12/07/2025
There are so many good exercises for the pelvis in Pilates, but sometimes the best advice for better pelvic health is to simply go for a walk...
From a biomechanical (or bio-motional) perspective, the pelvis moves through 3 planes of motion in walking.
As the pelvis is balancing on two long "levers" (legs) that are often moving in opposition to eachother, it needs to be able to move to manage the twisting, compressive and pulling forces that pass through the pelvic girdle in each step.
One way in which the pelvis manages to balance the pendulum like motion of the lower limbs is to slightly "twist" and "untwist".
As one pelvic bone rolls back, the other rolls forward, resulting in a spiral pattern from the left and right side of the pelvis.
Although this movement is very small, it's nourishing for the sacroiliac joint.
If walking is possible, I always reccomend it as part of any pelvic health or pelvic floor rehab programme.
Keep your pelvis moving.
Movement is medicine
Tom
