Question 1

what are kegel exercise?

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Pelvic muscle: Kegels are exercises designed to strengthen the pelvic muscles.  This helps with some bladder control issues, especially those that occur after having a baby.  Here's a site if you want to learn how to do them:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/womens-health/in-depth/kegel-exercises/art-20045283

Question 2

what is a kegel exercise for men?

Accepted Answer

Same as for women: Men and women have the same muscles in the perineal area that serve the same functions. Kegel exercises help strengthen the pelvic floor muscles and help improve incontinence. The exercises may also help improve sexual function.

Question 3

can a human male perform kegel exercise ?

Accepted Answer

Yes, Certainly: A kegel is a contraction of pelvic floor muscles which both genders have. Weakness there can be involved in incontinence, back trouble, constipation,  and sexual dysfunction in males.

Question 4

please help? is the kegel exercise healthy?

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Kegel exercises: Kegel exercises can increase pelvic floor strength, which is needed to support the uterus, bladder, small intestine, and rectum. The exercises can be done during pregnancy or after childbirth to try to prevent urinary incontinence. Along with counseling and sex therapy, they might also be helpful for women who have persistent difficulty reaching orgasm. They also help men control leaky bladders.

Question 5

can you give me advice  to do kegel exercise for men?

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Here are some ...: Practice it just like women do by properly isolating the pelvic floor muscles to exercise them with slow voluntary contraction and relaxation as if you're holding the urine or stool. If done correctly, one would not show visible movement of abdominal muscles. Its effects are two folds: Enhance awareness and increase the tone of voluntarily controllable pelvis striated muscles. Ask Doc as needed.

Question 6

please tell me, could a virgin still do a kegel exercise?

Accepted Answer

Definitely yes: Kegels involve pelvic muscles ; have nothing to do with a woman's hymen.

Question 7

help please? what is kegel exercise and what are its advantages?

Accepted Answer

Kegel: Pelvic floor exercise, or kegel exercise (/ˈkeɪɡəl/, /ˈkiːɡəl/), consists of repeatedly contracting and relaxing the muscles that form part of the pelvic floor, now sometimes colloquially referred to as the "kegel muscles". Several tools exist to help with these exercises, although various studies debate the relative effectiveness of different tools versus traditional exercises.[1][2].

Question 8

how to perform kegel exercises and how does kegel exercise works?

Accepted Answer

Kegel exercises: Kiegel exercise strengthen the pelvic floor. The best way to learn to do this exercise is to to try to stop urine flow midstream. Once you feel the contraction required to stop urine midstream , you can contract the same muscles anytime, while not urinating.

Question 9

is a kegel exercise the same exact thing as "clench and release"?

Accepted Answer

Yes but there's more: The term kegel refers to pelvic muscles that tighten the pelvic floor.  They close the 3 openings: urethra, vagina, and anus.
It's good to practice daily both quick squeeze & relax, as well as squeeze & hold (eg. 10 seconds) to optimize all functions of these muscles.  Like any muscle regular exercise is necessary otherwise "you'll lose it if you don't use it.".

Question 10

how to do kegel exercise...and what is the benefit of this exercise...?

Accepted Answer

: Kegel exercises are ways to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles. There are lots of online videos outlining different programs. Some women will find improvement in bladder control, bowel controls and sexual function.

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