do kegels every day

I just read that it could take 3 months to see serious results. How disheartening. Also, according to one site I read, I should not try to increase the repetitions I do each set/session, or how many sessions I do a day because the extra exercising may be too much, and could actually cause my muscles to become fatigued and at least temporarily (I’m assuming it would be temporary) weaker. That was actually my plan to speed this up, but there goes that. I did some yesterday and today. I think I’ll go for ten repetitions two times a day. Maybe three. For the last two nights, I’ve not really been counting, I’ve just been doing, but now I think I’ll try that and see how it works. If it is too easy I’ll add some. If it is too hard, maybe I’ll ease up.

Oh, and word of advice for the people doing them when they urinate- Don’t. I believe I read this part on the mayoclinic website. It says doing kegels a lot during urination or when your bladder is full (either one) can actually weaken the muscles. You should only do it during urination if it is if you are just starting and happen to need to do that to find the muscles. After that, don’t do it when you’re urinating. Also, if your bladder feels full, empty it before you do the kegels.

to remember to do these. I’ve been remembering to do them everyday, but just barely remembering. Today I only recalled because I happened to be on a computer and I recieved a comment about a post I’d made under this, which reminded me to do them. I am afraid I’m going to forget to do them, though. I need a more reliable way to remember them even if I’m away from a computer until I can make a habit out of them. Once they are routine, it will be easier to remember to do them. In the mean time, does anyone have any suggestions on how to remember to do them?

Yesterday didn’t go as well as the day before, but I did do some. I haven’t dillagently performed them today either, but I haven’t completely neglected them, either. I have done some in a couple different positions.

I know my goal is to do kegels everyday, but after I get a routine going for awhile, there should be a point where I can say, hey I’m doing this and am probably going to continue to do so and I can mark it as finished. When shall I declare that point? I saw someone on here try for two weeks. That might work. If I’ve kept it up for two weeks, I may not stop….yet, a month seems like a safer bet to me. If you’ve done something everyday for close to a month it’s probably a habit. I think I’ll at least go to two weeks before removing this, though and it has to either be every day or at least darn near it. If out of two weeks, I miss one appointment, I won’t fret about that as long as it’s not near the end of the 2 weeks.

I plan to alternate the types of kegel exercises I’m doing as well as the position I’m in when I perform them. I read on one site that they will be stronger if you exercise them in all three of the following positions- standing up, sitting down, and laying down- as opposed to one of them. The site suggested doing three sets a day and using one set a piece for each position. I think I’ll try that and try doing the three different positions at differing times so my muscles can rest up in between.

I also read a suggestion on another site about sitting in a chair and bending over, which I might add to tghe routine eventually. That site said to start with the part of the muscles that wrapped around you anus and then move up to the front where your vaginal and uterine ones were. Then to do this in reverse. When I squeeze, they all squeeze. Can you choose to do them in order?! I don’t think so, but I could be wrong.

As for the different types of kegel exercises, I plan to do some kegels where I pull in as hard as I can and hold the kegel for a certain count and then release it. I’ll probably also do the same basic kegels and hold them for as long as I can, to the point of exhaustion. I plan to do another type called a flutter, where I pull in with my kegels as quickly as possible, as many times in a row as I can until I’m tired or satisfied with it. I find this second type harder to do. I just can’t get the speed going, but I suppose as they strengthen, this will become easier. I had read on one site that you should also try pushing out with your kegel muscles, but I am not seeing this advice on many other sites. Is this helpful or pointless?

I just did some a few minutes ago, but they weren’t the strongest ones ever. I did some really weak ones on my back and some stronger ones while sitting and standing, but none of them were my strongest possible. Sometimes the muscles are simply capable of more for no apparent reason, though I have found that position does play somewhat of a role. It seems to be easier to do them while sitting and standing and requires more effort on my back. I did the long drawn out ones instead of the rapid ones. I did several, but I don’t have an exact count for today. I’ll pay more attention the next time.

How’s about I actually do this and not just stare at it everytime I get on?! Brilliant you say? I agree!

You know what is weird? Sometimes when I try to do these, it’s so easy and my muscles squeeze pretty hard and noticeably. Other times, though, they seem really weak and it is difficult to get them to squeeze and the squeeze is weak. I wonder why they are so fatigued sometimes and not at other times. There doesn’t always seem to be a connection in what I’ve been doing with them and the degree of weakness. It’s irritating at times. I wish they felt strong all of the time. It would make doing the exercises less of a struggle.