Kegel exercises for women

June 13, 2023

One of the most common questions for any type of exercise is “when will I see results?” – or perhaps to channel our inner 5 year old: “are we there yet???” Kegel exercise (aka pelvic floor strengthening exercise) is no exception.

Actually, if anything the normal progress arc for Kegels is more of a mystery than with many other types of exercise because (1) most people aren’t very familiar with the pelvic floor and (2) it can be hard to tell if the muscles are getting fitter (you can’t see them, and it’s not like there is a mile time or weight lifting measurement you can use to assess performance on your own).

Well, we’re here to clear up the mystery.

So, read on to learn much more about how often you should do Kegels, when you can expect to make progress and see results, and a few tips that might help accelerate the process (or, you can skip ahead to the end for the quick summary)!

(The flip side of this same coin is downtraining, which means practicing relaxing your pelvic floor muscles if you have an overac

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