Kegel exercises are unheard of by many women and yet they may benefit woman’s health in a variety of ways. What are they? Kegel-exercises are designed to strengthen all the muscles that support your urethra, bladder, uterus and rectum.

In the 1940’s, Dr. Arnold Kegel, a gynecologist, recommended these exercises for his patients to avoid stress incontinence after childbirth. Thus, the name, Kegel exercises persists today.

It is not just after childbirth, but lifelong, that women often have problems with stress incontinence.

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