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The Kegel in Kegel exercises isn't a move, it's an American gynecologist
Kegel exercises train the muscles you use to stop peeing. The name doesn't describe the movement at all. It comes from the American gynecologist who published the exercise in 1948.
MaiHimeka-san! I know all about the "Bagel exercise"! You squeeze your butt into a nice round bagel, right!? I read it in a magazine!
Himeka...Sigh. Where do I even start? Not "Bagel." KEGEL. It's a person's name. Arnold Kegel, an American gynecologist. Born in 1894, died in 1972.
MaiWait, it's a guy's name!? So Mr. Kegel had a bagel-shaped butt!?
HimekaGet off the butt already!! What you train is the pelvic floor, the muscles you use to stop peeing midstream. They hold up your bladder, your bowel and, in women, the vagina, and they're involved in peeing, pooping and sex.
HimekaKegel built a device called a perineometer to measure how hard those muscles contract, and came up with the squeeze-and-release exercise as a way to treat leaking pee without surgery. He first published it in 1948.
Mai1948!? People have been clenching for that long... So how do I do it!? Just clench as hard as I can, all day long, right!?
HimekaClenching nonstop backfires!! Overdo it and the muscles can get too tight. The way Cleveland Clinic lays it out: squeeze for 3 seconds, relax for 3 seconds, 10 times. 1 set in the morning and 1 at night. Once you're stronger, go to 5 seconds each and build up to 3 sets a day.
MaiOkay! Then I'll train on the toilet by stopping my pee!
HimekaOnly to find the right muscles! Stopping and starting over and over can lead to an infection. Squeezing like you're holding in a fart works too. Keep breathing, and don't tense your stomach, butt or thighs.
MaiBleh! That's sooo boring! Do I even get anything good out of this!?
Himeka...Hmph. Brace yourself. Besides helping prevent leaking pee or poop, it's said to be good for your sexual health and your orgasms. It works for men too: it can help with erections and ejaculation and make sex feel better. You start seeing results in about 6 to 8 weeks.
MaiWait, it makes coming better too!? ...I'm clenching every single day starting today! Himeka-san, do it with me!
HimekaWh-why should I...!? ...Well, I suppose I could keep you company, just so you don't give up after a week.
Himeka's summary
- Named after American gynecologist Arnold Henry Kegel (1894–1972), who devised the perineometer, a gauge of how strongly the pelvic floor contracts, and pelvic floor squeezing exercises as a non-surgical treatment for urinary incontinence, first published in 1948.
- The pelvic floor muscles stop urine flow, support the bladder, bowel and vagina, and play a part in peeing, pooping and sex. Training them helps prevent urine and stool leaks and is said to benefit sexual health and orgasms. In men it can aid erections and ejaculation.
- Example: squeeze 3 seconds, relax 3, 10 times, 1 set morning and night; build to 5 seconds each, 3 sets a day. Breathe; don't tense belly, butt or thighs. Stop pee only to find the muscles (repeating risks infection). Too much can over-tighten them. Results in 6 to 8 weeks or so.
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Translated from the Japanese original. Sources are unchanged.