Practice Lab allows you to visualize the levels of pressure on the superficial and deep sensors of your Perifit Care in a straightforward manner.
You need to know when using the Practice Lab that:
There is no figure registered during your training. It won't count toward your Progress indicators in the Progress tab.
There is no calibration required prior to starting training. It means that sensors can look a little messy (going up & down) when you have not yet performed your first contraction (sensors are quite sensitive and need an adaptation time!).
What should I use Practice Lab for?
You can use Practice Lab to:
Experiment with biofeedback, while watching dots moving or the 3D pelvis visualization.
Improve your contraction quality by visualizing your pelvic floor's contractions (superficial sensor) and unwanted intra-abdominal pressure (deep sensor).
Find your optimal training position, where your contractions are the best read.
Train with a program of your own or one recommended by a physiotherapist.
Self-assess your anticipatory reflexive contraction
Troubleshoot the Perifit Care sensors with your hand when you believe one of the sensors is not working correctly.
Training with your own program
On the internet or by discussing with your health practitioner, you can come up with an exercise that allows you to work on a specific aspect of your pelvic floor, without playing the games.
In their simplest form, those exercises come in the form of a number of repetitions x {squeeze time, relax time}
For example, an exercise to develop strength is the 5 x {5s squeeze, 10s relax}, which consists of 5 repetitions of:
a 5-second strong, deliberate contraction
a 10-second deep relaxation (i.e. letting the muscles go completely soft, and letting your mind go with it). It's important to always set the relaxation time as 2 times longer than the contraction time.