While most often the focus for women is to improve muscle in the arms, legs and throughout the body, some neglect an important part of the body, the pelvic floor. These muscles sit under the bladder, large intestine or bowel and uterus and help with urine and bowel control. On top of those primary functions, they also are the muscles that contract during orgasm. When the pelvic floor muscles there become weak, urine leakage and reduced control over the bowel occur. This is why pelvic floor muscle training is so important for women, especially those who have given birth. Strengthening the pelvic floor can lead to increase pleasure and sensation.
Signs Of Pelvic Floor Issues
Some common signs or symptoms of pelvic floor muscle issues include:
- Leaking urine when coughing or sneezing
- Painful sex/Pain in pelvic region
- Urgency to go to the bathroom
- A prolapse (dropping or pulling in the vagina)
Most often these pelvic floor problems can occur when these muscles become weakened and/or stretched. In some rare instances, the muscles become too tight. This occurs in those who have trouble relaxing those muscles. Pelvic floor muscles, as mentioned before, can be affected by pregnancy and childbirth as well as chronic constipation, being overweight, chronic coughing and heavy lifting.
The good news however is that pelvic floor muscle training can help improve their strength. The PeriCoach system offers exercises and assistances from products to help improve their tone and remedy many of these issues. Exercising the pelvic floor region can lead to increased blood flow, which increases awareness to both clitoral and vaginal sensation. In turn, stronger pelvic muscles can lead to stronger orgasms.
Kegel exercises are the most popular type that strengthen pelvic muscles. They increase sensation by relaxing the vaginal muscles, which allows the vagina to be more open. They also improve blood circulation, which improves lubrication and a woman’s ability to reach orgasm.
To achieve this, lie on your back with your knees bent. For beginners, you won’t need a pelvic floor exerciser, but others may choose to use it now. If you’re not using the exercisers, insert the first two inches of your fingers inside your vagina. Next, contract your muscles as if you’re stopping the flow of urine. You should feel a tightening around your fingers. Hold for a count of 5 and release. Repeat as many counts as you’d like.
At PeriCoach, we offer a Kegel app that uses a sensor for you to both insert and contract for a specific period of time. This provides guidance through the initial session and all those after and tracks progress as you continue to do your pelvic floor muscle training sessions. Ultimately, pelvic floor training has been proven to be beneficial for both overall health and sexual health reasons. With the help of PeriCoach, you too can have strong pelvic floor muscles again.
