Physical activity is very important for maintaining good health. It is also useful in the presence of certain diseases, including prostatitis. It has been proven that exercise for prostatitis has a positive effect on the condition of men and can reduce their need for medication. And this is not surprising, because even a set of general strengthening exercises (especially with prostatitis) can significantly strengthen the immune system, improve blood circulation and contribute to the rapid restoration of glandular tissues.
What exercise therapy is useful for inflammation of the prostate
With regular exercise with prostatitis, you can achieve noticeable improvements in many indicators. This effect of exercise therapy is due to the fact that a specially selected complex is directed against congestion, which with a high probability can cause inflammatory processes in the organs located in the pelvic floor in humans. If it is too late to take measures to prevent pathological changes, there are exercises for the treatment of prostatitis, which include breathing exercises and a set of well-developed physical exercises on the deep muscles of the pelvis, legs and abdomen. This diet is truly healing because it acts on the symptoms and manages well the causes that caused the inflammation.
Thanks to physical exercises from prostatitis, you can get rid of the following symptoms of the disease:
- the patient is not worried about urinary retention - an active load on the deep muscles of the pelvis activates blood flow and lymph flow, which leads to a decrease in swelling of the gland;
- due to the outflow of free fluid and toxins from the tissues of the gland, pain and discomfort during ejaculation decrease;
- due to the influx of nutrients and oxygen into the gland, its functioning is normalized, which leads to the restoration of hormonal balance and affects the general well-being of men - irritability disappears, sleep fallsnormalizes, sexual desire is restored.
In addition, increased lymphatic flow triggers the process of natural protection of the prostate - therapeutic exercises strengthen immunity, promote faster elimination of pathogenic microflora (if any) and reduce the severity of inflammation. In addition, a set of exercises inevitably affects the male body as a whole, as it strengthens the immune system, makes breathing deeper and fights blood stasis.
Principles of exercise
According to the scheme approved by urologists, physical exercises for prostatitis should meet the following tasks:
- stimulating - exercise therapy complex improves blood flow and metabolic processes that cause increased phagocytic activity in the prostate region;
- therapeutic - exercises cause the regeneration of damaged tissues due to a greater influx of nutrients to the area of the glands;
- restoration - the exercise therapy complex leads to the normalization of the functions of the glandular-muscular organ of man, the production of a secret and its release;
- protective - thanks to exercises for prostatitis, local immunity is formed, which inhibits the growth and reproduction of pathogenic flora.
In order for all these objectives to be achieved, the performance of each prostatitis exercise must be performed according to certain standards. Firstly, physical education for prostatitis should not be used in the acute stage, which is manifested by the appearance of pain and acute urinary retention. Secondly, corrective gymnastics should be stopped immediately when tangible discomfort appears during its implementation. Third, exercises from prostatitis should have enough time - at least 30 minutes a day. Fourth, for a stable improvement in the condition of men, exercises for prostatitis should be given time every day, without allowing breaks even for a day.
Types of exercises for prostatitis
The following gradation can be applied to exercises from prostatitis, which is formed according to the principle of the complexity of their implementation:
- Simple - a complex for men according to Kegel. The backbone of these complexes are exercises for prostatitis, based on latent (hidden, invisible to others) performance - tightening the anus and relaxing it.
- Medium difficulty - exercises that can be performed in a lying or sitting position (relevant for overweight men with a weak physical base). Such exercises for prostatitis include "scissors", "bicycle", leg swings, rolls on a gym ball, hip rotation.
- Difficult - a complex that includes exercises, the implementation of which requires maintaining balance, including many muscle groups in the work. Exercises for prostatitis in this section include tilts in a semi-squatting state, "pendulum", "bar" exercises, combined with breathing exercises, and others.
All of the listed groups should be included in the daily complex, and only in this case will the concept of "therapeutic" fully justify itself.
The main thing is that in order to eliminate inflammation of the prostate, it is necessary to strengthen not only the pelvic floor (its muscular component), but also the back, abs and hips. An important point is the normalization of the circulatory system and the heart, which is also achieved through regular exercises for prostatitis.
What exercises should you do daily
To eliminate inflammation, normalize blood circulation and lymphatic flow, improve prostate function, it is recommended to perform the following list of exercises for prostatitis daily:
- contractions of the anus according to Kegel - in different positions (sitting, standing, lying) 50-100 times in one approach, 2-3 approaches per day;
- half squats with apart knees - 5-7 squats per set, at least two sets per day;
- bring the knees to the chest from a standing position (legs close together) with a delay of 5 seconds - at least 6 repetitions, two sets per day;
- from a semi-squatting position with the body tilted slightly forward, stand up and at this point spread both arms and one leg out to the side - 3-5 reps for each leg, two sets perday;
- lift pelvis from a prone position with legs close together and hold breath at top of arch for 5 seconds - 5-7 reps, 2 sets per day;
- from a position lying on your stomach with your hands behind your head, the closed legs are raised, then spread apart and held for a minute, then lowered and equalized while breathing - 2 repetitions, up to 3 sets per day.
In general, this complex is enough to normalize the condition of the prostate. It is important to remember that if pain occurs, you should stop exercising for several days and then try to repeat them again.