Pelvic floor and sport

The pelvic floor plays a central role in the stability and performance of our body. It supports the internal organs and helps control the bladder and bowel. It is particularly stressed during exercise. If the muscles are weakened, this can affect bladder and bowel control and lead to incontinence. Incontinence during sport is a common and often taboo problem, and women are particularly affected as pregnancy and childbirth weaken the pelvic floor. Sports can make symptoms worse, especially high-impact sports such as volleyball or trampolining. Regular pelvic floor exercises can help strengthen the muscles and prevent or relieve incontinence.Important: strengthening and relaxing the pelvic floor.Both strengthening and relaxation are important for a healthy pelvic floor. Competitive athletes in particular can experience over-activity of the pelvic floor, which can lead to tension. To counteract this, athletes should incorporate regular pelvic floor relaxation exercises into their training. Methods such as yoga, Pilates and targeted breathing exercises can help loosen the muscles and promote balanced pelvic floor function. Physiotherapy can also provide individualised exercises and techniques to help relieve discomfort and stabilise the pelvic floor muscles in the long term.How does training with the PelvicTool pelvic floor trainer work? The PelvicTool Home & Sport is a training device for targeted strengthening and relaxation of the pelvic floor. Pelvic floor training with the app-controlled fitness device is based on biofeedback, a treatment method used in behavioural medicine. The training is very simple: you sit on the comfortable sensor pad in lightweight training clothes and learn how to tone and relax the pelvic floor muscles with playful exercises in the accompanying app. You can see and monitor your muscle contractions and training progress directly on your smartphone or tablet. Best of all, after just 5 minutes of training three times a week, you can see progress. More about the PelvicTool…

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