Your pelvic floor is made up by a group of muscles that supports the organs in your lower abdomen including the bladder bowel and the uterus.
How to stretch the pelvic floor muscles.
Stretching these muscles alleviates stiffness and improves hip mobility which can help prevent back and hip pain.
Start by pulling both knees toward your chest.
Without these muscles you could imagine having a very saggy pouch stretching down between your knees.
Focus your attention on your pelvic floor muscles.
Your pelvic floor muscles keep your insides securely.
This stretch is by far my favorite as it doesn t require flexible hip rotators and will give a pleasant stretch to your pelvic muscles as well as give your muscles a chance to relax.
Lie face down on a mat and place your hands by your shoulders.
So when the inner thigh muscles are pulled the pelvic floor muscles feel the pressure too.
It s one of the best exercises to tone up the pelvic floor muscles.
As you re breathing focus on letting go of your pelvic floor and buttock muscles.
Inhale and imagine stretching the back of your shirt with your ribs and relaxing the muscles around your tailbone as the air fills your lungs.
These can all be done in your home discretely and with no equipment necessary.
The pelvic floor muscles are located beneath your pelvis working with other hip muscles to keep the pelvis from moving excessively during movement such as kicking or running.
Repeat five cycles of breathing in this position.
Then take your knees out to the side to add in an inner groin stretch.
This stretch is a great hip and pelvic floor lengthener.
If you want to increase the flexibility of your pelvic floor muscles reclined bound angle pose is the way to go.
It is always recommended to consult a pelvic floor physical therapist prior to performing.
The exercise is often referred to as the pillow stretch or lower abdominal stretch.
The muscle of the inner thighs and the pelvic floor are closely linked.
Take 5 10 deep breaths in this posture.