You already know that maintaining a healthy weight boosts your immune system, keeps cute pants fitting and ups your metabolism, but can it make for better sex?

You’ve probably heard that exercising can increase sex drive…and it can. Exercising increases blood flow, often directed towards the pelvic area, but this doesn’t last for too long. A big part of the buzz about fat burn leading to a hotter time in bed has more to do with men than women. In overweight men, blood often has trouble effectively flowing to the penis, leading to erectile dysfunction.

Is your sex life a bit limp? Does losing weight mean better sex? | Sheknows.com