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Yoga is a low-impact workout that can help calm your mind, ease joint and lower back pain, and reduce your heart rate and blood pressure. But did you know that yoga may also help improve your sex life by boosting your fitness and strengthening certain muscles?
“Technically, yoga means ‘to join,’ and the whole purpose is to foster mindfulness,” says Kimberly Larson-Ohlsen, MD, an OBGYN at the University of Colorado in Denver. Dr. Larson-Ohlsen says practicing yoga two to three times a week can help in the bedroom. Here are three reasons it can help, along with four moves to get you started.
Sources: Andrea Metcalf. 5 Reasons Why You Should... + 4
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