Working out like Fifty Shades

We know about muscles. We use them; maybe we tone them; maybe we watch them get saggy over the years.

But the vagina?

Yep. That too.

Our pelvic floor is encased in muscle. And just like all the rest of our muscles, it needs regular exercise, especially as we grow older. Age, childbirth, and loss of estrogen take their toll on all that musculature. Like everything else in our anatomy, it ain’t what it used to be.

We’ve talked about the importance of vaginal exercise before—in the form of kegels. That clenching-and-holding of the pelvic floor muscles helps keep our pelvic floor muscles toned, which in turn keeps us continent, keeps our abdominal organs in place, and creates a firm “vaginal embrace” that our partners ought to find very, um, invigorating.

What many of us don’t know is that a handy exercise tool exists to help us tone our pelvic floor. We call them vaginal weights. (A similar version is called ben wa balls, which is an ancient Eastern sex toy that uses weighted balls of various materials. These are said to be mildly stimulating.)

Ana of Fifty Shades renown tucked these little numbers into her vagina for a hot date with Christian and “wore” them throughout the evening. This is a tricky maneuver, requiring good muscle tone and constant attention. Stand up without clenching those pelvic muscles, and you’ll lose your balls, so to speak.

I’m thinking that, by the end of the evening, Ana may have experienced some fatigue “downtown,” but, what with rocks in her sock, she surely was reminded at every turn about where the evening was headed.

In the MiddlesexMD store you’ll find our Luna Beads—four interchangeable balls that allow you to increase the weight you’re carrying. You could try to imitate Ana’s trick on your next date night, but I’d suggest trying them out at home until you’re confident you can keep the things where they belong. Your muscles will thank you, and your partner may, too.