Cycling is good for female sexuality, but also male

Pedaling is perhaps not the most glamorous solution for practicing physical exercise, but it remains the means of reference, for doctors, with walking … And contrary to what we have read or heard, cycling does not alter the sexuality of practitioners in any way.

According to a new American study, the practice of the bicycle can cause some problems in women (urinary infections, numbness of the vulva, even pain of the perineum), but contrary to what could be written, here and there, the bicycle does not disturb not women’s sexuality. On the contrary, even, among high level athletes, women would have a better sexual fulfillment.

These are the results of a study carried out in 5 countries and published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Good sports practice

Cycling is the benchmark physical exercise for the body, since it is carried out in zero gravity, so it does not overload the joints. It is in addition, from a point of view of gentle and regular solicitation of the heart, the sport that we can recommend without ulterior motive. With walking and swimming.

Cycling, apart from the Parisian “bobos” who want to make it their reference anti-traffic jam weapon, has a rather old-fashioned image, reflected in the recurring accusations on its effects, on discomfort and on sexuality. It is true that the saddle presses on the key region of the sexual organs: the perineum.

Cycling for women

There are gel protections, which are put on the saddle and which are very effective. The important thing is not the saddle, but the positioning of the handlebars. Indeed, when the hands are lower than the level of the saddle, the pressure increases markedly on the perineum and one then observes a decrease in the sensitivity of the genitals. So adjust the height of the handlebars properly, that is to say no lower than the height of the saddle.

An American study suggested a few years ago that intensive cycling, especially indoors, could cause too much compression of the perineum and thus cause sexual problems. It was in fact a study to promote the “elliptical trainer”, more and more popular and that had to be sold. The elliptical trainer is this very fashionable bike that turns it into a weight machine that simulates walking while you hold on to two handles that move back and forth. And there, miraculously, thanks to him, the sexuality of the women in the study improved considerably …

What should we take away from this? First of all, it is a saddle problem which is not difficult to understand: if you adjust your saddle incorrectly, it is quite obvious that the area which will be bruised will not be especially ready for the games of love which. will take place there.

Cycling for men

We stay in American studies and among men. In 1998 – this is not recent – the American health authorities were alerted to the effect of stool on the erection, following repeated complaints from police officers on bicycles. No less than 15 out of 23 agents reported problems with erection, groin pain or genital insensitivity. There again we ended up knowing that this study was rather intended to promote the electric motorization of police officers tired of pedaling.

The most recent studies have just killed these false rumors and we can say that professional cyclists do not have more or less problems with their sexuality than other athletes.

On the other hand, we can reveal one of those medical truths that we can rarely reveal, but which made the legend of the Tour de France riders … The practice of the competitive bike and the hours of saddle, slows the venous return of that region which anatomists of another century called the shameful plexus. The slowing down has a noticeable effect on the length of the organ concerned.

Which explains why the Tour de France riders were so popular on stage nights… It would probably still be the case if we weren’t at a time when cellphones spy on the slightest deed and gesture of our champions!