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If running makes you feel self-conscious due to urinary leakage, you are not alone. In fact, 47 percent of women who exercise regularly struggle with urinary incontinence. Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) is urine leakage with during activity. Kegels, a common pelvic floor exercise, are a first-line exercise for those with stress incontinence. Kegels are performed by contracting the pelvic floor in an upward direction as if stopping urine flow. While they are an important pelvic floor exercise, resolving urinary incontinence during high-impact activity like running goes way beyond kegels.
Here’s how to stop peeing while running and urinary incontinence.
Four common modifiable stress urinary incontinence contributors include:
- Sacroiliac joint imbalance
- Inner thigh and pelvic floor trigger points
- Contracting the abdominal muscles without co-contracting the pelvic…
