Exercise Can Promote Sexual Health & Improve Intimacy

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We exercise to help our bodies look their best on the outside. But regular physical activity is also important for proper circulation and function of everything on the inside. If you want to experience exceptional bedroom calisthenics, practice increasing your daily activity and move your body. It will get you ready for a dazzling horizontal lambada in more ways than you’d expect. That’s the fact that exercise can promote sexual health is step #9 in the 10 Steps to Sexy.

The link between exercise and sexual satisfaction

Aerobic activity revs up hormones while reducing stress. This is going to help keep you in prime condition. In fact, a study by the University of California on sedentary men demonstrated that around three hours of exercise per week offered improved sexual function. Other studies on both men and women have demonstrated greater sexual activity among those who engage in regular physical activity. One study on the impact of exercise on women discovered that increased physical activity even led to greater sexual satisfaction.

Physical activity is especially important for men

Regular activity is also proven to reduce the risk of erectile dysfunction. Because exercise opens up the arteries and helps blood flow to the heart, it’s also helping blood flow to the sexual organs. It may be a benefit you ever thought of when you got your heart thumping but if your heart is throbbing, so are your loins! The benefits of exercise not only extend to sexual pleasure but also improve fertility. A British study in 2017 demonstrated that men who engaged in moderate, physical activity, (15 hours per week), had greater sperm counts than their sedentary counterparts.

We’re not suggesting that you have to join a gym. But take an honest look at your daily movement and take measures to move your body every day. You won’t just feel better at the end of the day, you’ll feel better in bed.

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Edited by Delahna Flagg, PhD: This article was reviewed and additional research was provided by Center for Mind-Body Medicine certified practitioner and Eat Something Sexy Nutrition Director Delahna Flagg.

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Eat Something Sexy's Creator & Editor-in-Chief Amy Reiley is the award-winning author of five aphrodisiac cookbooks. She has her Master of Arts in Gastronomy, awarded by Le Cordon Bleu and The University of Adelaide. She is also a Certified Nutrition Coach awarded by the International Sports Sciences Association and she is a California Certified Massage Therapist.

Amy is considered a leading authority on aphrodisiacs. Her work in aphrodisiacs is quoted in publications including National Geographic, The New York Times, Epicurious, Wine Enthusiast, Health and Playboy magazines. She speaks internationally on aphrodisiac foods and has brought her knowledge of aphrodisiac history and science to national television shows including The Today Show and CBS Early Show. She is a frequent guest on relationship and lifestyle radio and podcast shows and has been interviewed by BBC and NPR radio, Cosmopolitan radio and popular podcasts including My Dad Wrote a Porno.

Amy is also a freelance food, wine and health researcher and writer as well as a wine competition judge. Her work has appeared in publications ranging from Variety to The Daily Meal. She is an MSN content provider. And she is also a former wine editor for Gayot.com and wine & spirits editor of Las Vegas magazine.

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