Many women start experiencing some level of incontinence as they age as well as men, who have had prostate surgery or other invasive procedures. The bottom line(no pun intended) is that the muscles of the pelvic floor need to be used to a certain extent otherwise they will atrophy just like any other muscles in the body. "Use it, or lose it" as they say. The general recommendation to strengthen the pelvic floor is to do Kegel exercises, but doing them correctly is not that straightforward because you are working with a set of muscles that are hidden from most people's awareness. Also, people often fail to follow through on exercises unless they have a concrete plan of what to do: how many, for how long, how often, etc.
Deborah Bowes, PT, PhD, used her knowledge of the Feldenkrais® Method to develop a series of exercises that incorporates kegels and makes pelvic floor exercises easy, simple, and relaxing to do. I've used it myself and found it made a real difference within days. Since toned pelvic floor muscles are integral to the experience of sexual sensation, these exercises are very helpful in more ways than one. I've researched numerous sources of online information about kegel exercises and haven't found any approach that I thought was so easy to use. I think this approach to kegel exercises is easier because it associates moving the pelvic floor with the movement of larger muscles that we are more familiar with. I highly recommend you read more about the Pelvic Health and Awareness Program which you can view at http://www.highfunctionfeldenkrais.com!
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