Vagercise is convenient and concise, with educational and exercise classes you can follow from home in as little as 5 minutes per day.

But the course is also comprehensive, with information derived from dozens of clinical studies and physical therapists who have treated thousands of women with pelvic floor dysfunction.

Here's a look at the expertise behind Vagercise.

Vagercise Instructors

Every class on the Vagercise platform was developed with a pelvic floor physical therapist who has earned a doctorate degree in physical therapy.

All classes are also led by a pelvic floor physical therapist, with the exception of the Pilates series, which is taught by a registered nurse and Pilates instructor who focuses on postpartum fitness.

The Vagercise team includes:

• Dr. Kim Bryant, PT, DPT; owner of Thrive Pelvic Health + Wellness
• Dr. Minija Edgar, PT, DPT; board-certified clinical specialist in women's health physical therapy at Bodycentral Physical Therapy; certified yoga instructor
• Dr. Ashley Freedman, PT, DPT; owner of WomanAF
• Dr. Heather Gibson, PT, DPT; owner of Gibson Body Wellness
• Dr. Lauren Hill, PT, DPT at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center; certified yoga instructor
• Summer Bagley, registered nurse and certified Pilates instructor

Vagercise Research

Vagercise is rooted in scientific research, with information and exercises in the course based on studies including:

Pelvic Health

• Prevalence of Symptomatic Pelvic Floor Disorders in U.S. Women
• Benefits of Pelvic Floor Education in Perineal Re-Education in Women
• Physical Activity and the Pelvic Floor
• Factors Associated with Reasons Incontinent Midlife Women Report for Not Seeking Urinary Incontinence Treatment Over 9 Years Across the Menopausal Transition
• Do Women Have Adequate Knowledge About Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions? A Systematic Review
• Telehealth is Effective for Pelvic Health Physical Therapy
• Pelvic Floor Disorders Stop Women Exercising: A Survey of 4,556 Symptomatic Women

Pelvic Floor Exercise

• Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Versus No Treatment, or Inactive Control Treatment for Urinary Incontinence in Women
• Pelvic Floor Muscle Function in Women Presenting with Pelvic Floor Disorders
• Integrating Pelvic Health and Orthopedic Programs to Treat Incontinence at the Community Level for Female Runners: A Pilot Study
• A Nonsurgical Method of Increasing the Tone of Sphincters and Their Supporting Structures
• Can Women Correctly Contract Their Pelvic Floor Muscles Without Formal Instruction?
• Are Clinically Recommended Pelvic Floor Muscle Relaxation Positions Really Efficient for Muscle Relaxation?
• Impact of Different Body Positions on Bioelectrical Activity of the Pelvic Floor Muscles in Nulliparous Continent Women
• Individualised Pelvic Floor Muscle Training in Women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse
• Effect of Home-Based Kegel Exercises on Quality of Life in Women with Stress and Mixed Urinary Incontinence
• Pelvic Floor Muscle Motor Unit Recruitment: Kegels vs. Specialized Movement

Diastasis Recti and Core Exercise

• Diastasis Recti Abdominis During Pregnancy and 12 Months After Childbirth: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Report of Lumbopelvic Pain
• Prevalence and Risk Factors of Diastasis Recti from Late Pregnancy to 6 Months Postpartum and Relationship with Lumbo-Pelvic Pain
• Rehabilitation of Pelvic Floor Muscles Using Trunk Stabilization
• Contraction of Human Diaphragm During Rapid Postural Adjustments
• Transabdominal Measurement of Pelvic Floor Muscle Activity When Activated Directly or via a Transversus Abdominis Muscle Contraction
• Effects of Indirect Pelvic Floor Muscle Activation Exercise Using a Pressure Biofeedback Unit on Trunk Muscle Activity in Sitting Position
• Synergism Between Abdominal and Pelvic Floor Muscles in Healthy Women: A Systematic Review of Observational Studies
• Relationship Between Abdominal and Pelvic Floor Muscle Activation and Intravaginal Pressure During Pelvic Floor Muscle Contractions in Healthy Continent Women
• Co-Activation of the Abdominal and Pelvic Floor Muscles During Voluntary Exercise
• Anatomical Correction of Core Muscle Activation in Different Yogic Postures
• Pelvic Floor and Abdominal Muscle Cocontraction in Women With and Without Pelvic Floor Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
• Co-Activation of the Abdominal and Pelvic Floor Muscles During Voluntary Exercise

Incontinence

• Prevalence, Incidence and Bothersomeness of Urinary Incontinence Between 6 Weeks and 1 Year Postpartum: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
• Can Postpartum Pelvic Floor Muscle Training Reduce Urinary and Anal Incontinence?
• Urinary Incontinence 4 and 12 Years After First Delivery: Risk Factors Associated with Prevalence, Incidence, Remission and Persistence in a Cohort of 236 Women
• Risk Factors of Postpartum Stress Urinary Incontinence in Primiparas
• A Pelvic Muscle Precontraction Can Reduce Cough-Related Urine Loss in Selected Women with Mild SUI
• Practical Aspects of Lifestyle Modifications and Behavioural Intervention in the Treatment of Overactive Bladder and Urgency Urinary Incontinence
• The Sensitivity and Specificity of a Single Test to Distinguish Between Urge and Stress Incontinence
• Short Term Effects of Home-Based Bladder Training and Pelvic Floor Muslce Training in Symptoms of Urinary Incontinence
• Hip Dysfunction-Related Urinary Incontinence: A Prospective Analysis of 189 Female Patients Undergoing Total Hip Arthroplasty
• The Role of Diaphragmatic Breathing on Urinary Incontinence Treatment: A Pilot Study
• The "Costs" of Urinary Incontinence for Women

Pelvic Pain and Tension

• Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women: A Review
• Association Between Lumbopelvic Pain and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in Women: A Cross Sectional Study
• Assessment of Vulvar Discomfort with Sexual Activity Among Women in the United States
• Dyspareunia and Childbirth: A Prospective Cohort Study
• Late Postpartum Dyspareunia: Does Delivery Play a Role?
• Trajectories of Dyspareunia from Pregnancy to 24 Months Postpartum
• Postpartum Female Sexual Function: Risk Factors for Postpartum Sexual Dysfunction

Pregnancy and Postpartum Health

• Levator Ani Muscle Stretch Induced by Simulated Vaginal Birth
• Pelvic Pain and Mode of Delivery
• Lumbar Back and Posterior Pelvic Pain During Pregnancy: A 3-Year Follow-up
• Correlation Between Delivery Mode and Pelvic Organ Prolapse Evaluated By Four-Dimensional Pelvic Floor Ultrasonography
• The Influence of Back Pain and Urinary Incontinence on Daily Tasks of Mothers 12 Months Postpartum