Coregasm

A coregasm is a term used in popular media for an exercise-induced orgasm. The term is a portmanteau of core and orgasm, with core referring to the abdominal muscles.[1]

There was a mention by sex researcher Alfred Kinsey in his 1953 book Sexual Behavior in the Human Female that exercise could bring about sexual pleasure as well as orgasm.[2] A review in 1990 on the sexual response itself as exercise, reviewed the literature and noted that the field was poorly researched; it also noted that studies had found that aerobic or isotonic exercise that resembles sexual activity or sexual positions can induce sexual pleasure as well as orgasm.[2] A 2007 review of the relationship between pelvic floor dysfunction and sexual problems in men and women found that they are commonly linked and suggested that physical therapy strengthening the pelvic floor could help address the sexual problems but that it was not well studied enough to recommend.[3]

A paper published in 2012 presented results of an online survey of women who had experienced an orgasm or sexual pleasure during exercise.[1][4] The authors of the paper, Debby Herbenick, a sex researcher at Indiana University and a sex columnist for Men's Health magazine, and J. Dennis Fortenberry, who studies adolescent sexuality at the same university, investigated "exercise-induced orgasms" and "exercise-induced sexual pleasure"; the authors noted the use of the term, "coregasm" in popular media going back to at least 2007[1][5] and an extensive discussion of the "yogasm" in a 2011 Daily Beast posting,[1][6] but the authors didn't use it in the paper "because of a lack of evidence that these orgasms are necessarily linked to core muscle activity."[1] They also noted that research on the relationship between exercise and sexual response was still lacking.[1] The paper was widely discussed in popular media when it was published.[7] [8][9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Herbenick, Debby; Fortenberry, J. Dennis (March 2012). "Exercise-induced orgasm and pleasure among women". Sexual and Relationship Therapy. 26 (4): 373–388. doi:10.1080/14681994.2011.647902.
  2. 1 2 Butt, DS (June 1990). "The sexual response as exercise. A brief review and theoretical proposal.". Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.). 9 (6): 330–43. PMID 2192423.
  3. ↑ Rosenbaum, TY (January 2007). "Pelvic floor involvement in male and female sexual dysfunction and the role of pelvic floor rehabilitation in treatment: a literature review.". The journal of sexual medicine. 4 (1): 4–13. PMID 17233772.
  4. ↑ Herbenick, Debby (November 8, 2010). "SURVEY: Pleasure/Orgasm During Exercise?". mysexprofessor.com. Archived from the original on July 9, 2015.
  5. ↑ Campbell, Alan (March 29, 2007). "MH The Fitness Insider: Exciting Fitness News: The Coregasm". Men's Health. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007.
  6. ↑ Crocker, Lizzie (September 28, 2011). "Are Yogasms Real?". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on September 28, 2011.
  7. ↑ Deborah Kotz (March 22, 2012). "Orgasms when you exercise? Research suggests it's possible". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  8. ↑ Jennifer LaRue Huget (March 22, 2012). "Research looks into 'exercise-induced orgasm' phenomenon". Washington Post.
  9. ↑ Kristine Thomason (March 22, 2016). "Yes, You Can Have an Orgasm While Working Out". Health magazine. Retrieved August 31, 2016.
  10. ↑ Heather Wood Rudulph (June 1, 2015). "The Truth About Having an Orgasm at the Gym: Sex researcher Debby Herbenick says both men and women can experience "coregasms"". Cosmopolitan.
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