Who's behind Kegelia, and what we believe.
Kegelia is a small, independent project with one focused idea: pelvic floor training works; the hard part is doing it, and doing 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.
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.
Stopping early counts. Missing a day is fine. A tool for a personal, sometimes tender subject should feel kind, not like a scolding.
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. Guidelines put pelvic floor muscle training first for stress and mixed urinary incontinence 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 will not say otherwise. The exercise Kegelia guides, pelvic floor muscle training, is well evidenced: guidelines put it first for stress and mixed urinary incontinence in women, and urology guidelines say clinicians should offer it to men after a radical prostatectomy. Kegelia itself is a guide for that exercise and has never been studied as a product, so the evidence belongs to the exercise and not to us. What the research says, and what it does not
Is Kegelia a medical device?
No. Kegelia paces the exercise and marks the rhythm with a haptic. It does not measure your body, it does not diagnose anything, and it does not treat a condition. It is not biofeedback, and it is not a substitute for a pelvic floor physiotherapist, who can examine you and build a plan around what they find, which no app can do. What is on screen, and what is never recorded
Who is Kegelia for?
People who want to strengthen the pelvic floor and whose real difficulty is doing it often enough and doing it right: after birth, around bladder leakage, in pregnancy, through perimenopause and menopause, and after prostate surgery. It is not the right tool for a tight or painful pelvic floor, or for prolapse symptoms, both of which need someone to assess you first. The guides, by situation
Does a doctor review Kegelia content?
Not yet, and we would rather say so than imply otherwise. Our pages are built on published research and named clinical references, which we link so you can check them against what we wrote, and we mark what is well evidenced separately from what is uncertain. We intend to work with pelvic floor specialists as Kegelia grows, and when that happens we will name them. If you think a line on this site claims more than its source, tell us. Write to us
When is Kegelia not the right tool?
When strengthening is not what your pelvic floor needs. Pelvic pain, a feeling of heaviness or a bulge, or trouble letting the muscles go again after a squeeze all point somewhere else: a pelvic floor that does not relax is its own condition, it shows up as pain and trouble with the bathroom rather than as weakness, and the usual answer is an early referral to pelvic floor physical therapy. General guidance is that these exercises are not a good option for everyone, so get assessed before you start. Reverse Kegels: the release, not the squeeze
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A calmer, more honest minute.
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