Vaginal Exercises – Reasons Why Having a Healthy Vagina Can Spice Up Sexual Relations

What are vaginal exercises? Will my health deteriorate if I do not exercise the vaginal muscles? These are a couple of common questions that pop up quite regular. Unfortunately vaginal exercises are overlooked as not being as vital like most exercises that keep other body parts in shape. The vagina is very much a part of the body too, so why ignore it. If you want a healthy vagina then dismiss the out of sight out of mind attitude. Okay, the vagina is not exposed like the face and hands, but when it is, it needs to be presented in a healthy state.

Vaginal exercises enforce great benefits. Exercise helps support the bladder in more ways than one. Particular situations, especially childbirth and hysterectomy, can lead to a dropping down of the bladder. The outcome can be loss of control and leakage of urine brought on by sneezing, coughing and laughing.

Other pluses from exercising the vagina muscles are they help

• Correct positioning of the contraceptive diaphragm
• Increase augmented interest, better participation and more satisfaction in sexual relations.
• Prevent vaginal infections: By conveying an increased blood supply to the vaginal lining.  
• Make orgasms strong and pleasing, as the muscles exercised are the same used during orgasm.
• Helps prevent prolapse and incontinence.
• Make childbirth easier.

Vaginal exercises are simple and easy to exercise. You need to be loyal and retain a regular routine to help maintain muscle strength.  In the menopause, muscles can change and weaken.

If you want a healthy vagina then you need vaginal exercises - like an egg needs salt.

The Kegel exercise will strengthen pelvic floor muscles and manage urinary incontinence. Birthing of a baby is so much easier with the help of exercise.  Specific exercise strengthens the pelvic floor muscles which support the uterus, bladder and bowel. When is the best time to start vaginal exercises? The answer is when the pelvic floor muscles have weakened or when the pelvic organs move down into the vagina (organ prolapse.) causing pelvic pressure to leakage of urine or feces.

Before exercise takes place you need to know how to contract the pelvic floor muscles. This can be done by pausing the gush flow of urine when using the toilet i.e. stopping and starting. Some women say vaginal exercises are vulgar - when in fact they are not and certainly necessary. Another option is to Insert a finger inside the vagina and squeeze nearby muscles. At this stage you may sense vaginal tightness and feel the pelvic floor move upward. Now relax those muscles and feel the pelvic floor move down to the starting site. Never must you rush an exercise or go ahead without advice from a doctor.

The stop start weeing method should not be permitted to become a regular habit. Kegel exercises with a full bladder or while emptying your bladder can actually weaken muscles, this only defeats the object of what you are out to achieve. It can also lead to incomplete emptying of the bladder, which increases risk of a urinary tract infection.

If this is your first attempt and you are confused and cannot find the right muscles, do not be ashamed to speak to your doctor. Your GP will give professional guidance. Once you are familiar with the location of the muscles you can commence with Kegel exercises.

Make sure to visit the loo and empty your bladder. You can lie or sit down for this, whichever is the most comfortable for you. Contract your pelvic floor muscles and hold for 3 seconds then relax for the same. Repeat 10 times. If at any time you feel discomfort or pain stop exercising immediately. Once relaxed and you have a personal technique, up the time to 4 seconds and so on till you reach the 10 second limit.

If you want this to be a success then focus on tightening the pelvic floor muscles "only." Extra care needs to be taken so not to flex the abdomen, thighs or buttock muscles Your exercise need not interfere with daytime activities. Do these while watching television, listening to music or talking to friends on the phone? Perform a set of 10 Kegel exercises three times a day.

Not everyone is comfortable with performing the Kegel exercise, if you be one of these people then consider biofeedback training. A training session will include the aid of a nurse or therapist who will insert a small monitoring probe into your vagina or place adhesive electrodes on the skin outside the vagina or at to the rear. A monitor is used to show if the right muscles have been contracted. It also indicates to the nurse how long you hold the contraction. Your vaginal exercises or most procedures should cause no pain.