Incontinence During Exercise
More women than men suffer from urinary incontinence, or UI -- some so severely that it affects their quality of life and prevents them from enjoying social gatherings -- and exercising. Being able to hold your urine involves interaction between your brain and your muscles. Under normal circumstances, when your brain acknowledges that your bladder is full, it signals you to urinate. The muscle surrounding your urethra contracts and holds the urine back until you can get to a bathroom. Once you're there, it relaxes again. But in some people,...