5 Workout Moves That Will Make You Better at Heart-Pumping, Marathon Sex
By Jessica Herman
Some people work out for the glory. We work out to make sex even better. (Because if you want to pull off contortionist-quality positions like the Erotic Accordion, you’ll probably want to be in pretty good shape.) We asked Equinox national group fitness creative manager Lashaun Dale for fitness moves that will amp up your workout between the sheets.
Moving Beast
This exercise gets you comfortable moving on all fours—perfect for the Standing Tiger, Crouching Dragon.
Start on all fours, engaging the core to balance on hands and feet, wrists below shoulders and knees hovering an inch above the ground. Keep your core engaged and step your left foot and right hand forward. Then, step forward with your right foot and left arm. Move four strides forward and four strides back to complete one rep. Do 8-24 repetitions total.
Bridge Rolls
Getting frisky requires some serious flexibility. Strong glutes are key!
Lie flat on your back, with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor hip-width apart. Extend your arms by your sides, palms facing down. Inhale and contract glutes to lift hips off the floor, raising as high as you can without placing any pressure on your neck or head. Hold at the top for an extra moment, pull more air into your lungs. Slowly linking movement with your breath, begin to lower your spine, vertebrae by vertebrae until your hips land once more. Do 8-24 reps.
Sexy Side Kick
There’s nothing sexier than a woman who can hold her own. Shaping up your glutes, thighs, hips, and belly will make you stronger during the Wanton Wheelbarrow (and give him a nice view of your perfectly sculpted backside.)
Pull bent arms in towards your body and hold hands in fists by your chin. Step on the left foot to balance. Lift and bend your right knee and pull leg up to hip height. Keep foot flexed as you extend the right knee and push with your foot, as if moving something away forcefully from your body with your heel. Pull the knee back in and lower leg to starting point. Do 8-24 receptions, switching sides as needed.
Balance Pulls
This move defies gravity on your backside and gives you the full-body stamina to keep going and going. Plus, the upper body strengthening will help you pull him closer during the Torrid Triangle.
Start in a staggered squat with a dumbbell in each hand, right foot forward, left foot back. Let arms hang at your sides and turn palms to face in. Push the ground away, tip your torso forward and lift your left leg straight behind you until your body forms a T-shape. Squeeze your shoulder blades together and pull arms along side of your ribs, to strengthen back and tone arms. Repeat on each leg 8-24 repetitions.
Breathing Bound Angle Pose A.K.A. Goddess Pose
The name alone sounds sexy! This movement is key for a opening up your hips, just what you need to get into the Rock a Bye Booty. Plus, you’ll work on manipulating your breath for extra pleasure.
Grab a couple of yoga blocks, bolsters or pillows and place them behind you, parallel to your spine. Recline back on the props to create a gentle sloping ramp elevating the head above the heart and the heart above the pelvis. Bend knees and bring feet together and allow legs to fall open to an inner thigh stretch. Place hands at creases ofleg and hip and give gentle traction to the legs as you press feet firmly together. Combine this movement with breath retention. Inhale as you gently contract for a count of four. Hold breath, then slowly exhale through pursed lips. Repeat eight times.
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