Vaginal Weight Training

Yesterday, I came across a community blog discussing “vaginal weight training”. My first reaction was “they can’t be serious”. But considering that the vaginal and pelvic floor muscles are like other muscles requiring exercise to function properly, you could specifically target these areas with a purpose in mind. However the forum I chanced upon was short on details, so I googled the topic and got 321,000 hits. According to one article (http://www.buzzle.com/articles/vaginal-weight-training.html) vaginal weight training has medical applications for conservatively treating an overactive bladder and bladder incontinence by performing a series of exercises using specially designed weights in shape and volume (20 grams up to 100 grams). Other sites I visited said vaginal weight training originated from Taoist techniques used to heighten sexual pleasure to Olympic proportions. There is even a medical site that sold what they claimed to be a revolutionary vaginal cone weighing in at a hefty 450 grams.

But is there any truth to these claims backed by clinical studies? Yes, there is research that supports vaginal weight training can be an effective alternative to intrusive surgery for managing issues concerning bladder control, as well as potentially increasing sexual pleasure for both partners. (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8582498).

Next Valentine’s Day instead of flowers and candy, I’ll give my other half a dozen egg-sized oval jades ranging from 20-100 grams with instructions for their use. I can’t imagine that she wouldn't be totally blown away by this gesture.