Now you should be an expert on the pelvic floor muscles, the pelvic organs and what they do. But how does all this link in with the core muscles?
There is still a lot of confusion between health and fitness professionals about the core. Many still believe that doing exercises that strengthen your abdominal muscles (like you 6 pack) will be enough to strengthen your core and pelvic floor. Sorry guys, this is not the case! It could potentially makes things a lot worse.
The video below will explain what the core muscles are, how they work and teach you about this fancy piston system. And why core control can rarely be taught as a one size fits all
The fabulous pictures and animations in this video are used with kind permission from myPFM.