“The reason to stretch your hamstrings is to keep your hips and lower back moving freely,” explains James Brady, CPT, a certified personal trainer at OriGym. “Tight hamstrings can pull on the pelvis, ...

When women—runners or not—hear “pelvic floor,” their minds likely go straight to kegel exercises. And that’s no surprise, really, given the history: A doctor in the 1940s, Arnold Kegel, worked with ...

When I was newly pregnant, I was first introduced to pelvic-floor exercises by my occupational therapist, Meredith Waymire. Because I have a history of low-back pain and sciatica, I hired a PT to help ...

“Just like any other group of muscles, the pelvic floor muscles can lose strength and tone over time if not regularly activated,” says Dr. Amanda Neri, PT, DPT, founder of The Pelvic Institute and ...

“The pelvic floor has to get the heck out of the way to get the baby out,” says physical therapist Carrie Pagliano, DPT, who specializes in pelvic health. Although pregnancy hormones like relaxin will ...

Getting old is a challenge, and I’ve learned this firsthand. Despite my daily exercise workouts and healthy diet, I find that my movements have become progressively less fluid and efficient. This ...