Kegels ?? - Play Safe Forum Topics

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September 22, 2017 at 11:47 am #106476

beesaurus
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do kegels actually work?

September 22, 2017 at 11:51 am #111833

tea
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Hi @beesaurus! Welcome! I’m not too sure about the effectiveness of kegels? Maybe @Nurse_Nettie has some more information?

September 23, 2017 at 2:37 am #111834

NickiPower
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Hey @beesaurus! Welcome to the Play Safe forums! You have asked a really good question, kegels can be confusing but it’s a great set of muscles to work on! We have had some discussion on Kegels on the board in the past, you can catch up here:
http://community.playsafe.health.nsw.gov.au/discussion/comment/2861#Comment_2861

September 24, 2017 at 8:57 am #111835

MintMilano
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What do you mean ‘work’ @beesaurus? in any case, yeah Kegel exercises do help restore muscle tone in the pelvis/vagina after childbirth. though I’ve heard that doing also helps your own awareness of your body so it can improve sensations during sex too – so not just for new mothers!

September 25, 2017 at 2:27 am #111836

Nurse_Nettie
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Welcome @beesaurus! 🙂 Kegels are a great way to strengthen the muscles around your bladder, vagina or penis & back passage. And those muscles are important! They help control your wee & poo & also play a big part in sexual sensation. So a strong pelvic floor means no leaks & better sex! What’s not to like!

Want to make sure you’re doing it right? check out this guide & read through the thread @NickiPower posted too! Lots of good info!

September 30, 2017 at 3:37 am #111837

Kit
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Hi @beesaurus, welcome to Play Safe. *waves*
What a great question! Have you done kegel exercises a lot in the past, is that why you ask? For me, I usually forget to remember to do them 😀
Hope the links above were helpful. Let us know how you’re going with your exercises, or even if you’ve never done them.

Looking forward to chatting more
K

February 19, 2018 at 10:59 pm #111838

HappyHooHah
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My friends love these kegel balls… some claim to wear them during the day!
https://www.honeybirdette.com/collections/all-toys/products/milano-kegel-exercise-beads

March 2, 2018 at 9:12 am #111839

peachy
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@HappyHooHah I bought one of these ages ago and only tried it once! Thanks for reminding me I have it – going to see if I can find it and try it out again!

March 11, 2018 at 10:41 am #111840

tea
Moderator

@HappyHooHah I don’t think I’d have enough concentration to use them during the day! On that topic though a friend told me they regularly clench them butt cheeks together to tighten those muscles 😆

March 11, 2018 at 9:09 pm #111841

peachy
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@tea oooh butt clenching – I’ll have to give that a go haha!

March 13, 2018 at 1:02 pm #111842

MintMilano
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@tea @peachy haha I think butt clenching is part of it but I think to properly train the pelvic floor muscles they say to imagine yourself peeing and then trying to stop mid-stream. thats the muscle you need to be flexing/working too. the butt muscles usually fire at the same time when you do that, but its possible to do the butt clenching without the pelvic floor ones. make sure you’re getting a well rounded work out 😀
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