YOGYAKARTA According to a number of facts and research, routine exercise and sex drive are related. According to certified sex therapist Jenni Skiler, Ph.D., LMFT., the two activities both release the same hormone group, including norepinephrine, dopamine, and adrenaline.

A study in Sexual Medicine Reviews shows that sports are useful for increasing sexual arousal, satisfaction, and well-being. Launching Women's Health, here are sports that help overcome low sexual arousal.

When a person exercises endurance or endurance, the body releases androgen like testosterone. These hormones are responsible for sexual desire, said Nan Wise, Ph.D., licensed psychotherapist, cognitive neurologist, and certified sex therapist based in West Orange, New Jersey. The same benefits are also obtained for cardiovascular exercise, especially after reaching certain intensities.

Cardio or cardiovascular exercise increases your cardiovascular capacity. This will help you stay longer in bed. According to Skyr, the higher cardiovascular fitness, the greater self-confidence and capacity in bed.

The increase in your heart rate during cardio exercise is similar to the physiological feelings experienced when excited or in the honeymoon stage of a new relationship, said Wise. When the heart starts beating so fast that you feel a butterfly in your stomach, this form of physical passion can trigger sex drive.

Footbatic exercise, in particular, increases sexual satisfaction and reduces sexual dysfunction in women of all ages, says Wise. The decrease in sexual arousal, commonly experienced during menopause or hormonal changes. But when exercising regularly, especially training the pelvic floor muscles, it will help overcome decreased sex drive.

Any type of exercise, if with high intensity, will make a person very tired. If the intensity is moderate, it helps activate the parasymptical nervous system and does not tire. It also helps turn on the skew drive, lowers the level of anxiety, and wants physical intimacy with your partner.

One type of endurance, is weightlifting. This helps release testosterone and increase sex drive, explained Wise. Wise advice, hip and core hygien training. Both are useful for increasing blood flow to the genitals so that sex drive increases.

When exercising with your partner, the nervous system will be synchronized. Not only benefiting from exercise individually, but also forming the same brain, heart, and nervous system with your partner. When your heart rate and partner are synchronized, it can be useful to help regulate your nervous system and emotions and partner in harmony. So that joint exercise involves physical and emotional intimacy.

That's the type of sport that helps increase sexual arousal with partners. Apart from being related to sexual health, regular exercise also improves overall health.


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