Fit for Sex – 6 Ways Staying Fit Improves Your Sex Life

Romantic young couple holding bottles of water at the park

Ever wonder what the relationship is between fitness and your ability to perform in the sack? I think we can all assume a few things; longer stamina, more flexibility and strength to get into those crazy positions. But it actually goes way beyond these few benefits.

Mr. Happy

The more fat we all carry on our body the more estrogen we produce. Estrogen, frankly can be quite the arousal killer and this especially goes for men. It can actually cause the penis to shrink.  Yikes! So getting into better physical condition can make your Mr. Happy happy.

MEN-opause

Yep, higher levels of estrogen can also cause long term desire to wain and that means the “use it or lose it” philosophy extends here. Research has shown that it can take quite awhile for the fire to return after this “male menopause” creeps in.