Let’s Sweat It On

We suspect you could reel off the mind-body benefits of exercise with the practised polish of a politician. You’ll know strength training can grow your confidence as much as your muscle mass; that the mind-emptying powers of a lap of the park are matched only by a book in the bath; and if there’s a feeling that tops folding into child’s pose, then you’ve yet to find it. But there’s another batch of benefits that get less attention.

Multiple studies have linked exercise with improving your sex life, and not just your ability to do the butter churner (go on, Google it…). “When you engage in exercise regularly, your body will undergo physiological adaptations to meet those demands,” says clinical trainer and biokineticist Natacha Quintal. These adaptations, she explains, can enhance your