Sitting On This Vibrating Chair Is Basically the Same As Doing 20,000 Kegel Exercises

The non-invasive treatment strengthens your pelvic floor muscles to help with issues including incontinence and diastasis recti.

BY BRITTANY LOGGINS FOR SHAPE MAGAZINE

Do you ever find that you have sudden, uncontrollable urges to urinate (that are not due to a urinary tract infection) or that you often wake up in the middle of the night to use the bathroom? Or worse — do you tend to leak a little bit of pee when exercising, coughing, or laughing?

Although you may feel slightly embarrassed about it, you should know that incontinence is not at all uncommon. Urinary incontinence affects twice as many women as men, and while it can happen at any age, it's usually more prevalent in older women (most likely due to hormonal changes during menopause and pregnancy, which can weaken the pelvic floor). FWIW, more than 4 in 10 women 65 and older have urinary incontinence, according to the Office On Women's Health.

Pregnancy, childbirth, surgery, and menopause all affect the bladder, urethra, and other muscles — including your pelvic floor muscles — that support these organs. Pelvic floor muscles are the layer of muscles that support pelvic organs and span the bottom of the pelvis, including gluteal, perianal, and vaginal muscles. Strong pelvic floor muscles give you control over your bladder, while weakened pelvic floor muscles could mean that your internal organs are not fully supported, and also affect how you control the release of urine.

One solution to strengthen your pelvic floor muscles and minimize incontinence is a DIY method you've probably heard of before: Kegel exercises. "Kegel maneuvers are the flexion of the pelvic floor done as an exercise to improve urinary and sexual health in men and women of all ages," explains Paul Jarrod Frank, M.D., a cosmetic dermatologist and founder of PFRANKMD. To perform Kegel exercises, you contract your pelvic floor muscles.

Sounds easy, right?

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