Advanced Kegeling:
Tools and Techniques
Tools and Techniques
Now that you know how to Kegel, the hardest part of the exercise is remembering to do it! So pick an activity that you do pretty much everyday. Waste you brain on the boob tube a few hours a day? Pass the commercials strengthening your PC's. Decide to do them at the stop lights on your commute or while you longingfully wait for your morning coffee to perk. Just pick a time that will remind you, Oh! here is where I squeeze my sexy bits! Once you get into the routine of it, Kegeling will just be part of your normal day like brushing your teeth or Google Image-searching dirty words for fun.
What else can help you remember to do your Kegels or really challenge those muscles? Luckily there are a nearly endless line of products developed for this very purpose. While I could write an entry on each of these (and certainly will for some of them) but here's a run down on the best and most amusing ones.
No one seems to be able to agree on if just Kegels on their own is enough or if resistance is really necessary for PC strength. Like Tai Chi vs. lifting weights. It is funny to note though that the people who claim that Kegels alone do nothing, are the same people selling you a product to fix that.
First developed by gynecologist Arnold Kegel in 1948, vaginal exercisers have taken off from there. Originally, Kegel used a bulb-like structure that when the PC's tightened around it, the pressure could be noted over time. Kegel believed that to obtain real results, the PC muscles need to work against some resistance. Strangely enough, a Kegel exercise as we know it today without any inserted apparatus, is something that Arnold Kegel never studied or endorsed.
Modern tools for resistance training of the pelvic floor muscles vary widely and break down into three basic groups: balls, exercisers, and weights. There is crossover--bear with me. And most of them come with great names like KegelMaster 2000, GyneFlex, Kegelcisor, and Pelvexiser. Which all sound like either a must have product that slices, dices, AND drives you to work--or really hardcore wrestling moves. Neither of which I want anywhere near my vagina, but let's go over the major ones.
Balls
Known as Ben Wa balls, vaginal balls, K-balls, and pleasaure balls, these products are small balls ranging in size from a marble to a ping pong ball. They are meant to be inserted into the vagina and left there. Their presense is a reminder to Kegel around their resistance. Many of them are hollow with small metal balls inside them so that when you move they resonate with tiny little vibrations, but usually nothing that noticeable unless you're doing jumping jacks. They are made from all sorts of materials from rubber to semi-precious stones.
PROS: Multitasking toy--you can put these in and go grocery shopping, small vibration builds arousal, larger balls can give g-spot stimulation, most affordable.
CONS: Some find them difficult to insert or uncomfortable at first, difficult to maneuver in public bathrooms (some people can pee with them in but I sure can't), you'll want to make sure you get a nonporous material as no one wants something that breeds bacteria nestled in your twat for hours on end.
Exercisers
For the most part, these all look like clothespins to me. They are not toys, these are a workout. Products like the KegelMaster 200 and the GyneFlex rely basically on the concept of opening a spring loaded clothespin with your extreme vaginal prowess. Some of them even have pressure gauges attached so you can see just how many pounds of cubic force you're exerting. (Let's hope not too many if you've got a male partner. Yikes.)
PROS: These are the Rocky training class of exercisers, proof you're working the right muscles, perk of checking your vag pressure on a guage, some are affordable.
CONS: You really have to sit down and set aside time to only do your Kegels because unless you have really comfortable roommates--this is a lay in your room with the door closed activity, many are expensive.
Weights
This is where we come to things like the Isis and the Kegelcisor. These exercisers tend to look like dildos and can play double duty. They are made of heavy materials like glass, acrylic, and stainless steal. These are mainly used as a hard surface to Kegel around while inserted or as a weight to insert into the vagina, stand up, and try to keep the toy there. If you can hold a full pound of steel in your vagina by a small bulb while standing, I'd say you're on your way to Olympic PC's.
PROS: While you're there if you get bored you can start masturbating, double as sex toys on their own, prices vary greatly.
CONS: Not a multitasking option, risk that user might never get to the exercising part, some are expensive.
Feeling Left Out, Guys?
