster folks get onboard (personal trainers and clients)... the easier it will be to use the app.