Table 3.

Proportion of fitness instructors that had received training on pelvic floor muscle exercises and level of agreement with statements related to promoting PFME

What is your experience of being taught pelvic floor muscle exercise?	Response total	Response percent (%)
I have never been taught	20	23.5
I was taught in pregnancy	19	22.4
I have been taught in a clinical setting (e.g. continence physiotherapist)	5	5.9
I have been taught in a non-clinical setting (e.g. yoga, pilates, fitness class)	38	44.7
I used a DVD/app/website (please specify)	3	3.5
ALL	85	100
What is your experience of teaching pelvic floor muscle exercise?
I have never taught pelvic floor muscle exercise	28	38.9
I currently incorporate pelvic floor muscle exercise in a class I teach	25	34.7
I do not currently teach pelvic floor muscle exercise but I have done so in the past	13	18.1
Other (please specify):	6	8.3
All	72	100
‘I am confident that I could incorporate pelvic floor muscle exercise in my classes if I was given appropriate training’
Strongly agree	33	45.8
Agree	29	40.3
Neither agree nor disagree	5	6.9
Disagree	2	2.8
Strongly disagree	3	4.2
All	72	100
‘I would be happy to recommend an app for pelvic floor muscle exercise to people who take my classes’
Strongly agree	18	24.7
Agree	31	42.5
Neither agree nor disagree	20	27.4
Disagree	3	4.1
Strongly disagree	1	1.4
ALL	73	100
‘I would be comfortable talking about incontinence and recommending pelvic floor muscle exercises in my classes’
Strongly agree	17	23.3
Agree	27	37.0
Neither agree nor disagree	18	24.7
Disagree	7	9.6
Strongly disagree	4	5.5
All	73	100