Kick-Start Your
Marriage with Fitness
by Lena Katz
From the Team Beachbody Club - Join Today and Workout to
Win!
Remember the honeymoon
days? Pre-PTA, pre-Pampers, even pre-pregnancy? It was easy, back then, for you
and your honey to find time for each other. Normal to feel a little buzz of
excitement when your eyes met across the room.
Obviously, that fizzy
honeymoon feeling can't last forever—everybody knows that reality has to
kick in at some point. Inevitably, kids and careers start to sap the energy
that was once devoted to your relationship. But that doesn't mean that romance
has to be a distant memory. In fact, according to a study by the American
Council on Exercise (ACE), regular exercise could be the key to unlock your
extra reserves of va-va-voom.
"Yes, I've heard that
before," you say. "But why would an hour of cardio give me extra energy?
Wouldn't it be just the opposite?"
Well, no. In laymen's
terms, exercise gets your blood pumping and makes you feel like a teenager
again. In fact, studies published in the Journal of the American Medical
Association (June 2004) and the Annals of Internal Medicine (August
2003) showed that exercise and a reduced-calorie diet significantly improved
the ability of men, particularly those over 50, to perform in the
bedroom.
For women, the effects
of exercise and a healthy lifestyle might be psychological as much as physical.
According to a recent article in the Electronic Journal of Human
Sexuality, people who exercise regularly perceive themselves as more
desirable than those who don't.
But did we really need
a study to convince us of that?
If you're like most
people, the only "expert opinion" necessary is that of your significant
other—and the only "expert results" you need to hear are along the lines
of, "Wow, you look great!" or "Hey, sexy thing . . . come over here and give me
a kiss." We're willing to bet that the light in your sweetie's eyes when they
admire the newer, sleeker, more confident you will be all you need to rekindle
the spark in your marriage. |
