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How to perform Kegel exercises
To perform a Kegel, you first need to find your pelvic floor muscles and then repeatedly contract and relax them.
Locate your pelvic muscles. Pretend you are trying to avoid passing gas; in addition, you can pretend to tighten your vagina around a tampon. Both actions involve the pelvic muscles. You will feel a correct contraction more in the back than the front, like you are pulling the anal area in or stopping gas from escaping.
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