Kegel Kat app | By Bitty |
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Country of origin | United Kingdom |
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Cost | Free |
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Kegel Kat app
Kegel Kat app
- An app that provides a fun and interactive approach to pelvic floor exercises.
The app provides a ‘gamification’ or fun approach to pelvic floor exercises where you have a cat mascot and can earn tokens to customise his look and buy different songs. There are three modes: “Daily Squeeze,” where you can define a number of exercises to run through, with configurable length settings; “Go Forever” mode, where you see how many you can do in a row; and then the silliest, “Dance Dance” mode, where you have to exercise along to a tune, earning points as you go. For the complete app description, go to iTunes(external link) and for a detailed review, see reviews below.
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✔ Visual, vibration and auditory cues. |
✘ Zero information about pelvic floor exercises or how to do them. |
Clinical review
Reviewer: Jeremy Steinberg, GP, FRNZCGP
Date of review: October 2018
Platform: Android
Version: 2.0.7
Comments: This app is useful for women with urinary incontinence and men with erectile dysfunction. The app provides a ‘gamification’ approach to pelvic floor exercises where you have a cat mascot and can earn tokens to customise his look and buy different songs. There are three modes: daily squeeze (for every day use), go forever (for setting a high score) and a dance mode (follow along to 80s tracks). The daily squeeze program is customisable, and you can set up to three reminders. There is a noticeable lack of written information about pelvic floor exercises, who should do them and when you should see a health professional which lets this app down. The “cute” visual style is probably not for everyone. Overall, this is a great free app option. However, you will need to get supplementary information from other sources.
Safety concerns: Noticeable lack of educational information, and therefore no information about when you should see a health professional.
New Zealand relevance: Relevant to New Zealand users.
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