The Pelvic Floor Project

The strength nobody talks about

Jul 28, 2026

Can You Still Lift Heavy With Pelvic Floor Issues?

How to approach strength training with pelvic floor dysfunction without giving up heavy lifting entirely.

Jul 27, 2026

How Running Actually Affects Your Pelvic Floor (It's Not All Bad News)

Worried running is bad for your pelvic floor? The real picture is more nuanced — and more encouraging — than most warnings suggest.

Jul 26, 2026

Why Doing More Kegels Can Actually Make Pelvic Floor Symptoms Worse

Pelvic floor advice often defaults to 'do more Kegels,' but for a meaningful number of women, an already-overactive pelvic floor gets worse, not better, wi…

Jul 25, 2026

Your Pelvic Floor Moves Every Time You Breathe — and That's the Training Secret

The pelvic floor and diaphragm are a synced pressure system. Here's the breath-pelvic floor connection and the exercise that fixes both directions.

Jul 24, 2026

Why More Pelvic Floor Exercises Isn't Automatically Better and Can Actually Worsen Symptoms

Why an already-tense pelvic floor needs relaxation training rather than more strengthening, why the more-is-better instinct gets applied anyway, and how to…

Jul 24, 2026

Why Core Workouts Can Actually Weaken the Pelvic Floor

How certain common core exercises can increase downward pressure on the pelvic floor rather than strengthening it, and which core work actually supports pe…

Jul 22, 2026

The Common Pelvic Floor Exercise Mistake That Makes Kegels Actually Counterproductive

Why doing Kegels with the wrong overall muscle engagement pattern can worsen rather than help pelvic floor function, the specific compensation pattern that…

Jul 20, 2026

Common Pelvic Floor Exercise Mistakes (and How to Do Them Right)

Why technique matters so much, the common mistakes to fix, and the do-it-right notes.

Jul 18, 2026

The Pelvic Floor and Core Connection: Why You Can't Train One Without the Other

The they-work-together case, the how-they-connect breakdown and the train-them-together notes.

Jul 17, 2026

Pelvic Floor Relaxation: Why Sometimes the Problem Is Too Tight, Not Too Weak

the tight-pelvic-floor reality, the relaxation-techniques breakdown and the when-to-see-a-professional notes.

Jul 16, 2026

Your Pelvic Floor Through Menopause: Why Symptoms Change and What Training Still Fixes

The estrogen-floor connection, the menopause-adapted training protocol and the beyond-exercise treatment options.

Jul 16, 2026

Preparing Your Pelvic Floor for Pregnancy and Birth: The Before-and-During Training Guide

The pregnancy-floor demands preview, the trimester-by-trimester training plan and the birth-prep release work.

Jul 14, 2026

The Pelvic Floor: The Strength Nobody Talks About

What this muscle group actually does, the correct way to train it (most people do it wrong) and why it's not just a postpartum topic.