6 pelvic floor exercises to do during pregnancy

Learn how pregnancy affects your pelvic floor, how pelvic floor exercise can help, and the best PT-recommended pelvic floor exercises for pregnancy.

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Pregnant women in colorful tank tops practicing pelvic floor exercises, sitting cross-legged with hands on their bellies

Gepubliceerd op: Apr 30, 2025

Pregnant women in colorful tank tops practicing pelvic floor exercises, sitting cross-legged with hands on their bellies

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1. Seated Kegels with a towel

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2. Seated adductor stretch

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3. Seated abdominal bracing

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4. Reverse Kegel

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5. Kegel squats

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6. Seated diaphragmatic breathing

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Best pelvic floor exercises in pregnancy

1. Seated Kegels with a towel

2. Seated adductor stretch

3. Seated abdominal bracing

4. Reverse Kegel

5. Kegel squats

6. Seated diaphragmatic breathing

Benefits of pelvic floor physical therapy during pregnancy

PT tip: start pelvic floor exercises early in pregnancy

How Hinge Health can help you

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