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Health Benefits of Having Sex

7 Healthy Reasons to Have Sex — Tonight!

February 8, 2013

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by Michele Foley 9

Strengthen Pelvic Floor Muscles

Who says you need to be wearing a sports bra to work your core? Exercises that strengthen your pelvic floor can be done sitting at your desk and even during sex. Whether you know it or not, you're performing Kegels while having sex, which also helps to increase pleasure. Bonus: a toned pelvic floor improves your bladder control.

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by Michele Foley 9

Strengthen Pelvic Floor Muscles

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9 Comments

Manny3712558 19 weeks

This article entices people into having sex by saying you can lose weight as well as having a healthy body and mind. This article supports having sex. This article is great because it supports the fact that sex is good for the body with 11 ideas. You can use stress to relieve stress from work or school. You can use sex to also increase your self esteem.

AmberJ11 1 year

the health benefits are an added bonus! :)

3 years

Thats right! Don't be afraid to speak your mind. This is the 21st century, right?

3 years

tks for the effort you put in here I appreciate it!

3 years

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LittleMzFit 3 years

Not sure about those previous two comments!?? But, thanks Sugar for reminding us all the healthful benefits. Especially those of us trying to remain celibate until we find the right person. Thank goodness regular moderate exercise does much of the same thing...along with Kegels, that is. :oops: