Yoga and Pilates Based Respiratory Training Effect for Individuals with Urinary Incontinence

The selected asanas, believed to be beneficial for urinary incontinence, will be practiced with a focus on breath. After the assessment session, participants will engage in three days of face-to-face yoga sessions. On the days when face-to-face sessions are held, participants will perform the second session on their own at home. The exercises will be progressively intensified during the 3rd and 5th weeks to ensure progression. The exercise program will be conducted at home, with approximately 20-minute sessions, twice a day, five days a week, for a total of 6 weeks.

Before starting the 6-week practice protocol, participants will be taught the transversus abdominis muscle activation and centering, pilates-specific lateral costal breathing and other key elements of pilates. Pilates exercises chosen as beneficial for urinary incontinence will be performed with a focus on breath. After the assessment session, participants will engage in three days of face-to-face pilates sessions. On the days when face-to-face sessions are held, participants will perform the second session on their own at home. The exercises will be progressively intensified during the 3rd and 5th weeks to ensure progression. The exercise program will be conducted at home, with approximately 20-minute sessions, twice a day, five days a week, for a total of 6 weeks.