Do your Kegels!
Do you accidentally leak when you sneeze/laugh/etc.? This is quite common when you have just given birth. But it doesn’t have to stay that way and you can prevent it in the first place by strengthening the muscles of your pelvic floor. Like the athletic child/teenager who laid a fine foundation for fine muscular tone as an adult, women can keep their selves taut down there by doing Kegel exercises. Ben wa balls, if you want an toy to use while exercises, are like dumb bells for your sweet bits. Here’s how to do Kegels (from a SheKnows article):
The target area for Kegels is called the pubococcygeus, or PC, and it can be tricky to find. While urinating, try to slow or stop the flow without using the muscles in your abdomen, buttocks, or legs. Concentrate on tightening the muscles around the opening of the vagina, pulling inward and upward.
When the flow of urine stops, take note of what muscles are working and what they feel like in their tightened state. To be sure you are hitting the target area, practice Kegel exercises in front of a mirror, with a hand placed on your abdomen and buttocks. You should not see or feel any muscles tightening besides the PC muscles.
As with any workout, consistency is the key to success with Kegels.
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