Learning how to contract and relax your pelvic floor during pregnancy IS important — but performing hundreds of kegels is NOT your magical solution to preventing pain/leakage/prolapse/diastasis during pregnancy.
So what exactly IS needed to optimize pelvic health during pregnancy?
Weekly strength training that incorporates the following:
- Intra-abdominal pressure management techniques
- Ribcage mobility
- Diaphragm breathing (comment ‘breath’ below and I’ll send you video on how to perform diaphragm breathing)
- Deep core engagement (comment ‘core’ and I’ll send you a 35 minute follow along core stability class for pregnancy)
- Thoracic mobility
- Hip & full body strengthening
- Pelvic floor lengthening and tension relief
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