So, I am a Kegel nut. The moment I read about Kegel exercises I was hooked. I researched. I tried my best to practice tensing my pelvic floor muscles. Yes, like everyone else I started by stopping that stream of urine one day just to know what muscles to flex. I used to zone out while waiting in line, trying to concentrate on tensing and holding, which can be pretty embarrassing when your number is called at the deli and you have this far off look in your eyes. I even bought a few exercise products that demanded I lay down for thirty minutes while concentrating on squeezing a plastic arrow together. The point is, while I may be a beginner with sex toys, I am no fool when it comes to Kegels. Which means, when I read the description of what the Smartballs Teneo Duo is supposed to do for my Kegel routine, I simply had to buy it.


The Smartballs Teneo Duo (I was going to abbreviate, but that would be STD!), is two balls, roughly the size of ping pong balls, attached by smooth silicone with a long stretchy silicone loop at the end. While I just compared them to ping pong balls, they are no where near as light. These balls have some weight to them, which makes holding them inside the vagina more of a workout. It doesn't stop there though. Inside each ball is a smaller ball that kind of jiggles when you shake it, or say when you walk around with them tucked inside. The reason the design is so genius this: when those little balls jiggle around it convinces your pelvic floor that, frankly, you have to urinate, causing your muscles to tighten on their own. Automatic Kegel workout. If I had something like this for my abs, life would be perfect!


You can slip the Smartballs in, of course leaving that stretchy loop dangling on the outside, and practice tugging on the loop while clenching to keep both balls inside, or you can just wear them around the house while you do your daily routine. Another suggestion, you can put them in and let your partner tug in little jerks on the loop. You accomplish both Kegel practice and foreplay and it makes the whole experience even better. There really isn't much to describe about the Smartballs. It comes in a variety of colors, the silicone is ranked on EF as a 10 in safety. It is heavier than expected, but not heavy heavy, just has a little weight to it. There are a few shallow ridges, but the texture really didn't bother me. Now, I am new at toys but not new to sex, so I may not be as sensitive as some. I had to use a little lube to get that first ball in there, and keeping them in was not an issue at all for me, but I haven't given birth and I have practiced Kegels off and on for a little while now.


Smartballs clean up well with toy cleaner or soap and water and I kept the packaging as a means of storing them. I like to clean them before and after use. Also, just a note, while I am not one for butt play I do have to warn those who are to NOT use these in your ass! They are not made for that particular orifice. They are not shaped properly and the little handle for removal is just too small and stretchy. You don't wanna be the one in the emergency room with jiggly balls stuck up your ass.

Yay, this may be only my second review, but sharing my experience has already become my favorite part.

So, I loved working with the Smartballs on my own. I put them in before I started my regular workout and it was wonderful. I have also worn them while grocery shopping. Little funny at first, but all around kind of fun and I was able to accomplish two tasks at once.

However, the real fun was when I let my partner get involved. I slipped the Smartballs in during foreplay, an act which he found sexy in and of itself, and then he jerked on the loop causing the little balls to jiggling while he went down on me. That was so marvelously distracting I almost couldn't keep my grip on the balls.

He also used a vibrator, both to tickle the clitoris while he tugged on the loop and to lay on my stomach which vibrated the Smartballs even more.

For one, after all of this clenching and releasing and vibrating I was so primed for sex it was ridiculous, and secondly the Kegel exercises really do make orgasms so much more intense. You probably won't believe me, but it was so good it actually brought real tears to my eyes. No joke! Literal tears. I have never cried during sex before, but this was intense.

I am also SO much more aware of my body. It was pretty awesome being able to clench around him and feel everything. Best. Purchase. Ever.