By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published February 25, 2023
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The Buff Muff App is a pelvic floor and Kegel exercise app created by Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach, that helps women strengthen their pelvic floor and prevent or overcome incontine...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published October 7, 2022
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Hypopressive exercises are a breath-and-posture-based training system that strengthens the deep core and pelvic floor without increasing intra-abdominal pressure. Using a held exhal...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published Feb 13, 2022
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If your pelvic floor is tight or overactive, gentle release exercises — like diaphragmatic breathing, hip and hamstring stretches, and mindful relaxation — help ease tension without ad...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published July 29, 2021
Direct Answer: Yes—Kegels and pelvic floor exercises can help relieve SI joint pain. The pelvic floor works together with your other core muscles to stabilize the sacroiliac joint, and a stronger, w...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published July 22, 2020 · Updated August 2026
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Performing kegels during pregnancy is safe and beneficial, but the technique should shift slightly from your pre-pregnancy routine, especially in the final weeks...

By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published January 14, 2020
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"Mum bum" isn't caused by your jeans — it happens when pregnancy shifts your posture, encouraging you to tuck your tailbone and lean on your lower back instead of your glutes, wh...

By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published December 24, 2019
Diastasis recti is a separation of the abdominal muscles at the linea alba that happens naturally during pregnancy as your uterus grows. It's extremely common — affecting most women by the thi...