12/25/2025
✅ Why “Unclenching Your Butt” Matters for Pelvic Floor Health
If you hold tension in your glutes without even realizing it… you’re not alone.
Lots of people clench when they’re stressed, standing, lifting, or just trying to “hold good posture.”
Here’s why learning to soften the glutes helps your pelvic floor:
✨ 1. Reduces pelvic floor tension
When the butt is clenched, the pelvic floor often clenches with it.
That can lead to leaking, constipation, pelvic pain, or difficulty emptying.
✨ 2. Improves circulation & healing
Relaxed glutes = better blood flow to the pelvis, hips, and pelvic floor tissues.
✨ 3. Reduces tailbone and hip discomfort
Chronic glute gripping can pull on the pelvis and tailbone.
Relaxing reduces tension and stress on these structures and improves their mobility.
✨ 4. Helps your core work better
If the glutes are doing ALL the work, the deep core and pelvic floor can’t do their job well.
✨ 5. Calms the nervous system
Clenching is often a stress response.
Unclenching can signal safety to the body and reduce pain sensitivity.
💛 Try this:
Next time you catch yourself gripping your butt… inhale, soften, and let the sit bones widen.
Your pelvic floor will thank you.
