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I'm an Active Senior
Who Wants To Stay Healthy
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Seniors
Have an Active Sex Life Too
Many people have attached a stereotype to
the senior lifestyle which dictates that they no longer want
to have sex. If you are a senior, however, you are probably
like most other seniors, still enjoying an active sex
life. If you are an active senior, you may have noticed little decline
in the amount of sex you are having now as compared to twenty
years ago. The stereotypes are just not holding up when it
comes to the reality of senior sexuality. There may be some
changes to how often it happens or how long it lasts, or even
time periods when it does not occur at all, especially if your
partner gets sick, but that does not mean that senior sexuality
is not 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 are not keeping
your body active with gardening, bicycling, swimming, walking
or some other activity, then you will begin to lose the function
power of your body. Just like a car that sits in the garage
for a month, so does the body’s proverbial battery begin to
die out. The energy level of a non-exercising senior diminishes
along with the range of motion they have with their limbs and
muscles. Their mental alertness and creativity will also suffer
the more they remain 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
an active senior stays fit, they can overcome the natural
laziness that would eventually decrease their sexual performance.
Seniors that take a 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 that go to dance clubs where they square, line, ballroom,
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. The activities do not even have to
be shared by both partners. Encouraging your partner to do
something physically active that they want to do may give them
the time to their self which has 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 that occur with sexual functioning as
one becomes a senior, there is still plenty of intimacy and
sexuality to experience. Men should not feel inhibited
by longer refractory periods and women should not be so 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
are swimming, walking or lifting weights gives you the confidence
in your body that you might have lost if you did not stay active.
If you are insecure about your skin, know that getting your
blood flowing through exercise will reduce the appearance of
aging, and as a bonus, will help get 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 it walks
talks and wears clothes. 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 that engage in regular sexual activity are also
happier in general and that contributes to your overall youthfulness
and well-being. There is definitely truth in the statement,
“use it or lose it,” 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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: 2006
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