About

Who's behind Kegelia, and what we believe.

Kegelia is a small, independent project with one focused idea: pelvic floor training works, most people just don't do it, or don't do it right. We built a calmer, more honest way to practice, and we try hard to claim only what's true. Here's who we are and where the lines sit.

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Why we made it.

Pelvic floor training is one of those rare things that is genuinely evidence-based, genuinely useful to a lot of people, and genuinely hard to keep up. The exercise is invisible, so you get no feedback; the advice is usually one word, "squeeze," which leaves out the release that matters just as much; and the tone around it tends to be either clinical or faintly shaming. We thought the practice deserved better than a beeping timer or a lecture. So we built the thing we'd want to use: a calm, paced minute, led by a jellyfish whose rise and fall marks the lift and the letting-go, with the technique carried by rhythm and a gentle haptic instead of numbers.

What we believe.

A few principles that shape every screen and every sentence on this site.

Evidence over hype

We claim what the research supports and flag what's uncertain. The method is well evidenced; we don't dress that up into things it doesn't say.

Forgiving, never shaming

Stopping early counts. Missing a day is fine. A tool for a personal, sometimes tender subject should feel kind, not like a scolding.

Honest about limits

We say plainly when Kegels aren't the answer, and when a physiotherapist or doctor is the better call. That matters more than a sale.

The honest lines we hold.

Health apps have a habit of overclaiming, so here's exactly what we will and won't say about Kegelia.

The exercise is evidence-based; the app isn't a proven product. Pelvic floor muscle training is a recommended first-line approach for bladder control in women. Kegelia guides that exercise. We never call the app itself "clinically proven."
It strengthens and supports; it doesn't cure. We don't claim Kegelia treats or cures incontinence, prolapse or anything else.
It paces; it doesn't measure. Kegelia isn't biofeedback and doesn't record what your body is doing.
It isn't for everyone. A tight or painful pelvic floor needs release and assessment, not more squeezing. We say so, on the pages where it matters.

You can see the research we lean on, with links to check it yourself, in the science and sources.

Working with specialists.

We're honest about where we are: Kegelia is early, and it's built on published evidence and reputable clinical references rather than a claim of medical endorsement we haven't earned. We think a guide like this is at its best alongside professional care, not instead of it, and our intention as Kegelia grows is to work with pelvic floor physiotherapists and to keep our guidance reviewed and current. When that work happens, we'll name it plainly. Until it does, we won't imply it.

The ones that come up.

Is Kegelia clinically proven?

No, and we won't say otherwise. The exercise Kegelia guides, pelvic floor muscle training, is well evidenced and a recommended first-line approach for bladder control in women. Kegelia itself is a guide for that exercise and hasn't been studied as a product. We're careful to claim only what's true: the method is evidence-based, the app helps you do it.

Is Kegelia a medical device?

No. Kegelia paces the exercise and marks the rhythm with a haptic; it doesn't measure your body, diagnose anything, or treat a condition. It's a coaching aid for a proven exercise, not a medical device, and it isn't a substitute for a pelvic floor physiotherapist.

Who is Kegelia for?

People who want to strengthen their pelvic floor and mainly struggle with doing it consistently and correctly, especially after birth, around bladder leaks, in pregnancy and around menopause. It isn't the right tool for a tight or painful pelvic floor, or for prolapse symptoms, which are best assessed by a professional.

Does a doctor review your content?

Our guides are built on published research and reputable clinical references, which we link so you can check them. We're clear about what's well evidenced and what's uncertain, and we intend to work with pelvic floor specialists as Kegelia grows. We won't claim a medical endorsement we don't have.

A calmer, more honest minute.