Despite popular opinion, you don’t want to be stiff while having sex—when it comes to your muscles, anyway.
Mobility and strength are essential if you want to perform at your best in the bedroom—you have to be flexible. Here’s a workout routine that will work your body holistically, so that every muscle group functions cohesively—rather than bulking random show muscles. This routine will also help you nail some of those not-so-basic positions.
Certain yoga postures are a great primer for sex. Before doing any of the workouts, start with this basic yoga flow for around 10 rounds to help you limber up.
Reach your arms overhead and bend forward, reaching toward the ground.
​Place hands on the ground and jump or step your feet back into a plank position.
Slowly lower yourself down into a pushup position, until you are on the ground. Then leaving your legs down, push your upper body up and off the ground while arching your back.
Look straight up into your upward facing dog pose.
Come back down to the floor and push your hips towards the ceiling into downward facing dog. From this position, jump or step your feet back up to in between your hands and slowly come back to standing, stretching your arms overhead.
*Complete 15 clockwise circles, reverse directions and then complete 15 counterclockwise circles. Repeat both clockwise and counterclockwise on the other leg.
Exercise 4 of 4
Donkey Kick
Equipment
Mat
Sets
1
Reps
15
Rest
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*Bring the knee all the way into the chest and then kick the leg out and up keeping the knee bent and your foot dorsi-flexed so the bottom of your foot is facing directly up. Bring the knee back into the chest. Alternate legs for up to 20 reps apiece.
*Perform split set into seven-rep intervals. Target lower and upper biceps with separate 45-degree reps. Finish with seven full-range reps and a farmers carry.
