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‘COREGASM’ – AN EXTRA WORKOUT BENEFIT!
Anecdotal stories of exercise leading to a female orgasm have been confi rmed by researchers at Indiana University in the US. While the phenomenon – sometimes known as ‘coregasm’ due to an association with core abdominal work – isn’t new, this is the fi rst study of its kind to look into it. Online surveys were sent to 370 women who
had reported exercise-induced orgasms (EIO) or exercise-induced sexual pleasure (EISP). Forty per cent of those who had experienced EIO or EISP had done so on more than 10 occasions, and those reporting EIO were not fantasising sexually or thinking about people they found attractive. Various types of activity were associated with
EIO and EISP, including weight lifting (26.5 per cent), yoga (20 per cent), cycling (15.8 per cent), running (13.2 per cent) and walking/hiking (9.6 per cent). However, abdominal exercise came out top: 51.4 per cent of the EIO group had had an orgasm linked to ab work in the previous 90 days.
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WATERCRESS MAY HELP WORKOUT RECOVERY
Eating small amounts of watercress daily could help alleviate stress put on the body after a vigorous gym workout, say Scottish scientists. Researchers from Napier
University and Ulster University found that, while high-intensity exercise can create a build-up of free radicals which may damage DNA, watercress can help raise levels of antioxidants to protect our bodies. The eight-week study was based
on 10 men who ate 85 grams of watercress and went through a high-intensity treadmill workout. They had less damage to their DNA compared to a control group.
lunchtime dance class trend
Across cities in Sweden, workers are swapping sandwiches for swinging moves in the Lunch Beat craze. Held for just an hour – 12 noon til 1pm
– the organised events see employees bopping away in an attempt to increase their productivity in the afternoon. And they’re growing in popularity.
Lunch Beat, a not-for-profi t organisation, was founded by Molly Ränge in Stockholm in June 2010, when
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just 14 people attended the event. But what started as an underground movement began to capture people’s attention as the clubs were given local, then international, media airtime – including on BBC World and Oprah. Today, the monthly Stockholm Lunch
Beat events attract over 600 people and there are now 25 international branches. The concept is free to copy and improve. Details:
www.lunchbeat.org
HUNGER GAMES WORKOUT HITS US
More than 36 million copies of the The Hunger Games trilogy have sold worldwide and a fi lm adaptation was released in March. On the back of this, New York Sports
Clubs has launched the Train Like a Tribute workout. In the books, teenagers – or ‘tributes’ of a post-apocalyptic world – fi ght to the death in gladiatorial combat. In reality, the small group classes use vigorous cardio and weights-based exercises to mimic skills used in the books: archery, tree climbing, speed work and strength training. Created by master trainer Eric Salvador, a
former US marine, the class is ‘won’ by the person who completes the most circuits. Details:
www.mysportsclubs.com
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