A sexual health start-up has created a fitness tracker that aims to work the pelvic floor.
San Francisco-based Minna Life developed KGoal as a device and app to help strengthen the kegel muscles through a monitored workout regimen.
The device, which has been fully crowdfunded on Kickstarter, is made of a soft, body-safe silicone pillow that monitors how tightly your pelvic muscles contract.
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Pelvic workout: KGoal is a device and app that helps strengthen the kegel muscles through a monitored regimen
The squeezable pillow is inserted into the vagina and upon insertion will conform to your unique body shape. Once in place, the pillow can monitor the strength of your kegel contractions.
It beams feedback to a connected app, and produces a short buzz when you’ve completed an exercise correctly. All progress can be monitored easily via an iPhone. For additional incentive, you can turn the vibration setting up.
Though the first tools for evaluating pelvic floor muscle strength were invented in the late 1940s, the technology used has not evolved past air pressure balloons and a tire gauges.
The kGoal aims to modernize this system, providing women an easier way to monitor the health of their pelvic floor muscle fitness.
Product designer Grace Less says that these muscles are ‘one of the most important, but least appreciated parts of the body.’
Regular kegel exercises have been proven to lead to a more fulfilling sex life. Strong kegel muscles increase
orgasmic capacity and are critical for bladder control and childbirth.
Pregnant women are often advised to maintain a regular kegel exercise routine, though the majority have no idea what that entails.
Women frequently don’t do the exercises correctly, or, when they do, they give up after several repetitions because the workout itself can feel repetitive and there’s no incentive to go on.
Some experts estimate nearly 30 per cent of women are doing their kegel exercises wrong.
‘It’s like having a gym, a physical therapist, and a tracking system, all in the palm of your hand’
‘KGoal’s ability to provide real time feedback via touch, sight and sound can help you make sure you’re doing the exercises correctly,’ their Kickstarter page claims.
KGoal’s team of expert physical therapists and doctors have also developed algorithms to suggest exercise plans that are perfectly tailored to your body’s current capabilities.
‘I’ve found women are more likely to adhere to an exercise program when given a realistic, interesting exercise routine using biofeedback,’ says leading pelvic floor physical therapist, Liz Miracle.
‘kGoal is motivational, helping women achieve goals by providing real time biofeedback and the ability to track progress over time.’
By providing a brief buzz as a ‘reward’ Minna Life experts hope that women will keep up with their kegel exercises and incorporate them into their overall fitness routine.
‘It’s like having a gym, a physical therapist, and a tracking system, all in the palm of your hand,’ Lee says.
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