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There are hot flashes and memory issues. Your sleep quality declines and your mood… who KNOWS what that’s gonna do….and then there’s your s-e-x life!
Let’s be blunt: Menopause kinda sucks.
If you are over 40 and were born with a uterus. This is essential information.
The menopaus...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published May 28, 2022
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Your core is made up of four muscles working together — the diaphragm, transversus abdominis, multifidus, and pelvic floor — often called the "Core Four." The pelvic floor is a key par...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published May 21, 2022
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Planks and push-ups are safe with prolapse when you manage intra-abdominal pressure correctly — engaging the core breath and pelvic floor before each rep rather than avoiding the movem...
Did you know that abdominal exercises and inner thigh exercises can help with overall pelvic floor function?
Did you also know that if you combine them WITH Kegels, it packs even more of a punch!
This study evaluated the electrical activities of the pelvic floor muscles in response to selected abd...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published May 9, 2022
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Incontinence is any unwanted leakage of urine, whether triggered by laughing, coughing, or exercise (stress incontinence) or by a sudden urge (urge incontinence). It happens when the pe...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published April 18, 2022
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A hysterectomy is surgery to remove the uterus, and sometimes the cervix, ovaries, or surrounding tissue, most often performed to treat cancer, chronic pain, or heavy bleeding that h...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published April 11, 2022
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A hysterectomy is often recommended for conditions like uterine fibroids, endometriosis, adenomyosis, or cancer of the reproductive organs, especially when symptoms are severe or oth...
Are you struggling with pelvic floor symptoms consuming your thoughts and interfering with your quality of life?
Are you considering surgery as an option?
Recently I wrote an article about my Pelvic Surgery Success program discussing my personal journey of deciding to have surgery for rectocele pr...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published March 21, 2022
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Menopause can contribute to pelvic organ prolapse because declining estrogen thins and weakens the tissues that support the bladder, uterus, and rectum. This can cause a bulge or hea...
Pelvic health is a balance between effort and ease.
We need to lengthen and strengthen. I often lengthen first to get rid of the tension that may interfere with the ability of the muscles to contract fully and move through their full range of motion but it is also nice to lengthen and release at t...
