As soon as you read that, your body twitched, you mentally thought 'uuuuuuuurgh', and you remembered your gym membership sitting in your cars glove box - used twice. (You not sure how to get there any more any way)
It's totally understandable, very normal, and most people feel this way.
However.
Most people can go to the toilet just fine. You can't.
If you're reading this either you're close to someone who has a prostate problem, or worse, you've got one right now.
The exercise is called the Kegel exercise.
The aim of Kegel exercises is to restore muscle tone and strength to the PC muscles (pubococcygeus muscles). They are used for treating prostate pain and the swelling resulting from Benign Prostateic Hyperlasia and Prostatitis. They also increase sexual gratification and can prevent/reduce pelvic floor problems (bladder and bowel control).
How you do this prostate exercise.
Male kegel exercises are NOT a "no pain, no gain" proposition. First time you've heard that huh? There should be no pain. So you've got NO excuses for this one. Read this male kegel exercise description and get started.
1) First, learn to feel your pelvic floor muscle. While you are urinating, stop the flow. The muscle you use to stop the flow is the pelvic floor muscle. Now that you can feel your pelvic floor muscle, you can start your male kegel exercises. How hard was the first part?
2) Simply contract the muscle and hold that contraction for the count of three. Do not contract to the point of pain, slowly release and relax.
3) Repeat the contraction and release five times, if you can, to begin with.
There, now you have done a set of kegel exercises. Gradually increase the number of repetitions in the set, without over-taxing your pelvic floor muscles. Repeat a set of your male kegel exercises three or four times a day and gradually increase the strength of the muscle contraction. This will help your prostate in ways that you can't see, but your urination will improve.
As you were reading the male kegel exercise description, did you notice how ridiculously easy they are to do? Here's some good times to do it;
- Driving to work in your car - don't feel guilty about wasting time anymore!
- In the ads while you're watching TV - or anytime while you're watching TV actually.
- In the shower.
- At the morning meeting at work - your boss won't have a clue!
- While you're lying in bed just before you go to sleep.
So go for it!! Strengthen your PC muscle and you're on your way to a better prostate for life!
