Exercise has long been valued
by the medical community for its ability to ward off chronic
diseases (ex. cardiovascular disease, stroke, hypertension),
its help in combating conditions such as diabetes, osteoporosis
and obesity, and its overall ability to improve mental
health through stress reduction. Not so well documented
is exercise’s effect on this study’s focus:
“… perceived sexual desirability and sexual
performance.”
The study involved 408 students who were enrolled in
health science courses at a southeastern university. All
the students filled out a 130-item questionnaire dealing
with their fitness/exercise routines and their sex lives.
Of those students that worked out four to five times a
week, 88% of women and 69% of men rated their sexual performance
above average or way above average. The also viewed themselves
as more sexually desirable. I bet many could do very passable
Saturday Night Live “Pump You Up” impressions
as well.
The study appeared in the Electronic
Journal of Human Sexuality.
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