By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published August 7, 2024
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Constipation means fewer than three bowel movements a week, straining, or hard, incomplete-feeling stools. It’s often caused by low fiber, dehydration, inactivity, or pelvic floor dy...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published April 28, 2024
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Creatine supplementation likely supports pelvic floor health indirectly, by strengthening the skeletal muscle and bone that the pelvic floor relies on — no study has tested it on ...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published March 26, 2024
Disclaimer: I am not a doctor or a hormone specialist. I am nearing completion of my Menopause Support Practitioner Certification and am post-menopause myself. I follow the evidence and look to ...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published January 14, 2023
Whether you are about to become pregnant or have just had a baby, we have developed an app-based program that will help you strengthen your core to ease childbirth or help you recover faster post...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published November 26, 2022
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Pelvic floor dysfunction doesn’t cause osteoporosis directly, but it can raise your risk indirectly. Many women avoid weight-bearing and resistance exercise because of leaking, pr...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published November 11, 2022
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Seeing a pelvic floor physiotherapist is worth it because pelvic floor dysfunction — leaking, prolapse symptoms, pain, or tailbone discomfort — is common but not something you hav...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published October 28, 2022
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Collagen may support pelvic floor and diastasis recti healing by strengthening the connective tissue that holds your pelvic organs and abdominal wall in place, but it isn't a stand...
By Kim Vopni, The Vagina Coach — Certified Pelvic Floor Fitness Specialist · Published July 30, 2022
I recently had a great conversation with MCP Product Specialist Angela Yamaoka about pelvic health screening, incontinence, and what to do when you are experiencing the symptoms.
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Incontinence, chronic back pain, and organ prolapse are common challenges for women, but they are not something you need to live with or accept as normal.
As women, we want to prioritize our pelvic health and not accept common challenges like incontinence and prolapse or painful and unsatisfying se...
If you’ve heard the term plyometric before, it’s likely been associated with jumping movements like box jumps. But plyometrics actually applies to any exercise or activity that is short, fast, and explosive, allowing you to generate maximum force in the muscle in the shortest period of time.
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