Adventures in vaginas (and other parts)

Adventures in vaginas (and other parts)

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Deadlifts, lunges, and squats, oh my!

Deadlifts, lunges, and squats, oh my!

How lifting is a basically a superfood for your pelvic floor.

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Cait Van Damm
Dec 03, 2024
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I was chatting with a reader last week who told me she stopped lifting because of her pelvic floor dysfunction (in this case, prolapse). Later, an old client who is also an MD emailed to say that she had stopped working out because of sacroiliac pain during pregnancy.

I basically clutched my pearls both times.

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