Perfect your pelvic floor at the Christmas dinner table with THIS mobile app
IS A strong pelvic floor on your Christmas list this year? A new TENA app may be just the ticket.
It is important to take care of the pelvic floor - a sheet of muscle that goes from the tail bone t
Our abs, bums and tums aren’t the only places we should thinking about getting in shape come January.
It is important to take care of the most intimate areas too, including the kegle area.
The pelvic floor is a sheet of muscle that goes from the tail bone to the pubic bone - supports your uterus and bladder, and when it is strong makes for a tighter 'down there' area.
Improvements to the pelvic floor can boost your sex life and reduce any issues with bladder leaks - a win-win situation.
Although a reported 90 per cent women know they should be exercising their pelvic floor, over half (61 per cent) aren’t doing it.
This is an important issue as one in three British women will suffer light bladder weakness.
That’s where an innovative new app comes in to help you work out your pelvic floor.
The app, named My PFF, will remind you to work out the area, as well as guiding you through the exercises - asking you to clench and unclench your pelvic floor.
This app will remind you to work out the area, as well as guiding you through the exercise
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It offers bespoke programme settings with three difficulty levels to choose from - and it is completely free.
The app has been produced by lights by TENA.
Brand Manager for lights by TENA, Rachael Sumner said: "The best way for women to tackle the effects of light bladder weakness is to take care of their pelvic floor. lights by TENA’s ‘My PFF’ app is a fantastic training tool for women who want to improve and build their pelvic floor strength, plus it offers bespoke settings and reminders to fit into the busiest of schedules this Christmas."
So at least if you're not at the gym burning off the mice pies you can be working your pelvic floor in front of the TV.
One in three British women will suffer light bladder weakness
Urinary incontinence is common but health experts said using pads should be the last option, especially as women can do something about it so quickly.
Stephanie Knight, principal physiotherapist in women’s health and urodynamics at Airedale Hospital said women can avoid wearing pads strengthening their pelvic floor muscles.