#HealthBytes: Five simple exercises to boost sexual health
Even if enhancing your sexual prowess wasn't the reason you joined gym for, in the first place, be assured that exercising can help empower your sexual well-being. That's because regular exercise leads to improved flexibility, blood pressure, mood boost, greater muscle strength, long lasting endurance, and a higher libido. Here are five simple exercises that can help improve your sex life.
Kegels
Kegels are great for strengthening the muscles in your pelvic area. With stronger pelvic muscles, men can command greater control over ejaculation, which can further enhance their sexual stamina, helping them last longer in bed. So, perform a variety of kegel exercises on a daily basis, and you will see the results very soon.
Yoga
Want to experiment with new positions in bed, but bad flexibility comes your way? Yoga is the answer. The ancient, Indian spiritual practice of yoga is a time-tested exercise to improve muscle strength, flexibility, posture, and body balance. Performing certain yoga poses such as the Bow Pose, Peacock Pose, and Shoulder Stand can help strengthen and increase endurance of your pelvic muscles.
Walking/Running
A Harvard study concerning 31,000 men (aged above 50) found out that aerobic exercises resulted in a 30% reduced risk of erectile dysfunction (ED) among participants. Brisk walking for 30 minutes (that burns nearly 200 calories daily) can help lower risk of ED, by enhancing your blood flow. Additionally, aerobic exercises like walking also release endorphins, thus giving a boost to your sexual performance.
Swimming
Practising long-distance swimming for just 30 minutes daily, for nearly 3 days a week, can help improve your sexual endurance, and may even lead to weight loss. So, by helping you shed extra kilos and enhancing endurance, swimming helps boost your sexual performance. A Harvard study of 160 inter-gender swimmers reported that swimming had positive impact on the participants' sexual endurance (and thus performance).
Weight training
Weight lifting/training will improve your sex life by increasing your testosterone levels, which is crucial for a healthy sex drive. Performing push-ups, sit-ups, planks, and crunches can strengthen your abs, chest, and shoulder muscles, thereby increasing strength and endurance in your upper-body muscles. Notably, these upper body muscles significantly contribute in enhancing your sexual performance.
