Exercise when standing up

Submitted by affected on November 26, 2007 - 8:01am
Body: 

I got the book which explained that you want to stay away from positions in which you are at an oblique angle (like the boat position in yoga). Crunches and sit-ups also appear to be a bad idea. As for sitting, leaning back doesn't seem to be a good idea. I have tested these out and can see that this is the case.

What I am trying to understand is the danger of an oblique position when you are standing. In the book, there is an exercise in which you stand with your hands raised above your head and then you lean over to be at a 90 degree angle. When moving between these two positions, you are at an oblique angle.

I have a favorite exercise which is called an abdominal crunch. I stand next to an exercise machine and pull on weights and then lean forward about 15 degrees. I'm not sure if this position is good or bad for my pelvic floor.

Thank you.

Christine

November 26, 2007 - 11:39am

Hello Affected,

Moving through obtuse angles is a natural part of everyday living. It’s when we do sustained activity in these wide-angle postures that the pelvis loses its innate stability.

The exercise you describe is not one I would like to do, but I have only given these suggestions as guidelines and each woman must intuit for herself what is beneficial or not.

:-) Christine

affected

November 27, 2007 - 10:11pm

Thanks. I'll stop doing that particular exercise. I just went through the exercises on the First Aid CD, and I feel good. I've been using the posture for about two weeks, and my vagina is clearly longer and narrower, with the prolapsed bladder and rectum farther back in the vagina and not as prolapsed. It really seems like nothing short of a miracle to me. As I stated in a prior post, I've had a hysterectomy with repair to bladder, rectum, and small intestine (six years ago, at age 42). I've also practiced the posture of having your belly button press as much as possible to your spine. The posture you recommend really helps me. I am getting comfortable with sitting and standing as recommended. It felt odd at first, and I still need to figure out how to make our couch work for me, but at the moment I am sitting on a stability ball at our computer and the seat in the car is adjusted to be upright. I am so used to walking correctly that I can't even figure out how I used to walk and stand.

I've been to personal trainers, to physical therapists, and to a class on posture. I had pessaries (pre-surgery), vagina cones (pre-surgery), the Kegelmaster (post-surgery), and the Liberty electrical stimulator (post-surgery). I have never ever heard of what you describe concerning female posture, but my three daughters will be learning it from me! I look forward to seeing what material you will have in March.

stella

December 19, 2007 - 12:11pm

oh no! I recently started doing the boat because I was told that it would be good for this! Also shoulder stand, cobra and others....where did you read that it wasn't? A reliable source? Any other yoga postures not to do?
thanks,
Stella