The shirt has its own language.
World record holder Colleen Quigley, 31, took to Instagram on Tuesday to share the weirdest part of her workout routine.
The steeplechase specialist, who represented the US at the 2016 Rio Olympics, can be seen preparing for races with a little tongue tuck, which she says helps release tension in the pelvic floor. .
Quigley removes her top and uses it to grab her tongue and pull it straight before moving it left, right, up and down, holding each retracted pose for a few seconds before moving forward or outside. were.
“Sometimes you beat yourself up—just try to relax,” she says in the clip, noting that the technique relaxes the muscles in the tongue and jaw, which is connected to the pelvis through the body’s myofascial system of connective tissue.
Quigley credits Dr. Noah Moos – or chiropractor practicing in Texas, who has supported various members of Team USA — with her tongue-in-cheek trick-or-treating.
While Quigley admits the tongue thrust is uncomfortable and she looks “crazy doing it,” she says the results are worth it. “It’s crazy what it does to your whole body!” she exclaimed.
Cate Schaffer, a pelvic floor therapist based in South Carolina, told Well+Good this week that “everything we do with our mouths—eating, talking, yawning—can be connected to our pelvic floor.”
“In addition, the vagus nerve also has connections to the pelvic organs, the tongue and the larynx of our voice box,” she continued. So, in short, everything is connected.”
Schaffer reports that a tight jaw or a change in breathing patterns can lead to pelvic floor tension, lack of coordination and pain.
For those who want to give tongue twisters a chance, Schaffer recommends starting with one to two minutes of tugging, experimenting with different directions, following each tugging with relaxation and ending with a gentle massage of the cheek and/or of the temporal muscles. connect to the jaw.
While the connection between the jaw and the pelvis is undeniable, Schaffer is on the fence about the efficacy of the tongue retraction technique. “Would it be harmful to passively extend the tongue? Most likely not,” she opined to Well+Good. “Is it the most effective way to improve the pelvic floor? Probably not.”
Weakened or tight pelvic floor muscles can negatively affect orgasms and even cause pain during sex—a problem said to be experienced by 10% to 20% of American women.
A kegel exercise mimics the effort required to hold gas or pee—try these sets for better sex.
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