Pelvic floor muscles tend to weaken in response to significant bodily changes, like pregnancy, injury, menopause, or childbirth. This can lead to issues like incontinence, painful sex or orgasms, low back pain, and more. Here are the nine things everyone should know about their pelvic floor muscles in order to properly care for them. That weakening can lead to incontinence issues later in life. We sneeze, we cough, we’re doing an exercise, and, next thing you know, there’s a leak. While this is more common in elderly people, urinary incontinence can be treated, so it’s important to incorporate preventative exercises early on. As our hormone levels naturally decline, it leads to vaginal dryness, thinning of the vaginal lining, and even pain during intercourse. A decrease in estrogen can lead to muscle loss1, including in the pelvic floor. Exercising those muscles regularly is one way to stay on top of these natural changes.
