{"id":1914,"date":"2021-07-21T12:42:20","date_gmt":"2021-07-21T12:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.mutusystem.com\/en-us\/?p=1914"},"modified":"2023-12-15T11:24:26","modified_gmt":"2023-12-15T11:24:26","slug":"can-we-stop-saying-oops-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/pelvic-floor\/can-we-stop-saying-oops-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Advice around urine leakage during workouts (that’s more than just wearing pads)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Urine leakage during workouts is common, but it’s not normal or OK. You don’t have to put up with it! Incontinence pad marketing may be dressed in gentler terms like ‘Oops moments’ or ‘little leaks’, but whilst pads will manage urine leakage during workouts, our goal is a pelvic floor that works<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n If you are regularly using a pad to catch leaks during exercise, please know that you don’t have to accept this as your new normal. A pad is absorbing (literally) the symptom of a lack of function, but it’s not treating the cause. Leaking is your body is telling you it is not ready to do that exercise right now. Leaking is a red flag, it\u2019s your body letting you know that something is not okay, that it can\u2019t cope with what you\u2019re asking it to do. You need to back up and build the foundations first. So that you can. And if you keep asking it to do that thing regardless, before it\u2019s ready, you will cause greater issues in the long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Doing more or harder exercises will not make your pelvic floor stronger. High impact activity like running or jumping creates a downward force through your pelvic organs and muscles. If those structures are not strong enough to cope with this pressure, you’ll get urine leakage during your workout. This could cause further problems such as pelvic organ prolapse.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n The pad will stop your underwear from getting wet, but it does nothing to address the lack of optimal function and strength that is causing the issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\nUsing pads for urine leakage during workouts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n