7 exercises for good sex
Last reviewed: 01.07.2025
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We all know that regular physical exercise has a beneficial effect on human health. With the help of training, you can lose weight and keep fit. In addition, with the help of some physical exercises, you can improve the quality of sexual relations.
Kegel exercises
This complex helps to train the pelvic floor muscles, as well as the so-called pubococcygeus muscle, so that partners can experience maximum pleasure from sexual intercourse. With the help of exercises developed by Dr. Kegel, blood supply to the genitals improves, muscle tone of the vagina is restored after childbirth, and the pleasure that partners receive from sex is enhanced.
Strengthening the foundation
Strengthening the muscles of the middle and lower back, abdomen and pelvis. These muscles play an important role in almost any movement and when it comes to sexual positions. There are many different exercises aimed at strengthening the muscles, but the most effective is the following: get on all fours, pull in your stomach, lift and straighten your left arm and right leg so that they are level with your spine and try to maintain balance in this position for at least a few seconds.
Cardiovascular exercises
Any workout should include some form of cardiovascular or aerobic activity done at a steady, moderate pace for 20 minutes at a time. This activity increases your heart rate and strengthens your entire body, including your heart and lungs. You'll have more stamina and be able to perform not only skill-based physical exercise, but you'll also be able to improve the quality of your sex life.
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Yoga
With yoga, you can increase your flexibility. Just imagine how this can affect your intimate relationships. In addition, yoga will give you more strength, energy, and improve your balance.
Leg exercises
Legs do much more than just support and enable movement. A pair of strong legs can be beneficial in sex, too. From a standing position, lunge forward with your leg bent at a 90-degree angle. Now slowly rise up. You will feel some tension in your legs, but after a few sessions, it will go away.
Pelvic lift
This exercise strengthens the muscles involved in sexual intercourse. In addition, pelvic lifts strengthen the muscles of the buttocks and lower back. Lying on your back, bend your knees and lift your pelvis as if you were doing a "bridge."
Pumping up your biceps
This exercise is two in one - beautiful arms plus sexual desire. Strength training will help increase libido - as it turns out, the male hormone testosterone plays an important role in sexual desire.