Fitness

9 Workouts for Better Sex

Here, the fitness classes and crazes to help you tap into your sensual side, boost confidence and look good naked

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Barre What It Is: "Barre workouts entail tweaked ballet moves, Pilates, light hand weights and deep stretches," explains barre instructor Jennifer McCamish of Dancers Shape studio. "After warming up the muscles, you work each body part to the point of fatigue -- starting with your arms, then moving on to thighs, glutes and hamstrings and finishing with your core." The workout incorporates a small range of precise, controlled motions to help stabilize joints and strengthen the core.

Bedroom Benefits: "Great sex is all about controlling the strength and flexibility around your hips and your pelvic floor," says McCamish. (The pelvic floor is the muscular area that contracts during orgasm -- "the better you can control these muscles, the better and more intense the orgasm," says McCamish). Barre's precise exercises acutely target these areas. Second Position alone works the inner thighs, glutes, quads, knees and pelvic floor -- all important for exploring "more adventurous sexual positions" and being able to hold them.

Who Should Do It: Women who are interested in a "longer, leaner, more lifted aesthetic," says founder of Miami's Barre Motion studio, Dr. Julie Jacko. "Women love it because of its excellent toning results," adds McCamish.

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