Sexercise: Fitness Never Felt So Good!
April 17, 2009
Getting physical can help you stay fit.
Treadmills and Stairmasters can be cruel task masters. A great bike ride, a long walk, or run can get you a lot of sunshine and fresh air, but experts have a new suggestion for staying in shape, which has nothing to do with low carb diets, or eating more vegetables.
Instead of, or even better, in addition to, all those diets and hard work, medical researchers are now touting the health benefits of frequent sexual intimacy.
That’s right, “sexercise” can make a person slimmer, particularly if it is done on a frequent basis. Best of all, while sex can help to get you fit, being in great shape will help you to want more sex. The benefits of a regular sexercise program are pretty impressive. Here’s a list of six things that regular sex can do for you.
1. Improved blood flow, which is good for every part of your body.
2. Strengthens heart function.
3. Better cholesterol, in changing your bad cholesterol (LDL) to good cholesterol (HDL).
4. Makes weight control easier by burning calories and raising your metabolic action.
5. Improves sleep, thereby raising your energy level.
6. Increases longevity and improves life quality.
There are also specific benefits that directly impact individuals based on their gender and age. First, men 45 and older who have benign prostrate enlargement, very common into and through middle age, will experience improved urine flow, which can reduce or eliminate the need to get up during the night to use the bathroom.
That alone can dramatically impact and improve your energy as it helps you to get an uninterrupted night’s rest. Second, women will feel more attractive with increased sexual activity since they produce more estrogen and oxytocin. Third, both men and women will expierence shinier and smoother hair a healthier skin glow as pores become cleansed, thanks to regular and increased levels of perspiration.
If you’re sold on the benefits of sexercise, your next question might be, how do I get started? Well we don’t mean the how you do it, we’re assuming you know that part, we’re talking about the how long and how often.
Depending on your current state of health you may want to start by getting a physical, particularly if you haven’t done that in a while. Remember, you’re talking about a level of physical activity that you may not have attempted for a long period of time, such as accelerating your heart rate, pulse, and blood pressure. You’re also going to be testing your level of strength, stamina, and of course, flexibility. As with any form of exercise, you’re well advised to make sure that you’re good to go.
As for the frequency and duration of your sex, start with three times a week with an idea of building to four or five times a week. Aim for a duration of 20 minutes, and build to thirty or more. Generally this means a generous amount of foreplay, and for men in particular, pacing yourself. This may seem like a huge time commitment, but in reality it’s not. The average person spends far longer than that at night watching sitcoms, sports, news, reality shows, dramas, not to mention the latest DVD from Netflix.
Sex for 30 minutes burns up to 350 calories, depending on how physically active you are with your partner during intimacy. This is the equivalent of the calories burned during a half a hour at a moderate level on a Stairmaster or 60 minutes of walking at a brisk pace.
Sex five times per week can burn nearly 2,000 calories! The more active partner, generally the one on top can burn that or more. Smart sexercising couples take turns in a variety of positions.
In four weeks or less you’ll notice some nice improvements in the tone of your stomach, your back, butt, arms and legs. Keep your sexercise routine fresh with new positions and ideas, what you don’t want to do is fall into a routine that’s as boring as a treadmill.
After a good sexercise session you may want to pamper each other with a joint shower or bath, and before you’re done, maybe have one more tryst for good measure. If you do you can skip your next workout and treat yourselves to a second dessert.
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