Like many of the Babebland bloggers, I enjoy a thumb through the New York Times online: oftentimes it?s informative, other times entertaining, and sometimes it offers up a tidbit of news that makes my jaw drop. The latter was the case this morning, as I happened upon the Phit blurb in the fashion section. It?s a quick read, from which I?ll share several snippets:

?The spa is essentially a gussied-up examination room down the hall from Dr. Romanzi?s medical practice. At the spa, the signature treatment will be a $150 gynecological exam ? in which a client contracts her pelvic muscles around Dr. Romanzi?s fingers ? to determine by feel whether muscle tone is weak, moderate or strong.Dr. Romanzi likes to call the vaginal workouts she prescribes ?personal training.? Clients could also use an in-office electrostimulation machine to improve pelvic muscle tone or buy a device for home use. Dr. Romanzi said that such treatments are intended to improve bladder control; she said pelvic training may also lead to more intense orgasms?Dr. Romanzi said her goal was to teach women how to properly perform Kegel exercises, intended to strengthen the sling-shaped muscle that supports the bladder, vagina and rectum. Gynecologists sometimes suggest such pelvic physiotherapy for minor vaginal laxity after childbirth or for mild urinary incontinence??If you can vote and you have a vagina, you should do these,? she said. ?It?s the dental floss of feminine fitness.?

I?m happy that Kegels (an exercise for the PC muscles) are getting the media attention they deserve; and perhaps I?m even pleased that they?ve reached haute couture status in the fashion (!) section. However, we?re also looking at a rather hefty price tag (and possible un-sexy electric jolts) to accomplish something that can be achieved so easily! ?How easy?? you ask. So easy that we have a simple, tried-and-true exercise routine available that can be done at home, in the office, on the bus? you name it.Kegels aside, I?ll also note that Phit offers labial plastic surgery? and I won?t go any further with that. What I will do is bemoan the fact that services I usually associate with the word ?spa? seem to be lacking. What of the lovingly pampered pussy? I pictured a high-end muff cut-n-color, herbal wraps, toning mud masques, and acidophilus-rich organic yogurt massages. I want my cucumber slices, darn it!Perhaps I?ll start drawing up my own business plan? and in the meantime, I?ll keep doing my Kegels at home.