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  2. Kegel exercise - Wikipedia

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    Kegel exercise, also known as pelvic floor exercise, involves repeatedly contracting and relaxing the muscles that form part of the pelvic floor, now sometimes colloquially referred to as the "Kegel muscles". The exercise can be performed many times a day, for several minutes at a time but takes one to three months to begin to have an effect.

  3. Perineometer - Wikipedia

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    A Kegel perineometer or vaginal manometer is an instrument for measuring the strength of voluntary contractions of the pelvic floor muscles. Arnold Kegel (1894–1972) was the gynecologist who invented the Kegel perineometer (used for measuring vaginal air pressure) and Kegel exercises (squeezing of the muscles of the pelvic floor).

  4. Arnold Kegel - Wikipedia

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    Arnold Henry Kegel / ˈ k eɪ ɡ əl / (February 21, 1894 [1] – March 1, 1972 [1]) was an American gynecologist who invented the Kegel perineometer (an instrument for measuring the strength of voluntary contractions of the pelvic floor muscles) and Kegel exercises (squeezing of the muscles of the pelvic floor) as non-surgical treatment of urinary incontinence from perineal muscle weakness ...

  5. Afghan (blanket) - Wikipedia

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    Although not a requirement, an edge or border is most often added to nicely finish off the blanket. [7] A graphghan is an afghan made by following a flat chart. This method uses a grid of colored squares to create a visual design. There are three main methods to making a graphghan: pixel crochet, corner-to-corner crochet, and tapestry crochet.

  6. Abdominal exercise - Wikipedia

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    Abdominal muscles have many important functions, including breathing, coughing, and sneezing, and maintaining posture and speech in a number of species. [4] Other abdominal functions are that it helps "in the function of support, containment of viscera, and help in the process of expiration, defecation, urination, vomiting, and also at the time of childbirth."

  7. Kegel - Wikipedia

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    Arnold Kegel (1894–1972), American gynecologist; Charles Kegel (1924–1981), interim President of Idaho State University, US; Friedrich Wilhelm Kegel (?–1948), Namibian mine director; Herbert Kegel (1920–1990), German conductor; Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel (1784–1863), German agronomist and explorer of the Kamchatka Peninsula

  8. Functional training - Wikipedia

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    Functional Strength Training is a fitness approach designed to enhance the body's ability to perform everyday movements with ease and efficiency. Unlike traditional strength training that isolates specific muscle groups, functional training focuses on exercises that mimic real-life activities, such as lifting, squatting, and climbing.

  9. Afghan Hound - Wikipedia

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    An Afghan Hound was featured on the cover of Life Magazine on November 26, 1945. Afghan Hounds were the most popular in Australia in the 1970s, and won most of the major shows. [10] An Afghan Hound won Best in Show (BIS) at the 1996 World Dog Show in Budapest. [12] Afghan Hounds were BIS at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in 1957 and again ...