Wednesday, November 10, 1999
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 11
Sex on the Hill
Regular exercise,not gimmicks will enhance sexual satisfaction
By Sara Shepherd Special to the Kansan
Exercising your penis won't make it any bigger. Sorry, guys.
But there are ways for both men and women to enhance sexual performance and pleasure by practicing specific exercises and staying generally physically fit.
"Being in good shape is likely to in lots of ways - enhance the experience," said Dennis Dailey, professor of social welfare.
Dailey, who teaches a human sexuality course, described different ways that physical condition could influence sexual experiences, including isolated exercises, flexibility and all-around physical fitness.
The Kegel Exercises
In 1952, gynecologist Arnold Kegel devised a set of exercises to help women who experienced incontinence following childbirth. The Kegel exercises strengthen the pubococcygeal muscle, by contracting and relaxing the muscle in a prescribed manner.
But Kegel found that the exercises improved orgasm ability, too.
Physiologically, the experience of orgasm occurs from a set of rhythmic contractions of muscles.
Dailey said the good feelings associated with orgasm are more likely to occur in a well-toned muscle, as opposed to an out-of-shape, flabby one. It is like any other muscle in
the body - toned muscles equal better performance.Men may benefit from Kegel exercises in the same way women do. Kegel exercises involve flexing the muscle that stops the flow of urine
Sexercise
Some product descriptions promise that performing the prescribed exercises will transform your sexual life into an amazing ecstatic adventure or enable you to discover how both men and women can have orgasms that last for an hour or more.
Orgasms that last more than an hour?
No way, Dailey said. He said most sites like these simply are designed by someone trying to make money quickly.
"Let me put it in these terms," Dalley said. "Sex sells."
At another site, you can purchase Newman K. Lin's report from his study on multiple orgasms. Topics in the book include sexexercises (sex-exercise), training the vaginal muscle, the low abdomen exercise for sexual muscle power for men and women and a demonstration of vaginal muscle power - moving an egg and cutting a banana.
These are more realistic. Dalley said it was actually possible for a woman to strengthen her pubococcygeal muscle enough to sever a banana. Though many exercises are ineffective, they won't hurt anyone, Dalley said.
A person's flexibility also may spice things up in the bedroom.
Flexibility
All one has to do is picture any of the acrobatic sexual positions illustrated in the Kama Sutra, which Dailey called one of the earliest sex manuals. The Kama Sutra is an ancient Sanskrit treatise that set rules for sensual pleasure, love and marriage in accordance with Hindu law.
Even if couples engage in less acrobatic positions than those depicted in the Kama Sutra, Dalley said flexibility could add a broader range of motion with which to experiment, and it allowed for more creativity in sexual positions.
Self-Esteem
Besides increasing muscle tone and flexibility, Dailey said being physically fit enhanced a person's subjective self-concept. Naturally, increased confidence affects people's sex lives.
"People who feel good about their bodies share their bodies more pleasurably," Dailey said.
A 1962 study by D.C. Frauman found a direct relationship between physical well-being and the level of and desire for sexual activity. The people who were in poor shape had the least sexual activity and were also the least satisfied. Those who were generally fit had the most rewarding sex lives.
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