A workout for your vagina?
There are all sorts of reasons to do Kegel exercises, although most of us will never hear of them unless we find ourselves pregnant, or for men, suffering from prostatitis. The Kegel exercise is a way of strengthening the muscle on the pelvic floor, and was named after Arnold Kegel, M.D., a gynecologist born in the late 1800s.
It's not the most appealing of exercises even with a kegel exerciser, but is beneficial in many ways, including prevention of vaginal and uterine prolapse in women. Obstetricians routinely advise pregnant women to do these exercises on a daily basis throughout their pregnancy in an effort to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles that will be doing all the work in the delivery, preventing issues later on after one or more children. (The more children a woman has, the more important Kegels become.)
While the not-so-distant past saw these exercises prescribed only for women, these days the Kegel exercise is also prescribed for many men to aid in the treatment of prostatitis, as mentioned above. They may also be indicated to help men retain their health related to bladder and bowel function, and even sexual function.
Kegels for female sexual health
Sexual function, in fact, is the sole reason that many people do these exercises, as they are reputed to tighten key muscles in women, and increase control over ejaculation in men, even preventing premature ejaculations. There are even kegel exercisers like barbells of sorts to aid women with the exercises, but be aware that they resemble, and in some cases actually are, sex toys. (This could, one would suppose, lend some legitimacy to the use of such objects.) There's always an upside to the downside of any workout routine – feel the burn, right? While you won't feel the burn of a Kegel exercise, the good thing is that you can do them anywhere, at any time, and no one will ever be the wiser. (Unless, of course, you add facial movements to your repetitions.) One of the few workouts that takes place on the inside of your body, these reps are fairly easy to do.
How to exercise your pelvic floor muscles
You won't have a personal trainer for these exercises, so it's important that you figure out how to do them on your own. For women, the easiest way to find the right muscle is to stop the flow of urine a few times until you can identify which muscle you are using to do that. Once you've located the muscle, just start squeezing it – for a few seconds at first, working your way up to about five seconds or so. Repeat the squeezing as many times as you can before you get tired. Do this several times throughout the day, in a sitting, standing, or lying position – it doesn't matter.For men, using the above method for women is probably most comfortable; however, you can also locate the correct muscle by inserting a finger into the anus and squeezing until you feel pressure around your finger. Once you've identified the right muscle, follow the instructions above for women.
You have to love a workout routine that no one knows you're doing, that enhances your sexual pleasure and control, and that prevents you from having sneezing accidents when you get older. Kegel exercises provide all these benefits and more.
Using a kegel exerciser
As mentione above these workouts have become so poplur there is now a maket for an exercise product. A kegel exerciser is a tool that allows you to more effectively work out the PFMs. Some kegel exercisers are in the form of weights that you need to hold inside of you for certain amounts of times and some are resistance products that you need to contract your muscles to work. There are many places that review kegel exercisers on the internet so do some searching to find what product would work best for you.