When conversations about pelvic health come up, the spotlight usually shines on one exercise: the kegel. While kegels are important, the truth is that pelvic floor health is influenced by much more than one repetitive contraction. The pelvic floor is a complex web of muscles, ligaments, and connective tissue that supports the bladder, uterus, and bowel. Like any other group of muscles, it responds to different types of movement—sometimes strengthening, sometimes straining, depending on how you move.