The primary goal of exercising is to live a healthier lifestyle. You can deny the fact that exercise is a powerful tool for developing your cardiovascular health, muscular strength, stress relief and mind-body coordination. However, it’s been proven that exercise can also increase the sex drive, for both, women and men.
Facts for Men
Exercise offers positive effects to improve the sex drives of men. According to a study that was published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior back in 1990, men participating in exercise for at least 60 minutes regularly, three to five days a week considerably developed greater sexual improvements.
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Facts for Women
Exercise has proven to offer positive effects on sex drives of women as well. According to a study that was published back in 2008, in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, it was proven that intense and short durations of exercise, for as little as 20 minutes a session, will significantly improve the physiological sexual stimulation of women. Another study published in 2007, in the Journal of Sex, found a link between enhanced body awareness as well as increased perceptions of stimulation. Researchers stated that “exercise can increase body awareness through increased bodily sensations.”
Significance
It is famous that exercise can increase energy, improve performance, reduce stress, help to prevent injury and help to lose weight. The positive role that exercise plays toward the female and male sex drive can be a pleasing motivator for an inactive person. It offers visual gains like firm thighs, and shapely rear ends, toned arms and overall a better body shape. However, exercise often leads to more confidence which may develop a more significant interest in having sex.
Considerations
Exercise and sex are directly proportional to each other. Exercise can be helpful to increase the sex drive, but it would be better to include additional goals like strength, stamina, stress relief and balance. The goal of improving one’s sex drive may not be suitable for every person according to their age, relationship status, and more importantly, their emotional maturity level.
How Can Different Workouts Help To Improve Your Sex Drive?
Let’s take a look:
Strength Training
Strength training increases the levels of hormone growth, which plays an intricate role in the spiking of testosterone. Making strength training apart of your routine at least two or three times a week, along with excellent sleep, has been proven to enhance sexual arousal.
Cardiovascular Exercise
Cardio exercise is a type of workout that gets your heart pumping. These particular exercises involve various activities like running walking or rowing. However, a quick one on one game of basketball can also be helpful and serve the same purpose. These exercises are beneficial because they help to pump up the beta-endorphins; which causes the heart to race and the blood to pump into all the right places. Cardiovascular exercises are also said to enhance your sexual desire for your partner.
Burning Calories in The Bedroom
Are you still running from the gym or working out altogether? Well for those of you who don’t like to go to the gym or workout, but love sex, would you believe me if I told you that having sexual intercourse is, in fact, a form of exercise? Did you know that if you spend more time with swapping positions and foreplay, you will be able to burn up to 100 calories within 30 minutes of each sexual encounter/session? Not to mention, for every orgasm you have, you’ll burn even more calories! In addition, the exchange of positions and foreplay can increase muscle strength, heart rate, and metabolic rate. It is also helpful to relieve stress!
Couples that are having healthy relationships can consider making use of exercise as a tool to improve their sex drives. Feel free to incorporate couple exercise/workout routines because these particular activities have been known to lead to increased motivation and a stronger sexual desire for your partner. You can expect sex to improve your cardiovascular activity; which means better endurance and longer, more energetic sexcapades. I would even go out on a limb to say that sex is good for your health!
Now ask yourself, is there room for improvement in your world of health and fitness? More importantly, are you being all you can be in the bedroom?
