As we age, we may feel like we are destined to enjoy less and less of life’s pleasures.
But did you know that exercise can actually improve your sex life? As if feeling more energized, being healthier and looking better wasn’t a big enough set of perks of exercising, being active can also improve your sex life!
Let’s take a look at how working out in the gym can improve your work outs in the bedroom.
While the type of working out you do varies person to person, what matters most is that you stay active, regardless of the means by which you do.
Cardiovascular exercise is great for your heart. It increases the rate at which blood pumps and flows throughout your body and improves circulation.
Lifting weights increases our growth hormone which in turn increases testosterone. The higher the testosterone, the higher the libido. Taking a yoga class can increase your flexibility which, needless to say, helps in the bedroom.
As we age, it’s normal to experience sexual frustrations as a result of a lack of libido or issues such as erectile dysfunction.
Sexual frustrations can eventually lead to relationship issues, but exercise is a great way to help stop this slippery slope. The boost in strength and endurance you will notice as a result of working out will translate into more endurance between the sheets.
Endorphins and adrenaline rise as a result of working out and this can mean better and more frequent arousals and a greater sex drive.
In a study (1) done on the effect of an interval exercise workout routine and its relationship to erectile dysfunction in patients with high blood pressure, findings suggested that erectile dysfunction decreased with the introduction of exercise routines.
Because of this, it is safe to say that exercise serves as a great way to fight against ED without using prescription medications.
There’s a saying that goes everything gets better with time. Sex shouldn’t be an exception.
Sex in itself has health benefits that can reduce anxiety, release feel-good endorphins and even burn some calories!
As with any workout regimen, it is important to seek medical clearance from a doctor before beginning any exercise routine and to slowly add it into your daily routine. While there are sometimes sex-related issues that arise due to medications, there is certainly something to be said of a little exercise for a lot of pleasure in return.
- Lamina, S., Okoye, C. G., & Dagogo, T. T. (2009). Therapeutic effect of an interval exercise training program in the management of erectile dysfunction in hypertensive patients. Journal of Clinical Hypertension (Greenwich, Conn.), 11(3), 125-129.
