Scientists have long known that yoga lowers blood pressure, strengthens and tone muscles and offers other health benefits. Now, health beat, an e-newsletter from Harvard Medical School, cites a study that yoga leads to better sex for women.
“According to a study published online in The Journal of sexual Medicine regular yoga practice improves several aspects of sexual function in women dating including desire, arousal, orgasm, and overall satisfaction,” the editors of health beat write.
“The study involved 40 healthy women, ages 22 to 55, which were enrolled in a yoga program in India. Most of the women were married, and all were sexually active.
Subjects were instructed in a protocol of 22 yoga poses, or asanas, that are believed to have positive effects on abdominal and pelvic muscle tone, digestion, joint function, and mood.
Various poses were modified for dating services women who weren’t able to perform the full versions. Each participant filled out a standard sexual-function questionnaire at the beginning and end of the 12-week program, which featured an hour of yoga practice each day, followed by breathing and relaxation.”
At the end of the program, the researchers found improvements in the women’s sexual-function scores in desire, arousal, lubrication, orgasm, pain, and overall satisfaction, particularly among women over age 45.