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The Pelvic Floor is a Trampoline, Not a Biceps - A Better Analogy

🚨 Are we still using the biceps analogy for the pelvic floor? It’s time for an upgrade.

When explaining pelvic floor strength, many of us were taught to compare it to a bicep—contracting, strengthening, and controlling movement in a straightforward way. But this analogy doesn’t quite capture the full picture.

This is one of our favorite episodes from the past 500+ we’ve recorded! While I’m out on maternity leave, we’re replaying some of the most impactful conversations we’ve had on the podcast over the years.

Instead, I teach the trampoline analogy in my Essential Pelvic Strengthening: Not…

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