Have Confidence with Exercise Incontinence

Stress or exercise incontinence is the name given to a light bladder leak.  It is caused by a high impact or explosive movement, with the pressure of this movement causing the bladder to release a small amount of urine. Things like jumping, running or a sneeze cause Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI).

How & Why an SUI occurs: A weakening in the pelvic floor or sphincter muscle leads to a decreased ability to control bladder function so when you perform certain movements it puts added pressure on the bladder. Not all women will experience an SUI. It can be brought on by a range of things – childbirth, chronic coughing, some surgical procedures, with menopause, hormones or age, and obesity.

Leakages are frustrating and annoying and do prevent many women from moving in certain ways.

There are a few things that you can do to help

• empty your bladder right before you begin to exercise or move.
• be properly hydrated, but try limiting the amount of caffeinated beverages you’re drinking, especially before your workout. Caffeine can irritate the bladder making accidents more likely.
• attempt to strength the muscles that help to control your ability to hold your bladder closed. Pelvic floor exercises are recommended. It may be helpful to replace high impact exercising with some strengthening workouts like pilates or weight training.
• keeping fit and active is an important part of your physical and mental well being so don’t choose to do nothing 
• protect yourself from small leakages by wearing underwear with absorbent padding

goRide wants everyone who chooses to move to be comfortable and confident so they can enjoy their lives. Wearing Movement goUnders provides you with fitted supportive underwear designed for movement.  The fabric and design of these underwear helps with airflow and moisture management keeping you dry and protected. Having underwear that is well connected to your body with a slight lift and compression means your underwear supports movement and stays in place when you move.

When you combine the features listed above with the protection of absorbent padding you create underwear that will truely help and support a women to move and not be worried about urinary leakage. The natural properties of cotton make it a great choice for use in absorbing fluid. Being specifically designed for small leaks means the padding is not bulky and does not cover a huge area of your undies. They have been designed to feel good against your body no matter the type of movement you are doing.

• Design – specifically designed for staying connected to your body when you move. Designed by people who move & ride bikes a lot. There has been a lot of care and attention to detail to create a fitted movement undie that will be comfortable to wear and perform through years of use.
• Fitting – designed to be a fitting underwear, to keep your undies in the right place as you move. The fabric contains elastane for stretch and compression, to mold to a variety of body shapes.
• Fabric – the fabric has an amazingly soft cotton feel so it is great next to your skin.  It is breathable and moisture wicking and sustainably produced. The 4 way stretch fabric molds to your shape and supports comfortable movement.
• Padding – our Incontinence Movement Underwear has a thin layer of absorbent cotton padding to keep you protected from stress incontinence which can cause small bladder leakages
• Sizes – we offer an impressive size range to suit women of all shapes and sizes.
• Options – Movement goUnders are also available without absorbent padding. You choose what your needs are with padding or without.
• Bike Protection – Need a different type of protection?  Padded bike underwear help you gain bike seat comfort and are available in styles to suit the whole family – women, men, youth, kids – see Bike goUnders
• NZ Made – designed and made in Nelson, New Zealand.  We produce in small batches and are constantly updating our stock.  We have the flexibility and ability to respond to customer requests so please reach out…  CONTACT goRide