Training the Invisible Muscles

Have you ever experienced difficulty holding your pee in or have experienced a leaking poop situation? You might have even experienced uterine prolapse after childbirth, basically the weakening of muscles and ligaments around your uterus. Your pelvic floor muscles help with sex, urination, and other body functions while also supporting the position of your organs.

Kegels exercise or the pelvic floor muscles can help strengthen your pelvic floor muscles, which support your bladder, bowel, and vagina.

Now you might wonder, if your body doesn't have any of these problems, do you still need to practice these exercises? The answer would be yes, because, as age progresses and with frequent childbirths, your uterus might need some strengthening exercises too. Kegel exercises can help you maintain stronger pelvic muscles and improve control over your bowel and bladder movements. 

What should your next step be?

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Now that you are aware of the importance of training your pelvic floor muscles, you must know the ways too. You first need to identify your pelvic floor muscles. To find them, you will have to stop urination in midstream. Hold it for 3 seconds and then relax. You can try this a few times before you find the right muscles. Once you have found your muscles, you can start by setting up a program for training your pelvic floor muscles. 

Kegel exercises are great for a lot of reasons. Ladies who trained their muscles during pregnancy found it easier to deliver the baby. Kegel exercises can also help with strengthening the muscles that carry the fetus. It becomes increasingly crucial to concentrate on learning to relax your pelvic floor as labor approaches as you approach the third trimester. To allow your child to exit, your pelvic floor muscles must completely unwind and expand. It also provides great bladder control. This can be helpful for postpartum, when women can experience urinary incontinence. 

Kegel exercises can also help in improving your sexual health, and you can enjoy improved pleasure and orgasm. You can practice this with your partner too. 

You can practice these once you find your targeted muscles, which will take time because you cannot see them. Initially, you might want to lie down and do them, but with them, you would find yourself doing your pelvic muscles comfortably sitting. There is no great time to start with it; if you are planning to get pregnant or trying to improve your sex life, you might want to try and train your pelvic floor muscles.