What are Kegals?

Question

not sure if i spelt that right, but im pregnant and ive heard thay are good excersised, what are thay?

Well im gald i found out what those are lol thanks for informing me the seam to help things out a lot well labor/ sex

Answer 1

A kegel is the name of a pelvic floor exercise, named after Dr. Kegel who discovered the exercise. These muscles are attached to the pelvic bone and act like a hammock, holding in your pelvic organs. To try and isolate these muscles trying stopping and starting the flow of urine.

Answer 2

Kegels are exercises you can do to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles — that is, the muscles that support your urethra, bladder, uterus, and rectum. The exercises are named after Arnold Kegel, a gynecologist who recommended them back in the 1940s to help women with urinary incontinence, or diminished bladder control, which can happen after childbirth.

If you're not already doing Kegel exercises, start them now and make them a lifelong habit. Strengthening your pelvic floor muscles helps prevent urinary stress incontinence, a problem that affects up to 70 percent of women at some point during or after pregnancy. There's even some evidence suggesting that strong pelvic floor muscles may help shorten the pushing stage of labor.

Kegels also improve circulation to your rectal and vaginal area, helping to keep hemorrhoids at bay and speeding healing after an episiotomy or tear during childbirth. Finally, continuing to do Kegel exercises regularly after giving birth not only helps you maintain bladder control, but also improves muscle tone in your vagina, making postpartum sex more enjoyable.

Answer 3

Kegels are exercises that you can do to strengthen your pelvic floor. This will make you less likely to have problems with urine leaking during/after pregnancy and help you in labor. Doing them post-partum will help tone you up after the birth.

Answer 4

Kegels are a vaginal exercise in which you squeeze the muscles doewn there like you are stopping pee and releasing. It helps with pushing during the delivery of your baby and keeps things tight after you deliver. Hope this helps :)

Answer 5

u shud start kegel exercise 6weeks before ur due date.its an exercise for ur perinuem area,ur exercise those mucsles, lik u are trying to hold from pee, and also lik u holding from passing gas.den relax, den tight.u cn do dis anytinm anywher.prepares u for delivery, cn avoid episotomy,a cut done to deliver babys wen the vagina doesnt stretch enough.even if u hav episotomy, doin this exercise wil make it heal faster.

Answer 6

Kegels are a vaginal excercise.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kegel_exercise

It's a great excercise to tighten your vagina, if done on a regular basis. Very easy to do, and you can do them anywhere.