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Can you tell me why you should stop doing kegels?
A lot of women do them in the hope of avoiding leaks after having a baby, or they are advised
to do it to prevent leaks after a hysterectomy.
I heard you should do them in addition to the CrossFit workout so you don’t leak while
trying to do the double jump with a jump rope.
Unfortunately, you tend to make things worse by doing kegles.
I thought doing kegels tightens the pelvic floor.
When you do kegels, you contract and temporarily tighten muscles in the pelvic floor.
That makes them tighter and trimmer over the long run.
If the problem you have is a tight pelvic floor, doing those exercises will make the
muscle tension worse.
What can I do instead?
Doing deep squats is a better choice.
I already have problems with leaks when I pee.
I meant the deep squat exercise. It stretches the glutes and pelvic floor.
I thought squatting strained things and made is worse.
Women in India and Asia regularly squat when they eat and work instead of sitting. And
they don’t sit around complaining about leaking pee when they run, jump or work.
A weak pelvic floor causes more than leakage. It can cause back and hip problems.
No, it won’t. But squatting will strengthen those back and hip muscles.
Why do they keep pushing kegel exercises?
There is a theory of strength that says working out those muscles makes them stronger, but
it ignores the root cause. It’s also an easy solution to push on pregnant women afraid
they’ll be incontinent after they have kids.
Why don’t kegels work?
When you do the kegel, the workout pulls the sacrum inward, making it weaker over time.
And the whole problem is weakness.
So now I need to do deep squats, which looks weirder than kegels.
Trust me, it’s not weirder than peeing in your pants during jumping jacks or picking
up the pace running after a kid.