Do you miss running, jumping, or dancing without worrying about leaking? Would you like to sleep a full night without waking up to pee? Are you fed up with the feeling of heaviness all the time?

Imagine not crossing your legs when you sneeze or laugh, enjoying intimacy without discomfort and melting the tension away in your lower back! 

Up to 50% of women experience some form of pelvic floor dysfunction in their lifetime, like incontinence or prolapses (source).

Incontinence is particularly common during (peri)menopause, with over 50% of women in this stage of life experiencing leakage, yet many do not seek treatment (source). 

Hypopressives recover your pelvic floor and back health. Without Kegels, without complicated equipment,  in just a couple of minutes a day. 

Hypopressives (Low Pressure Fitness) is a breathing & postural training.

It is called low pressure, as you decrease the intra-abdominal pressure,  the pressure on the pelvic floor and on the belly.  You do this by breathing to the ribcage and not to the belly, where most of us would breathe normally.

This change in the breathing pattern, the opening of the ribcage activates the deep core:  the diaphragm, the pelvic floor & the inner abdominal muscle, the 'corset ab' (transverse abdominis), which works like a built-in corset: It wraps around the whole waist. 

If this muscle is strong and toned, it pulls in the belly and the sides, the waist will be smaller, the belly flatter  and will look toned even if we don't lose any weight. This is usually the first sign which everybody notices after starting LPF.

Then, you reprogram the pelvic floor to coactivate with the diaphragm: When you inhale, the pelvic floor extends and relaxes, when you exhale, it  lifts and the muscles contract.

It is like training any muscle: contraction and relaxation. So you tone & strengthen the pelvic floor, but also teach it to relax. This means less incontinence, reducing prolapse symptoms, and also less abdominal pain, eg. during period. 

Then let's get to the postural part, which is just as important as the breathing. 

You decompress the spine, and stretch the big muscle chains. This means less back pain, better mobility, flexibility, and improved posture. Actually, you'll  learn the same postural rules that a physiotherapist or doctor would tell you to use.

And you will even feel your confidence boosting as you see your beautiful ballerina-like posture in the mirror or shop windows.

And lastly, with ribcage breathing you stimulate the Vagus nerve, which is the main nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system, which lets us calm down, decreases anxiety and stress. 

You'll finish each training feeling relaxed and calm, and this is something all of us need today. 

It is an amazing training system, helping all women to live a full, quality life. 

• Kegels focus on contracting pelvic floor muscles. While that can be helpful for  hypotonic muscles, it may actually worsen issues for women with tense pelvic floor muscles (and trust me, that’s a lot of us!). Hypopressives, on the other hand, helps release that tension, making it a better choice for many.

• Kegels isolate the pelvic floor, but in real life, our muscles don’t work in isolation. Hypopressives engage your entire core system—including your diaphragm, core, and back muscles—to create real, lasting strength.

• Kegels address just one piece of the puzzle. They skip over posture, pressure management and breathing patterns. Hypopressives bring it all together, making your whole body work in harmony.

• Kegels are static, usually done lying down. But incontinence and core challenges don’t strike when we’re just lying around! Hypopressives are dynamic, preparing your body for real-life activities—so you feel confident whether you’re playing with your kids or dancing through the holidays.

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