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Kegeling - a very healthy habit"take my advice, make kegeling a habit" ... more of the lyrics The word "habit" is often associated with the word "bad". However the dictionary tells us that a habit is "A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition" No mention of "bad" here! We can and do develop habits to help us in numerous ways. Locking the door of the car when you leave it, cleaning your teeth morning and night and washing up after a meal are all habits that many of us have developed and which serve us well. For most of us - there is no great effort involved in remembering to do these things - they are pretty much unconscious patterns of behavior that we have developed through doing them a lot. My suggestion is to make kegeling a habit. To do this you need first of all to understand and become comfortable with how to do your kegel (pelvic floor) exercises. You can do this by downloading the song 'Do the Kegel' and using it and the information in this site to inspire and motivate you to practice the exercises. Once you are confident with how to kegel then the next step is to make it a habit. Pick a particular time or place or situation that happens regularly in your life - preferably daily. Most of us drive most days. The car is a great place to do the kegel. If you have a CD player in the car you can pop the CD in it and Kegel along as you drive. Soon you will find that you don't even need the Cd to remember - you will open the door of the car and you will suddenly feel like kegeling. You will have developed the unconscious pattern of behavior or habit. You can go one step further and switch a "bad" habit into a healthy habit. You do this by associating your new kegel habit with a place or time or situation that previously caused you stress. I have associated kegeling with times whn my computer is being slow to download or open a file. Instead of getting frustrated I have programed myself to go - aha it's time to kegel. I switch those beginning feelings of annoyance into the pleasurable feelings of kegeling and the satisfaction that I am making good use of my time. For more tips on when and where to kegel have a look at our kegel forum . If you have a good tip then go ahead and post it up for others to benefit from. |
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