A good workout can get messy - you’re sweaty, red in the face and generally a bit dishevelled.

But for some people, there’s another problem that they have to try and hide when they exercise: incontinence.

It’s not something people tend to talk about, but accidental peeing during exercise may be more common than you think.

“One in three women will experience it at some point in their lives,” says OB-GYN Dr. Jessica Shepherd.

“It’s definitely more common once you’ve had children, but there’s a misconception that if you haven’t had kids you don’t have bladder leakage. I’ve gotten to asking women in my practice if they’re experiencing it.”

Weeing yourself a little bit is actually normal and is often called light bladder leakage (LBL). It’s scientifically termed ‘stress incontinence’ which refers to the involuntary leakage that occurs not just through exercise but also from sneezing, laughing or no reason at all.

“You’d be surprised how many times a day I talk about this,” Katia Pryce, founder of DanceBody told Well + Good.

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“My workout is dance cardio; there’s a lot of jumping. I have some women who always wear patterned pants so if they pee, you can’t see it.”

Stress incontinence is most common when doing high impact, high intensity workouts: “The most common activities that lead to SUI [Stress Urinary Incontinence] are Box Jumps and Double Unders (some women also experience SUI with Deadlifts),” physical therapist Ann Wendel says.

So what can you do to keep yourself jumping?