Understanding how kegel exercises help increase libido during menopause

What? Why? How?

Loss of libido is a common symptom of menopause and refers to a woman’s lack of interest to participate in any sexual activity. Most women have usually experienced a lack of sexual desire at one point in their lives because, let’s face it, we can’t always be up for fun and frolics in the bedroom. Sometimes it is just nice to have a cuddle and fall asleep. However, this feeling is usually just short-lived, so when a women hits menopause, she can find it difficult to come to terms with the fact that her libido is always low.

Fortunately, there are lifestyle changes that experts recommend you make, which will help combat your low sex drive. These include dietary changes and exercise alterations, and it is important that you make these changes before using any alternative treatments that are more serious, and usually more risky. As well as participating in regular aerobic exercise, kegal exercises will also be very advantageous.

What are kegal exercises?

Kegal exercises, named after Dr. Arnold Kegal who identified them, are the best way to strengthen the pelvic muscles. The exercises consist of contracting and relaxing the various muscles that make up the pelvic floor. These muscles are the pubococcygeus muscles, but are better known as PC muscles, and are the muscles we use to hold in urination or defecation. They are also the main muscles to contract during orgasm which is why exercising them can benefit libido levels.

Why do they help combat loss of libido?

Kegal exercises are considered one of the main techniques to enhance a woman’s libido and this is because of two reasons. Firstly, exercising the PC muscles will result in them being tighter and in turn this means that sexual intercourse becomes more pleasurable. Strengthening the muscles will mean that your sexual responses are heightened and you will be more likely to achieve an orgasm, even multiple orgasms if you’re lucky! If sex is more enjoyable, then your sexual desire will be greater for the next time. The second reason is because kegal exercises promote the health of the arteries in your body, which will improve the blood flow to your pelvic area and make you more aroused, more easily.

This is a step-by-step guide about how to conduct kegal exercises effectively:

This can be done by stopping urine mid-flow or by inserting a finger into the vagina and tightening the muscles until you feel pressure around it. Once you can feel the muscle contracting against your finger than you will be familiar with the muscle you should be exercising.

Start slowly.

Empty your bladder and then contract your PC muscles for 5 seconds. Then release and relax for 5 seconds. You can then begin to extend the amount of time you are contracting for, working up to 10 or 15 seconds. Don’t hold your breath while you do it.

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Once you have perfected this technique then begin to vary the exercise. Tighten the muscles a certain amount and hold it, then release, before holding them again but slightly tighter. Release again and then tighten as much as you can the third time.

Do it regularly.

Do a set of 10 kegal exercises at least three times a day. The good news is that you can do these anywhere. Do them at your desk at work, or while you are sat in traffic, or just in your bedroom at home. Easy, and effective. Additionally, try to incorporate your exercises with sexual intercourse. This will make sex more enjoyable for you and your partner.

More information about Loss of Libido

Loss of libido is a common symptom of menopause and women shouldn’t be ashamed to admit that they have been affected by it. There are several techniques that can be used to combat low libido and to make your sex life more exciting again. Follow this link to find out why a woman’s sex drive diminishes during menopause and what else can be done to treat it.