Core Exercises and The Pelvic Floor Your abdominal muscle strength may exceed the ability of your pelvic floor. If you have, or are at risk of, pelvic floor problems, it is important you train for the “weakest link” and out your pelvic floor first. There are several ways to modify your core exercises to protect your pelvic floor. *Crease strong abdominal exercises. *Reduce the level of your abdominal muscle exercise program. *Avoid breath holding by exhaling with effort. *Maintain good posture. *Lift your pelvic floor first and hold it during the exercise, then relax after. *Notice how many repetitions you can do before your pelvic floor muscle tire. You may need to add some rests or reduce the number of repetitions until your pelvic floor muscle fitness improves.