It’s no surprise getting fit can improve your sex life – but with so many exercise options, from cardio to lifting, yoga to crossfit – which is the best for taking your bedroom experience from meh to mind-blowing? The answer may surprise you! Via DailyMail:

Specifically, doing exercises that strengthen your core muscles and stimulate your heart health are the most beneficial to sexual function. 

Doing daily planks can help you strengthen your core muscles, which helps you move more easily during sex and improves your stability in various positions, Dr Rachel Zar, a Chicago-based sex therapist said. 

‘Strengthening the core can really help with endurance during sex, helping you feel strong and solid in your body,’ Ms Zar, a Chicago-based sex therapist told The New York Times.

Some women even get aroused when doing ab exercises, a 2011 study of 530 women from Indiana University found. 

This might sound like fodder from exercise fiends, but it’s actually been described in scientific literature as far back at 1953 – for some unknown reason, tensing and releasing your core can lead to orgasm. 

In order to reap the sexual benefits of a stronger core, Janelle Howell, a pelvic floor specialist from Chicago, told The NYT that doing a plank a day should drastically improve your core strength- even if you can only hold it for ten seconds.  

So – want to impress your next booty call from OBC dating? Plank up, ladies and gents!