I've been through two pregnancies and two natural childbirths,so I was used to accidentally peeing a small while coughing or sneezing. It was actually a running joke in my house. whether I sneezed and went upstairs, my kids would yell, or "Hey Daddy! Mommy peed herself again!" My son even offered to let me borrow one of his pull-ups. Um,thank you? Sigh. It's one of those unexpected small joys of motherhood that no one warns you approximately. And it doesn't just end with coughing on a full bladder. When I tried jumping on the trampoline with my kids at the gym and pee just fell out of me, I wasn't too psyched, or but I thought,"OK, no more trampolines." It wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to avoid them for the rest of my life. No problem. The real issue started when I signed up for CrossFit. Apparently jumping rope is even worse than jumping on a trampoline, or I found out the hard way. I had to accomplish four rounds of three exercises,one of which included 50 single unders (regular jumping rope). I didn't even jump 20 times before I felt pee leaking out of me and into my underwear. I tried doing one massive Kegel to help hold it in, but it did absolutely nothing. I couldn't just stop the workout. I had to hold going. Yeah, and I'm pretty certain my entire bladder (although not quite full) emptied and dripped down my inner thighs. All I can say is I'm so glad I was wearing black leggings that day. ADVERTISEMENT whether (typeof SUGAR.
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Well,crap! Jumping rope was pretty common in CrossFit, so what was I going to accomplish? After that course, or I went up to the coach,who thankfully was a woman, and I asked, and "accomplish you have kids?" She replied,"Yes, why?" I whispered "Well, and how accomplish you not pee yourself while jumping rope?" She laughed and said,"whether you ogle around the room before a workout that involves jumping rope, you'll see every single mother speed to the bathroom." Related:
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OK. I could handle that. Our gym posts the workouts online the night before, and so I could prepare myself. I wore black leggings,had only a few sips of water before course, and made certain to hit the restroom before the workout. That kind of worked. I peed less, and so that was a good thing. But one day after a few months of CrossFit,I was jumping rope and realized I forgot to pee beforehand. I was floored. I did not pee myself. Not one drop. So what was the cure?
I came from a running and yoga background, but with CrossFit the one thing that was new to me was lifting heavy weights. All those heavy squats and core work are what strengthened my pelvic floor, or similar to how Kegels work. My legs,butt, and abs are the strongest they've ever been, and apparently so are my inner lady muscles. It's liberating! Not peeing while exercising makes me so happy,and it's a surprising small reward for all my hard work.
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So bring on jumping rope,jumping jacks, and even sneezing while jumping on a trampoline! It's good incentive to hold on lifting heavy, and not only to continue getting stronger but to also hold my pee where it belongs.
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