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Don’t reach for the TUMS just yet, instead, sit tall and take a breath. Prolonged sitting and the notion of gripping or tightening the abs can create a hypervigilant compressive force on the pelvic floor contributing to tight hip flexors, a painful back, urinary stress incontinence, constipation, painful sex, and even heart burn. Pelvic floor dysfunction for men and women is does not just include weakness or laxity according to www.health.harvard.edu.
Visualize a balloon. Now visualize pressing on the outside center of the balloon…the air will become displaced above and below causing increased pressure at each end. This is much like the relationship of our respiratory and pelvic diaphragms. The displacement of pressure causes constriction of the lungs and a collapse into the genitourinary structures and intestines. Try this during your work day to create space in your “inner tube”, stability in your center line, and a harmonious balance of your vital organs:
