Have you heard about kegel? It is actually a floor pelvic exercise. This exercise is recommended especially for pregnant women to prepare them for vaginal childbirth. My friend Dulce advised me to practice this exercise because it will help you ease from delivery and recover after the labor.. Doing kegel helps improve the muscle tone by strengthening the pubococcygeus muscles of the pelvic floor. Other benefits that you get from kegel exercise are:
- treat vaginal prolapse
- prevent uteriine prolapse
- treat prostate pain nd swelling resulting from benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
- treat prostatitis in men
- increase sexual gratification
Here’s how to do a Kegel:
1. Exhale and tighten the muscles in the walls of your vagina, as if trying to stop urination.
2. Count to 3 and inhale as you relax.
3. Repeat for a total of 5 repetitions. Do 5 sets of 5 reps, 3 times per day.
4. Gradually work up to holding each Kegel for a count of 10. Make them part of your regular abdominal exercises and lower body routine.
source:babycenter
