7 Ways Exercise Can Improve Your Sex Life

If you want to turn up the heat in the bedroom, it can be as simple as lacing up your sneakers. After all, staying in shape doesn’t just help you look good—it can enhance your sex life as well. Physical fitness absolutely affects the physical intensity and quality of sex. Sex is a kind of exercise itself *wink*. So here are the top 7 ways exercise can boost your sex life:

1. It Boosts Blood Flow
It just makes sense: The more you exercise, the healthier your arteries—including the ones that go between your legs. A cardio routine to get the blood pumping) Exercise increases the flexibility of your arteries, so it's easier for them to expand and get blood coursing through your veins. And for men, the better your blood flow, the stronger your erection.

2. It Boosts Testosterone 
Pumping iron can help pump up your levels of the sex hormone testosterone, too. Research shows that men's testosterone is highest during the 48hrs after a workout.

3. It Makes You More Reliable
Before you hit the Viagra, try hitting the gym instead. Studies show that exercise can cause men to have sex more often, and it can make them more reliable, too. Men who exercise often report sex that is more frequent, more reliable and more satisfying.

4. It Improves our Stamina
To put it bluntly: Men, the better shape you’re in, the longer you’ll last in bed. In most sex positions, the man needs to push, so he needs to have strong back muscles. Plus, when you’re fit, your ejaculation lasts longer, and loose abdominal muscles or weak PC muscles(muscles that contract during ejaculation) might affect the angle or erection.

5. It improves Flexibility
While trying out new sex positions might require some imagination, seeing how you can pull a muscle in the process doesn’t. If you’re not flexible enough, you can’t strain yourself to do things when you’re exploring and becoming more adventurous in bed. 
If you want to get a little kinky beneath the sheets, lengthening and strengthening exercises (no pun intended) can help you contort your body. To keep your muscles flexible, yoga and Pilates(google it) are excellent exercise options. 

6. It Gets You In The Mood

Whether they’re worrying about their children or making a shopping list for the next day, women are particularly prone to a mind that wanders during sex. And since, for women, emotions play such a large part in getting turned on, drifting thoughts can lower sexual satisfaction. Luckily, exercising can help you get more in tune with your body and emotion in the moment. Yoga and breathing exercises can teach you to how to cut out external distractions so you can concentrate in the moment.

7. It Makes You Feel Hot

Exercise makes you look good and feel good—and that confidence carries over to the bedroom. Research shows  that people who are physically fit also see themselves as hotter commodities and better in bed. More than 90% of men who say they have a much-above-average fitness level also rank their sexual desirability and performance as above average or much above average. Among women, 80% of those who work out four to five days a week rate their bedroom antics as above average, and 60% of them think of themselves as above average on an attractiveness scale. 

So grab that knapsack, strap on those sneakers, and hit the gym.