In today’s episode, Jessie is going to walk us through how to do a proper kegel - or pelvic floor muscle contraction. She also discusses the evidence for pelvic floor muscle training, why kegels aren’t a catch all exercise, and leads us through our pelvic floor exercise for the day!

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Resources and References 

• Beyond The Kegel, FREE Pelvic Floor Coaching Workshop (April 17)

Show Notes 

0:55 - Jessie’s upcoming FREE Pelvic Floor Coaching Workshop: Beyond the Kegel

1:58 - What we are talking about today - and why!

4:14 - Jessie names the 4 steps for how to do a proper kegel

5:06 - Jessie leads us through the 4 step flow (inhale, expand, exhale, lift) as well as different visualizations and ways to think about it

10:10 - That is ENOUGH practice for today - and a recap of the 4 steps

10:58 - Episode wrap up