Maezawa from the Corporate Planning Office here as well.
> I more or less understand that people have different views on sexual topics.
I’m not sure you really understand it, though.
For example, talking about the reproductive organs is generally considered sexual content, but if you discuss their structure from a professional or academic perspective, I don’t think it would be.
Even so, treating everything as sexual content in every situation seems extremely narrow-minded.
If you search for information on the pelvic floor muscles, you’ll find articles like the following:
a: Let’s learn where the pelvic floor muscles are located.
Sit in a chair and place both palms under your buttocks, facing upward. You should feel hard bones—the ischial tuberosities—pressing against your palms. The muscles between those bones are the pelvic floor muscles.
They form a hammock-like structure stretching from the tailbone to the pubic bone and support the pelvic organs.
b: Focus on your pelvic floor muscles and practice “tightening” and “relaxing” them.
Here’s one way to visualize it:
Imagine pulling your private area upward into your body.
Imagine your pelvic floor muscles as a scarf and pull the scarf upward.
Tighten from the tailbone through the anus, vagina, and urethra, as if zipping up a zipper all the way to your navel.
Be careful not to tense your shoulders, buttocks, or the rest of your body. Start in a position where it’s easy to feel the pelvic floor muscles contracting, then gradually practice in different positions.
Because the pelvic floor muscles work together with the entire inner unit, don’t hold your breath; gently exhale as you do the exercise. At the same time, engage the area slightly below your navel.
Be careful not to strain or bear down instead, and make sure the area beneath your ribs—the area marked in blue—doesn’t become hard or cave inward.
For improving urinary leakage, it’s also effective to consciously tighten your pelvic floor muscles just before putting stress on them, such as when coughing, sneezing, or lifting something heavy.
It can also help to review lifestyle habits that reduce strain on the pelvic floor muscles—for example, losing weight, cutting back on caffeine with diuretic effects such as coffee and green tea, and improving constipation by paying attention to your diet.
Many people find it difficult to become aware of their pelvic floor muscles and aren’t sure whether they’re tightening them properly.
