Sex as a Form of Exercise

For all those responsible adults of a mature age that are emotionally ready to have sex I have good news: exercise has been shown to improve your sex life. Hallelujah! If you thought losing body fat, maintaining lean muscle and fitting into your jeans from 10 years ago was great, think about the possibilities of improving your sex life.

Exercise has been shown to keep our hearts healthy and potentially prolong our lives. A study has been shown that overweight males are more likely to suffer erectile dysfunction (ED) which definitely will not help your sex life. 97 men with an average age of 48 who were defined as "morbidly obese" were studied to determine if weight loss helped their own person sexual function. The results were positive. The men who exercised more had less one-minute or no-minute man syndrome.

Believe it or not sex is a form of exercise. Now, I know what you're thinking: this is great! I can stop going to the gym and have sex all the time! no. No. NO. What I'm trying to say is sex does have it's benefits, but from the cardiovascular standpoint it does not compare to running, biking or swimming.

Here are some activities with the calories burned for a 150 pound person:

Sex 44
Cleaning 119
Mowing the lawn 187
Bicycling 273
Running 341

To find more calories burned for your weight and different activities visit this site.

And remember... be safe, but love every minute of it.