Sex and Psychology Podcast

Episode 398: How To Optimize Your Pelvic Floor


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If you want to maintain your sexual function and wellbeing, it’s important to pay attention to your pelvic floor! In today’s show, we’re going to talk about how to keep your pelvic floor in shape and resolve common problems with it. It turns out that optimizing your pelvic floor can help with a wide range of issues, from dealing with painful sex to having more (and better) orgasms.

I am joined once again by Sara Reardon, a board-certified pelvic floor physical therapist and founder of The V-Hive, an online, on-demand pelvic floor fitness platform. She is author of the new book FLOORED: A Woman’s Guide to Pelvic Floor Health at Every Age and Stage.

Some of the specific topics we explore include:

  • How do you know whether Kegel exercises are right for you, and how do you do them correctly?
  • Why is learning pelvic floor relaxation just as important as strengthening?
  • What are some things we can do in everyday life to improve pelvic health?
  • How can pelvic floor training help relieve sexual pain?
  • What are some of the other benefits of pelvic floor training?
  • You can check our Sara’s website to learn more about her work.

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