{"id":914,"date":"2021-05-18T18:46:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T18:46:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.mutusystem.com\/en-us\/?p=914"},"modified":"2023-12-01T12:32:25","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T12:32:25","slug":"pelvic-floor-exercises-postural-alignment-yes-theyre-connected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mutusystem.com\/en-us\/alignment\/pelvic-floor-exercises-postural-alignment-yes-theyre-connected\/","title":{"rendered":"Pelvic Floor and Posture. What’s the Connection?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Your posture affects the tone and function of your pelvic floor<\/a> (how well it works to prevent incontinence). Glutes and pelvic floor muscles, as well as core strength and avoiding back pain, are all related to alignment<\/strong>. This means how you sit, stand, walk and carry.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n How are they connected? Because to be strong, pelvic floor muscles, like any muscles, need to be able to work through their full range of motion. This means from fully contracted to fully extended. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Example: Extend your arm out straight – that’s your bicep extended. Now flex it. That’s fully contracted, ‘switched on’. If it’s already contracted, it’s got nowhere else to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Same with your pelvic floor. It’s got to be able to relax and release fully, in order to contract when you need it to.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>