I have been debating a lot in the last year or so what to teach in classes regarding Kegel exercises. The Bradley method starts you out doing 50 kegels per day and working you up to 200 per day that you are holding for 3 seconds. A urologist in the Denver, CO area felt this was overkill. Their recommendation was to do several, perhaps 10, kegels throughout the day and just hold the muscle contraction for as long as you could. It was also recommended to do short "bursts" off and on through out the day. So, I started suggesting that to students. I still feel quite confident that this is a beneficial exercise for someone to strengthen their pelvic floor. Until, I read this article on Mama Sweat.
It makes so much sense, that simply by making the squat a regular part of your day you would give your pelvic floor the proper tone. Bend your knees, not your back, anytime you need to get near the floor. Then you have the strength necessary to squat while you push your baby out as well. Easy right?
That is something to easily maintain after pregnancy to keep all those womanly organs in the proper place and working the way they should.
Of course, if you don't find many occasions during your day to squat, don't say farewell to your old friend the Kegel.
Happy Squatting!
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