Get Moving!

Everyone knows that exercise helps to maintain a healthy weight and improves overall health, but you may not know that exercise can also score you some points in the sexual arena.

Exercise moves your awareness into your body - and once you're more present in your body, you're more likely to be tuned into even small flickerings of desire. Activities that increase circulation in the lower body such as running, walking, cycling, or kick-boxing, also improve the blood flow to the genitals - which in turn improves sexual responsiveness. Just pulling on your jogging shorts and lacing up your sneakers can make you feel more energized and alive - and that's definitely sexy.

Just Do It!

I read an interview this week with a couple who put sex right up there with tooth brushing - something you squeeze in no matter how hectic life gets. Since both have very busy schedules, they were asked how they've managed to maintain an active sexual life. Their responses reflected a Nike type attitude: "You have to work, you have to travel, you have to have friends, you have to have sex. A well-rounded life involves those things."

That may be easier said than done, but it's true that we make time for the things we value. Are you one of those people who claim you don't have time for exercise? Maybe it's time to put more sex in your life and count that as your exercise. Just do it!