HERE IS A LIST OF SOME EXERCISES TO HELP BOOST YOUR LIBIDO NATURALLY:
Breathing Squats (loaded or unloaded) Pelvic Bridges (with or without a ball) Sprinting Walking Bench Press (on a ball or bench) Pull-Ups Kneeling on a Ball (loaded or unloaded) Push-Ups Jumping, Rebounding or Plyometrics Lunging Rotational Exercises of all Varieties Dancing
These are just a few examples. Any movement pattern that can be done prop- STRESS, REST, REPAIR
erly, with good form and control in movement and breath, can all be exercises that increase your health and increase your libido. Happy health, healthy sex!
AND SEX HORMONES Our bodies repair when we are in a state of mental and physical rest—
particularly when we are sleeping. Though not just any sleep; we need deep, restful, rhythmic sleep. This type of rest also encourages the creation of our sex hormones estrogen and testosterone, critical for sex-drive and sexual organ function. This type of sleep only occurs when your mind and body are in proper alignment with your mental and physical happiness, the environment you are in, the food your eating and the life your are liv- ing. You might call this being in a state of true happiness. Under stress our bodies tend to breakdown. Short-term-stress is
great because this provides a position for the body and mind to create new, stronger, more durable solutions like bigger muscles and abstract, creative thoughts. The goal is not to avoid stress, rather to avoid useless and unnecessary stress… undo psychological stress. Few physiological situations in life create enduring stress, so long-term-stress is primarily psychological. The keys to a healthy sex-drive are in the four fundamentals of any real
health and wellness program: Proper nutrition, proper exercise, proper sleep and managing your inevitable life-stressors—which includes creat- ing and living the life you truly want. In respect to managing your exercise program and to inhibit production
of stress hormones (bad) and more anabolic or growth hormones (good), I suggest anaerobic exercise. When addressing stress and stress hormones, anaerobic exercise promotes a shorter stress response from the body as a whole, as compared to aerobic exercise, which is a sustained stress. There are skilled therapists who do use aerobic training to remedy issues related to stress; I would strongly recommend that this approach only be used well under the supervision of such a trained and knowledgeable therapist. It’s also important to understand that depending on the overall health
of the individual certain exercises, including ones listed here, could be damaging. These are chosen from a standpoint of length of time under stress-hormones.
Martin Alonzo owns a private training studio, Performance Training Center, on Fourth Avenue in San Diego. He is a CHEK Institute-trained professional and can be contacted via the web at
performcenter.com or direct at 619.206.4577
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