SmartPosture - Being Smart about Sex

What on earth do posture and sex have to do with one another?

Here are several categories of interrelationships between posture and sex:

1. Sexual dysfunction – pain (lower back pain especially) caused by poor sitting, lying and standing postures can certainly distract you and your partner from wanting to, or having capacity to, engage in sexual pleasures. Bursitis of the hip and shoulder, often arising out of poor positioning and posture while sleeping, can have a similar result.

2. Disinterest – Fatigue arising from loss of sleep (from a mattress and/or pillow) which position you poorly or from an office chair which tires you out from poor positioning of your upper body will certainly make you less interested in sex … along the same lines as a headache!

3. Fitness – Lack of mobility or strength of core muscles due to long term deterioration from minimal use or misuse, such as from sitting on a fixed-seat chair, will certainly render you less able to function in sex. These lateral and oblique muscles are called upon as part of your sexual fitness … in many sexual positions.

4. Appearance – Your posture is a big part of who you are and how you appear to others. People will judge you by your posture from across the room! Everyone is familiar with the expression “Alpha Male.” If you walk into a room looking slumped and defeated, you will be less appealing to women; hence, less opportunities for sex. If you are a woman and you are seen to be “less perky” then you will have fewer men approach you with sex in mind. Same is true while sitting at your desk or in your car.

5. Mental outlook – If you stand and sit properly, and maintain good posture, it has a psycho-somatic result: You will feel more positive and excited about life. On the other hand, nothing is more obvious than the weight-of-the-world syndrome™ wherein someone looks defeated or of low self esteem because of their poor posture. People will react to you as you present yourself; they want to be around people who inspire them … or indicate a possibility for sexual activity.

6. Productivity and success – It is a simple fact. The more you are in pain, fatigued, feeling low – all results of poor posture – the less successful you will be and this often equates to lower sexual appeal.

Even if you are happily married, if poor posture is resulting in some or all of the attributes discussed above, your home life will be less happy and sex will fall toward the bottom of the list of fun things to do!

SmartPosture - Being Smart about Posture™