Introduction: international association of urinary incontinence (ICS) defines urinary incontinence as involuntary leakage of urine to such an extent, that it present hygiene, social and financial problem. It occurs in 10–55 % of women aged 15–64 years. The interaction between the pelvic floor muscles and ligaments provides support to the authorities in the pelvis. Physical activity prevents the emergence of chronic non-communicable diseases, osteoporosis and positive effect on physical and mental health. Strenuous physical activity is one of the main factors that cause dysfunction of the pelvic floor, which resulted, inter alia, urinary incontinence .Objectives: The purpose of the study is to review the existing technical and scientific literature to determine the incidence of urinary incontinence and the effect of exercise on symptoms of urinary incontinence, in both professional and recreational sportswomen. Methods: There has been a review of technical and scientific articles in English and French. Literature search was conducted in libraries over the Internet, according to search data bases Pub Med, Pedro, Science Direct, Medline, Cochrane, Cobiss and Google Scholar. Studies from 2002 until 2016 were included. Results: 18 randomized surveys were included in this research. All surveys suggest the incidence of urinary incontinence in both professional and recreational sportswomen. Urinary incontinence in this population of women is present in a high percentage. In the high-intensity sports, including bouncing it is higher than the low-intensity. Sneezing, coughing and laughing are the most common daily activities that elicit an involuntary loss of urine. Women have different ways to reduce the involuntary leakage of urine during physical activity. Conclusion: Individual surveys have shown different percentages of symptoms of urinary incontinence, as an effect of the type of sport, the frequency and amount of participation in sport. On the basis of the reviewed surveys we can conclude that physical activity has a big impact on the emergence or worsening of symptoms of urinary incontinence.
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