Do You Want to Increase Your Libido? Yes! Exercise is Your Answer!
For months we discussed how important it is to exercise and eat right. It can change the way you look and feel. Along these lines we want to share with you how exercise can increase your libido.
Research now suggests that it has less to do with getting stronger than with the release of endorphins in the brain (as a result of physical exertion) that influence how we feel. If you’re a runner, athlete or exercise on extreme levels like bootcamp, you’ve experienced what’s called a “runner’s high” or the sense of exhilaration that comes from skiing down a mountain. Although you may not feel so sexy after a sweaty workout, don’t be surprised if you find yourself feeling in the mood for love. It turns out these brain chemicals may also be linked to the release of hormones that power the sex drive. Research has shown that women who exercise regularly tend to have active sex lives, are easily aroused, and reach orgasm quickly than those who don’t work out.
A revved up sex drive may also occur from other sympathetic hormones like epinephrine (adrenalin) that make a person more energized, or even opioids like beta-endorphins that can produce a “feel-good” effect. It may be that the psychological self-confidence that you get from being physically fit, accomplishing fitness goals or simply losing weight boosts your self-esteem and helps you to feel sexier.
Less vigorous Eastern forms of exercise take another approach. Instead of stimulating brain chemicals to rev up the sex drive, yoga and tantra provide postures designed to help resolve specific sexual problems. Some are said to work by stimulating blood flow to the genital area while others are directed toward maximizing sexual performance and satisfaction. While there’s no scientific proof that these ancient exercises add up to effective aphrodisiacs, practitioners seem pleased with the results.
If exercise has no appeal, then hitting the dance floor can get the juices flowing just the same. In fact, whether the music is a waltz or mambo, moving to the beat is an age-old, socially sanctioned mating ritual. Whatever your preference from bootcamp, yoga or to the dance floor it seems clear that the more you move your body, the better your sex life can be.
-Bernadette McLoughlin
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