If you have five or ten spare minutes and one of the best yoga mats or even just a thick blanket and enough floor space, you ...

You may sometimes think of women who have given birth as the only ones who need help to control their pelvic floor muscles. Yet both men and women may deal with pelvic floor issues. “Pelvic floor ...

When I was newly pregnant, I was first introduced to pelvic-floor exercises by my occupational therapist, Meredith Waymire. Because I have a history of low-back pain and sciatica, I hired a PT to help ...

Physical trainers and rehabilitation specialists are increasingly focusing on a critical but often neglected muscle group that could be the key to improved core strength, better posture, and reduced ...

I'll admit it: For years, I avoided adding a medicine ball to my workouts. Frankly, I was intimidated by the large weighted ball, imagining it was meant solely for hard-core exercisers with 18-inch ...

Are you a woman who exercises regularly? If so, here's a vital question: do you train your pelvic floor muscles as part of your routine? If the answer is no, now's the time to start. It's never too ...

Let’s get real: Peeing (even just a little bit) in your pants can happen to the best of us. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, but it’s also never super fun. If this kind of leaking’s become an issue in ...

The dead bug exercise may have a funny name, but it's a seriously effective move. The slow and controlled core strengthening exercise involves lying on your back and moving your arms and legs in a way ...

TAMPA (BLOOM) – Board-Certified Physical Therapist, Dr. Marcy Crouch, who is also known as ‘The Down There Doc’, leads Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, through a few exercises that can help build a ...

As we age, it becomes increasingly challenging to build and maintain muscle, and conditions such as hip and knee pain become more prevalent. One of the best ways to counteract the signs of aging is to ...

Here, discover the top strength-training exercises that Bowers said he recommends to all his over-50 patients—though anyone ...