Question 1

what r kegel excercises?

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TIGHTEN GLUTEALS: Tighten the gluteal muscles which helps tighten the pelvic floor. Really good for the buttocks and vaginal wall as well.

Question 2

what are kegel balls for?

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Kegel Balls: Kegel balls are used to strengthen  pelvic floor & vaginal muscles.

Question 3

how to do kegals for women?

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Urethra muscle: Identify the muscle that controls the outflow or bladder control of urine by contracting it. A kegel exercise is where you tighten that muscle and hold it for 10 seconds. Try to do this 30-40 times a day. This will tighten the urethra so that bladder control is better such that you have less loss of urine with laughing, coughing, & sneezing if that is happening.

Question 4

how do i do kegal exercises?

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Squeeze muscles: Kegel exercises strengthen the pelvic floor muscles.  You want to squeeze the muscles of your pelvic floor, not the muscles of the abdomen or buttocks, similar to when you are squeezing to try to stop the flow of urine.  The best way to tell if you are doing them correctly is to insert one finger into the vagina. You should feel your muscles squeeze around your finger.

Question 5

what do kegal exercises do for men?

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Help back pain: Kegal exercises (learning to contract the pelvic floor muscles) can be helpful for men who have back pain (just about everyone).  Pelvic floor contraction facilitates contraction of the deeper spine stabilizing muscles which is key to limiting pain from degenerative spine conditions.

Question 6

i can't understand how to do kegel exersize?

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Kegel exercises: Kegel exercises work to strengthen pelvic muscles in order to maintain bladder control and reduce urinary incontinence. The exercises themselves involve tightening pelvic muscles to stop urine flow briefly and relaxing the muscles to permit urine flow. Kegel exercises can be done everytime during urination.

Question 7

how to do kegals and get the fastest results?

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Patience & practice: Kegel's are a great way to strengthen your pelvic muscles. At first, learn how to perform these while you are peeing. While peeing, stop your urine stream.  That is a kegel!  once you can feel how to do it, the recommended regiment is 200 per day, no more than 20 per hour. Within a few weeks, this will become easy and you should see the desired results. Best of luck :).

Question 8

how to know if you have made progress in kegals?

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KEGELS: If you are doing them for urine leakage then you should wear a pad or liner and weigh them to see the weekly decrease in pad weights. If it is for sexual reasons you are doing them then is a subjective goal between you and your partner.

Question 9

how do i know i i'm doing the right thing kegel?

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Kegel exercises: You can know if you're focusing on the right muscles if you can stop urination in mid-stream.  Here's a great site describing kegel exercises in detail:  http://www.Mayoclinic.Com/health/kegel-exercises/wo00119.

Question 10

what  is  kegel  excerise  use  .how  can  i  do  these?

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Pelvic floor tone: Kegel exercises strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor in both men and women, and are important in preventing incontinence by maintaining pelvic floor muscle tone. Best described as "tightening your anus:  all of the muscles of the pelvic floor are connected - contract/"tighten"/hold your anus for 30-60 seconds (like when you're waiting at a red light).

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