NO. MORE. KEGELS.

What?! But that's pelvic floor sacrilege! So be it, my friends. I never cared much for dusty authority figures anyway.

I hear it all the time from clients, "I had kids so I just accept that I pee when I laugh/cough/jump. I've done Kegels for years and it still happens."
EXACTLY MY POINT!

Your pelvic floor is made up of a sling of muscle fibers - similar to a trampoline. The pelvic floor hammocks your internal organs at the base of your pelvis. The ideal scenario is to keep buoyancy and flexibility through the pelvic floor, not create gripping “strength.”

To all of my mamas out there - please skip Kegels to try and strengthen your pelvic floor. Repetitive, quick squeezing of the urethra's sphincter muscle (what you've heard to SQUEEZE in efforts to strengthen your pelvic floor - as if you had to stop your pee) can cause spasm and over-working of your pelvic floor. That's not what we're after if we're looking to condition a functional pelvic floor.

Instead, try this … the next time you sit down to pee, allow the urine to flow for 2 - 3 seconds then s-l-o-w-l-y stop the flow of urine entirely. Think of it more like elevator doors gliding closed rather than slamming shut. Then slowly release the muscles to allow yourself to finish using the restroom. Do this only ONCE a day when you use the restroom, and it will help to condition your pelvic floor so you can cough and laugh again without worrying about anything leaking!