Sex and Exercise!!

This is an excerpt of an article that I just published. I hope you enjoy.

American’s obesity epidemic hasn’t just affected our health but also our sex drives! Most people decide to change their lifestyles to improve their looks and health, so why not eat healthy and exercise to improve your sex drive?

Studies have proven that exercise can increase potency, endurance and even make sex more enjoyable. Exercise also helps lower a man’s risk of getting erectile dysfunction by at least 30%. Risks of female sexual dysfunction (FSD), which affects 40% of American women, will also decrease with proper exercise. By getting off the couch and doing some vigorous exercise each day you and your partner will reap the benefits of long term health, good looking bodies, and a hot love life.

To read the full article go to:
http://www.healthmad.com/Health/Sex-and-Exercise.361899 or click on the "Sex and Exercise" link under Fitness Articles on the left side bar.

Motivation

Trying to lose weight and eat healthy is easier said than done! Everyone who has tried to lose weight has most likely had a problem, even personal trainers, with lack of motivation. There are going to be bad days, but sometimes bad days turn in to skipping a workout session and then skipping a week of workout sessions. When this happens bad habits start to show themselves and we fall back into our "comfortable" lives. It's not until we realize that the weight that we did lose has reappeared around our waist with a couple extra dimples in our thighs that we finally begin to exercise again.

Here are five ways to stay motivated and have fun!

• List your Goals. This means to write them down, big and bold, and post them in a place where they can be seen daily or twice daily if need be.
  
  
• Take a "Before" picture, then cut out a picture from a magazine, one that will represent what you want your "After" picture to look like and post them it next to your goals.
  
  
• Hold a "Biggest Loser" contest at work or with your friends. Set a time limit (like a month or two), you can hold weekly challenges (like taking a Ropes Course or having a trainer hold a Boot Camp just for your group), and have everyone put in 10-20 dollars (this will be the prize money, and who ever loses the most weight at the end of the given time will receive it!)
  
  
• Hold a contest with yourself! Set a goal, like "I want to lose 20-25 pounds in 3 months" and put away 40-50 dollars every time you get paid in those three months. If you reach your goal take the money you've saved and go shopping! (You'll probably need smaller cloths anyway!)
  
  
• Start a support group. Get together once a week and discuss nutrition, current diet trends, and exercise with people who are also trying to lose weight and live healthier lifestyles.
  

I hope this helps. I have personally done number 4 and having a shopping spree as a reward is so much fun and defiantly rewarding when I can buy cloths that would never have fit before!

How do you stay motivated? Leave a comment and let me know.