And we devote time to recreational activities, to sports, to movies and to our hobbies. But most of us devote too little time to the enrichment of our erotic life and thus do not honor our sexual selves adequately. Many people, when thinking about enhancing their sexual pleasures, think only in terms of achieving orgasms more intensely or more frequently. This is a wonderful way to go, but tends to become an overly focused preoccupation. Here, we shall offer some more general suggestions for improving your sexual health and happiness.
Physical health is important to sexual pleasure.
Cardiovascular conditioning usually improves sexual functioning, and exercises, such as yoga and dance, that promote spinal and pelvic flexibility, as well as facilitating the movement of energy through the body, are helpful as much for self pleasuring as for partnered eroticism. Also, your enjoyment of genital pleasure, both now and through the later years of your life, will be greatly enhanced if you regularly exercise the musculature of your pelvic floor. This is called Kegelling . Find the relevant group of muscles by stopping and starting your flow of urine while sitting on the toilet. Then, at a time when your bladder is empty, squeeze these muscles tight and hold them for a count of three.