"Don't forget to do your kegels!" is one mantra that every pregnant woman hears. However, just how effective are kegel exercises? As much as fellow moms and moms-to-be tell me how beneficial they are, I have heard and read many accounts of women who have regularly done kegels throughout their pregnancies only to suffer from horrible incontinence after birth. I also know of women who have never done kegels and continue to have perfect post-partum urinary control. image source Yesterday, I read that kegels may not always prevent incontinence. In fact, a biomedical scientist named Katy Bowman believes that doing too many kegels may cause pelvic floor disorder (which leads to incontinence)! Instead, Bowman recommends exercises such as squats to help strengthen the pelvic floor. Click on over...