It’s Time to Get Phit…at The Vagina Spa!

By Lauren

I work out 5 days a week. I do the elliptical, I Spin, I take random classes and I even lift weights. It is important for me to stay healthy and fit. Of course, there are the shallow reasons, as well. I really love my black skinny pants. And I want to be at my sexiest when I hit the town in search of a man.

I have learned the importance of varying my workouts – it truly is the best way to hit all muscle groups and get a total body workout. And I thought I was getting every last muscle (at least that’s how it feels the day after a grueling Pilates class when I can barely laugh, let alone move), but according to Dr. Lauri Romanzi, a gynecologist in NYC, I am missing one very important muscle.

In my vagina?

(My gym doesn’t offer those kinds of classes, damn it!)

Dr. Romanzi is behind a new kind of “health” spa called, Phit (pelvic health integrated techniques). She believes that women need to keep their va-jays fit (or, phit, I suppose) in order to improve bladder control and, of course, orgasms. “If you can vote and you have a vagina, you should do these,” she told the New York Times. “It’s the dental floss of feminine fitness.”

Hm. I am not sure I would like to equate dental floss to exercises for my pelvic region. I also can’t wrap my mind around the idea that getting a pelvic exam (for a mere $150!) really goes along with the idea of a relaxing spa. I get those things once a year and, frankly, that is more than enough for me.

What is wrong with our society that places like this even exist? We sit here fighting the fashion industry for setting ridiculous standards for bodies. We watch as millions of women get their boobs done, their faces lifted and their fat sucked out of their thighs. And now, this? A freaking vagina spa?

Maybe we should devote ourselves to issues that really matter. Like the AIDs epidemic, or fertility issues. Maybe Dr. Romanzi could use her knowledge and talents to help women who can’t afford prenatal care, instead of catering to the rich with ridiculous ploys to make more money and, more importantly, make women find yet another thing about themselves that needs to be “fixed.”

[Photo courtesy of Hyatt.com]