There is one Kegel exerciser for men out there and it's not so imaginitively called The Kegel Male Trainer. They are pretty much cock pullups. You hang weights from your penis and lift them using your PC muscles. You have to check it out to really get the full effect. There's an animated illustration. It's pretty amazing. If you're brave enough, check out the video. My favorite part is the first "Helpful Tips."
What else can help you remember to do your Kegels or really challenge those muscles? Luckily there are a nearly endless line of products developed for this very purpose. While I could write an entry on each of these (and certainly will for some of them) but here's a run down on the best and most amusing ones.
No one seems to be able to agree on if just Kegels on their own is enough or if resistance is really necessary for PC strength. Like Tai Chi vs. lifting weights. It is funny to note though that the people who claim that Kegels alone do nothing, are the same people selling you a product to fix that.
First developed by gynecologist Arnold Kegel in 1948, vaginal exercisers have taken off from there. Originally, Kegel used a bulb-like structure that when the PC's tightened around it, the pressure could be noted over time. Kegel believed that to obtain real results, the PC muscles need to work against some resistance. Strangely enough, a Kegel exercise as we know it today without any inserted apparatus, is something that Arnold Kegel never studied or endorsed.
Modern tools for resistance training of the pelvic floor muscles vary widely and break down into three basic groups: balls, exercisers, and weights. There is crossover--bear with me. And most of them come with great names like KegelMaster 2000, GyneFlex, Kegelcisor, and Pelvexiser. Which all sound like either a must have product that slices, dices, AND drives you to work--or really hardcore wrestling moves. Neither of which I want anywhere near my vagina, but let's go over the major ones.
Balls
Known as Ben Wa balls, vaginal balls, K-balls, and pleasaure balls, these products are small balls ranging in size from a marble to a ping pong ball. They are meant to be inserted into the vagina and left there. Their presense is a reminder to Kegel around their resistance. Many of them are hollow with small metal balls inside them so that when you move they resonate with tiny little vibrations, but usually nothing that noticeable unless you're doing jumping jacks. They are made from all sorts of materials from rubber to semi-precious stones.
PROS: Multitasking toy--you can put these in and go grocery shopping, small vibration builds arousal, larger balls can give g-spot stimulation, most affordable.
CONS: Some find them difficult to insert or uncomfortable at first, difficult to maneuver in public bathrooms (some people can pee with them in but I sure can't), you'll want to make sure you get a nonporous material as no one wants something that breeds bacteria nestled in your twat for hours on end.
Exercisers
For the most part, these all look like clothespins to me. They are not toys, these are a workout. Products like the KegelMaster 200 and the GyneFlex rely basically on the concept of opening a spring loaded clothespin with your extreme vaginal prowess. Some of them even have pressure gauges attached so you can see just how many pounds of cubic force you're exerting. (Let's hope not too many if you've got a male partner. Yikes.)
PROS: These are the Rocky training class of exercisers, proof you're working the right muscles, perk of checking your vag pressure on a guage, some are affordable.
CONS: You really have to sit down and set aside time to only do your Kegels because unless you have really comfortable roommates--this is a lay in your room with the door closed activity, many are expensive.
Weights
This is where we come to things like the Isis and the Kegelcisor. These exercisers tend to look like dildos and can play double duty. They are made of heavy materials like glass, acrylic, and stainless steal. These are mainly used as a hard surface to Kegel around while inserted or as a weight to insert into the vagina, stand up, and try to keep the toy there. If you can hold a full pound of steel in your vagina by a small bulb while standing, I'd say you're on your way to Olympic PC's.PROS: While you're there if you get bored you can start masturbating, double as sex toys on their own, prices vary greatly.
CONS: Not a multitasking option, risk that user might never get to the exercising part, some are expensive.
Feeling Left Out, Guys?
There is one Kegel exerciser for men out there and it's not so imaginitively called The Kegel Male Trainer. They are pretty much cock pullups. You hang weights from your penis and lift them using your PC muscles. You have to check it out to really get the full effect. There's an animated illustration. It's pretty amazing. If you're brave enough, check out the video. My favorite part is the first "Helpful Tips."
