This is important for decreasing pain and promoting optimal muscle function.
How to relax your pelvic floor muscles.
Your pelvic floor muscles get put under an amazing amount of stress throughout the day as they constantly have weight bearing down on them as you sit stand or walk around.
Your core muscles have to respond fluidly and efficiently to meet the complex high impact demands of running.
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Visualize your pelvic floor muscles.
Take a deep breath in to the count of three and then exhale to the count of four.
Think about your anus and how it moves in and closed or down and loose.
Now relax your pelvic floor and let the testicles hang loose again.
You can learn to identify your pelvic floor muscles by imagining that you are trying to prevent the flow of urine or passing gas.
You may notice your penis retract as you tighten.
A simple pelvic floor soft tissue massage to improve your ability to relax your pelvic muscles.
The pelvic floor muscles not only help maintain continence but they also form one part of your core a group of muscles that work together to support your pelvis and lower back.
Place one hand on your chest and another hand on your belly just below your rib cage.
Standing in front of a mirror without your underwear and lifting your testicles gently up towards your body by tightening your pelvic muscles.