Drum roll please🥁......
NO, Kegels are not good for everyone.
Now I know this is going to come as a shock to many of you (especially to the 57% of you who answered YES 😉) because Kegels have been touted for so long as a magic bullet for pelvic health.
But here's the deal: some people have TOO MUCH TENSION in their pelvic floor muscles, and Kegels would be the exact WRONG exercise for them.
And it makes sense when you think about it: in what other part of our body do we assume 1 magic exercise will fix everything??
Our back? Nope.
Our knees?
Negative.
Our hips? No way.
So really, it makes perfect sense that Kegels are not a perfect exercise for everybody.
So that begs the question: who ARE Kegels good for??
Good pelvic floor muscle function is all
about balance:
- If your muscles are too weak, then they may need strengthening, which means Kegels ARE for you.
- If they’re too tense, they may need relaxation, which means Kegels are NOT for you.
- If you're in good pelvic health and you want to keep your muscles strong, Kegels MAY be for you, as long as you can feel the muscles relax after doing a
Kegel.
Want some learn how to relax tense pelvic floor muscles? Follow the link below to learn the 3 main steps to relaxing these important muscles:
