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Seniors Can Enjoy a Fulfilling, Active Sex Life By Keeping Physically Fit
from: Pat MoauroA common stereotype attached to the senior lifestyle is that seniors no longer want to have sex. However, if you're a senior you and most other seniors are still probably enjoying an active sex life. As an active senior, you may have noticed little decline in the amount of sex you're having now as compared to twenty years ago.
The stereotypes are simply not holding up when it comes to the reality of senior sexuality. How often it happens or how long it lasts may have changed. There may be times when it doesn't occur at all, especially if your partner becomes ill, but that doesn't mean that senior sexuality isn't as fulfilling. The key to maintaining a fulfilling and active sex life depends on the amount of general physical activity which you engage in on a regular basis.
Sexual satisfaction seems to mirror the amount of physical activity you have on a day to day basis. If you're not keeping your body active with gardening, bicycling, swimming, walking or some other activity, you'll begin to lose your body's functioning power. Just like a car that sits in the garage for a month, the body's proverbial battery begins to die out.
The energy level of a non-exercising senior diminishes along with the range of motion in his or her limbs and muscles. Mental alertness and creativity will also suffer the longer a person remains inert. If the body reacts this way to staying motionless, then seniors and people in general, should expect their sexual functioning to suffer immensely as well.
When active seniors stay fit, they can overcome the natural laziness that would eventually decrease their sexual performance. Seniors who walk together will feel refreshed when they come home. The fact that both partners are on the same page is more conducive to them wanting to become intimate. Seniors who go to dance clubs where they square dance, line dance, ballroom dance, or some other kind of dance, can flirt with one another, and be playful and loving while they exercise their bodies.
Seeing your partner active and healthy is one of the strongest elements of physical attraction. Both partners don't even have to share the activities. You can encourage your partner to take part in some physical activity that they want to do on their own. This may result in them coming home to you refreshed and appreciative of your desire to be intimate.
The goal is to make sure that both partners are finding ways to stay fit and healthy. If you golf and your partner swims, you will both come home feeling invigorated and more ready to be sexy than if you had both been sleeping or watching television all day.
Despite the changes in sexual functioning as one becomes a senior, there is still plenty of intimacy and sexuality to experience. Men shouldn't feel inhibited by longer periods between arousal, and women shouldn't be so concerned about how it may take longer to become lubricated. Physical activity is the best way to counteract any insecurity which may develop about your body as you get older.
Feeling robust because you're swimming, walking or lifting weights gives you the confidence in your body that you might have lost if you had failed to stay active. If you're insecure about your skin, know that getting your blood flowing through exercise will reduce the appearance of aging, and as a bonus, will help direct circulation to the sexual organs. A healthy heart assists sexual functioning and will keep your sex life active.
The sexually active body reflects confidence when you walk, talk and wear special clothes. As a woman, wearing something flattering that makes you feel sexy will be easier with toned arms and legs. Physical activity portrays a special confidence in a senior who allows intimacy and sexuality to be a realistic, frequent event. Seniors who engage in regular sexual activity are also happier in general and that contributes to their overall youthfulness and well-being.
The familiar statement, "use it or lose it," is a truism that should be kept close to the heart. Just like the entire body, sexual functioning requires good circulation, a confident spirit and an active body.
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