Friday, 18 May 2012
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Riding a Bike Could Ruin Your Sex Life
If you cycle a lot, and value your sex life, it might be time to hop off the saddle. Research from Yale University found women who cycle on a regular basis may be reducing the sensitivity of their vaginas.As summer has finally arrived in Upstate New York my very classy Walmart beach bike and I have been zooming all over the place. After reading this article on The Inquisitr I’m worried I might be paying the price for my environmental virtues in the bedroom.
But can riding a bike, one of the oldest and most accessible forms of exercise, really be that bad for your sex life?
There’s long been research showing a link between male erectile dysfunction and cycling, so it’s about time the women got a look in. 48 women, who rode an average of 10 miles a week, were put on exercise bikes and asked to indicate any tingling, soreness or pleasure during the bike ride to the researchers. Pressure maps were used to identify pelvic floor sensations in the women.
The researchers found handlebar height is the vagina-destroying culprit. Women who ride bikes where the seat is higher than the handlebars put extra pressure on nerves and blood vessels in the genital area. Over time this may reduce sensitivity in the labia and vaginal walls.
Yale University succeeded in getting me uptight about the long-term competence of my sexual organs. Thankfully, my bike and I don’t have to end things. After close examination I was able to conclude that my seat was lower than my handlebars.
And what about spin class? Now I’m wondering if those cushioned spandex you see the hardcore cyclers in the front row wearing might be a solid investment. I’m also concerned for people in the Netherlands and Scandinavia who cycle everywhere.
What do you think? Is cycling worth the supposed risk? Do you think driving your gas-guzzler to work is the way to go to save your sex life?
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can i just say LOL
Great, just as I was thinking about taking up bike riding for some exercise...
That makes so much sense! Last summer, I bike two hours every other day and I definitely noticed that area taking a hit for sensitivity!
calloused vag
super gross>_<
I haven't been biking since I was a kid. I walk a lot nowadays. I just got back from 4 hours of walking whilst shopping. I used to stand/walk about 7hrs a day at work. no wonder my legs are like twigs. my vag is safe.
I was thinking about biking as aform of excercise lately too. Throwing that idea out right now!
I wanted to bike to work! Now i'll just have to find a place close by so I can just walk to work, haha.
This is just ridiculous.
recumbent bike for working out, and a more "casual" lower-seated bike for travel? it can still work!!
This is the dumbest reason in the world not to bicycle. Get the seat adjusted to actually fit you, wear bike shorts and go enjoy your life.
If a ride a bike, it would be to lose weight or if gas prices get so bad that I would rather ride my bike than drive my car. Personally my health and saving gas are more important than sex sooo yeah it's worth the risk.
lol
What is this, propaganda against bicycles? I hardly sit on the seat anyway, unless i'm cruising and going down hill. Which you rather have, a normally sensitive vag with flabby thighs and sloppy butt or a tight butt and legs and a less-than-sensitive vag? Shut up.
Did you really call the bicycle one of the oldest forms of exercise?
My boyfriend offers bike fitting at his shop. Most people don't even know what getting fit to your bicycle really means. Standing over a bike and having someone go "Ok, it's your size, lets adjust one or two things and you're done" doesn't count. I get regularly adjusted to my bike so I'm not concerned about my vagina, at all. I ride almost every day of the week and if anything it improves my sex life because it's exercise. Keeps me fit and active, keeps my blood flowing.
I don't know how to ride a bike, even at my age. I have a disability which affects my co-ordinaion, my disability is always going to bt there, my co-ordnination is pretty good.
I prefer to walk.
I’m worried I might be paying the price for my environmental virtues in the bedroom.
Seriously? You cannot compare those two.
I ride my bike almost everyday for the past 4 years, nothing will happen to your vagina.
If you ride off without making any adjustments to your seat or handlebars without proper gear on a cookie-cutter Walmart frame that's not your size, then that's your problem. Numbness and soreness generally mean that your seat isn't properly adjusted for your body contours or you need to make some adjustments in your stance/riding style. It's nothing that can't be fixed with a little hands-on research and a multitool. It could also mean that the saddle you're using is either inferior or doesn't provide enough padding/support for you, however this is also a problem that can be fixed with research. There are a ton of different saddles available on the market including models designed specifically to relieve pressure on the groin. Do your research and find one that works for you.
A bicycle is a very personal piece of equipment that requires constant maintenance and specifications made for each individual rider. Even non-competitive hobby cyclists like myself know that it is your responsibility as a bike owner to make sure that your bike fits you properly and that you can ride it without straining or injuring yourself. If you don't take the proper precautions and do your research, then you put yourself at risk for serious injury or discomfort at the very least, and you have no one to blame but yourself. This alarmist claptrap is a bunch of BS.
I'm out this mufucka. My two-wheeled mistress is calling my name.
riding a bike ever makes my butt hurt because i just think the seats suck but it doesn't hurt my vagina.
I dont like riding bikes so I dont have to worry about this.
I really like the woman's outfit in the picture. I wonder how much you'd actually have to ride for this to happen. Like, professional cyclists I could see...but biking a mile a day to work...I'm not too concerned about the harm.
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Okay aren't you the same moron who wrote about how it's NOT okay to work out with your SO? That it "is soo gross to watch it" You are so fucking bitter towards anything to do with exercise it seems! What gives?! Let me guess, your cute little spandex shorts split up the butt seam when you went into Downward Facing Dog during yoga; now you're hating on all exercise right? LOL.
I mean seriously! For starters, they have no PROOF that it ruins your sex life..it's all supposed. Second, ANYTHING overdone can be damaging to your overall health..so no, I am not going to stop riding my bike, saving money on gas & [Little tree hugger here] & not polluting the environment as well as getting a nice WORKOUT in..because some people at a college did some sort of poll or whatever & found that women's vagbags can be desensitized. With that said, why don't we all put down the vibrators! Since prolonged use of that can also cause some desensitization! It's not like your vagina doesn't come back! If using a bike really does that to you - WALK or run for a bit so that you can regain feeling. Why pile back into the car because of that?!
This is a stupid post. -_-
Thank you for giving me a good laugh.
I know, as a guy at least, I tried to work out on a standing bike and my private would go numb. This happened to my older brother too, so we stopped using it. I do workout, just not on bikes. Plus, you do not burn as many calories riding a bike as you do doing other things.
Wow. You have a lot of hang-ups about exercising in general, don't you?
Also, I was intrigued when you said that bicycling is one of the oldest forms of exercise, so I looked it up to find out how wrong, specifically, you were about that. Apparently the very first bicycle was introduced in 1817. So. I feel bad for the Greek athletes and hunter-gatherers who had to be sedentary.