http://www.pilatesdigest.com/the-muscles-of-the-pelvic-floor/ Engaging the Pilates Community Online Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:22:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 http://www.pilatesdigest.com/the-muscles-of-the-pelvic-floor/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Postnatal health with Pilates | Pilates Digest Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:26:08 +0000 http://www.pilatesdigest.com/the-muscles-of-the-pelvic-floor/#comment-606 [...] Pilates focuses on engaging the pelvic floor muscles and deep core muscles throughout every exercise, which all mothers need, but especially moms that have carried and delivered a baby in the last few months. Once your instructor helps you find and engage the pelvic floor muscles and deep abdominal muscles, you can practice this at home as well. We are all familiar with Kegel exercises which engage the pelvic floor. [...] [...] Pilates focuses on engaging the pelvic floor muscles and deep core muscles throughout every exercise, which all mothers need, but especially moms that have carried and delivered a baby in the last few months. Once your instructor helps you find and engage the pelvic floor muscles and deep abdominal muscles, you can practice this at home as well. We are all familiar with Kegel exercises which engage the pelvic floor. [...]

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