Do I need them?
1 Ever had to wear a panty liner because you were sick and every time you sneeze or cough, you feel a little urine escape?
2 Ever had to control yourself from laughing to hard because you were afraid that you would have urine leak?
3 Just had a baby?
4 Getting ready to have a baby?
5 Afraid of urinary incontinence when you grow old?
(which happens to about 75% of elderly women)
….If any of these apply, I always say to spend between $12.95 - $18.95 on a pair of Ben-Wa Balls now or hundreds of dollars on Depends later!
How do they work?
There are three ways to do Kegel exercises that include all the groups of muscles that one can use when performing these exercises:
1 Contract and Hold
2 Flutter
3 “The Elevator”
Before I spell out the three types, let’s be sure we are all talking about the same exercise.
Think of the muscles you would squeeze if you were urinating and wanted to stop the flow. These muscles form a type of “hammock” that runs from the front of the crotch area to the back. The muscles encircle the clitoris in the front, the anus in the back and the vagina in the middle. They are the same muscles that contract reflexively (on their own) during orgasm.
Strengthening these muscles by doing Kegel’s will enhance the sensations of orgasm and for some women make having orgasms more likely. When contracting these muscles, the buttocks muscles should move very little or not at all. You are trying to isolate and move the muscles that underlie the external genitals for women.
If you spend two minutes of doing these three types (which make a “set”) you do a set of 3 three times a day, you will very likely feel a difference in your ability to contract in about two weeks. It doesn’t take a lot of time, just a lot of remembering.
The Ben-Wa Balls can be used as “weights” by ambitious women who really want to work out their PC muscles. Think of it this way; you could tone your body by doing leg lifts or arm curls but you could get faster and better result by adding weights. Start by putting in one ball and doing these exercises. The ball will definitely add a level of challenge to Kegel’s. Later, when there is greater strength and tone add the second one.
These are great exercises to do in preparation for having a baby. A toned muscle will stretch more easily and will recover more easily after childbirth. As we age, these exercises are also helpful in maintaining tone to avoid urinary stress incontinence (leaking bladder). So given the benefits of enhanced orgasm and the health gains possible, doing Kegel exercises every day really deliver!
