Which exercises lead to a coregasm most often?

Abdominal exercises are named most often, followed by rope or pole climbing, cycling or spinning, and weightlifting. Research by Herbenick and Fortenberry found that about 45 percent had their first coregasm through abdominal exercises.

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Glossary

Coregasm

An orgasm that has nothing to do with sex, and yet happens regularly during intense exercise.

What is a coregasm?

A coregasm (Dutch: coregasme) is an orgasm or sexual pleasure that comes from physical exercise, usually abdominal exercises, without sexual touch or fantasy. It happens to some women during intense training and disappears as soon as the effort stops. The term is a blend of core (the core muscles) and orgasm.

Dutch term	coregasme, a blend of core and orgasm
Also known as	exercise-induced orgasm
Category	sexual response cycle, arousal without a sexual stimulus
Not to be confused with	an orgasm from sexual touch or fantasy; with a coregasm that is almost always absent
Reported most with	abdominal exercises, climbing a rope or pole, cycling or spinning, and weightlifting
How often	370 of the 530 women in Herbenick and Fortenberry’s study reported it at some point

What the research shows

The first systematic study of coregasm came from Herbenick and Fortenberry in 2011. Of the 530 women surveyed, 370 reported an orgasm or sexual pleasure during exercise at some point, most often during abdominal exercises, rope or pole climbing, cycling or spinning, and weightlifting. According to ScienceDaily’s report on the same study, about 45 percent had their first coregasm through abdominal exercises, and the women rarely reported sexual thoughts in the moment itself.

Why a coregasm stands out

A coregasm surprises people, precisely because nothing sexual comes before it. It shows that an orgasm does not always have to come from touch or fantasy, but sometimes from tension in the right muscles. For those it happens to, it is often confusion first and then curiosity. It does not happen to everyone who does the same exercises, and it is not something you can force by training harder.

Sources

Exercise-induced orgasm and pleasure among women. Debby Herbenick and J. Dennis Fortenberry, Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 26(4), 2011. The first systematic study of coregasm, with the figures on how many women experience it and with which exercises.

Sexual response cycle. The broader model of arousal that a coregasm is an unexpected exception to.
Edging. Another phenomenon where arousal stands apart from the usual course toward a climax.
Glossary. All the terms worked out so far.

Frequently asked questions

What people still ask about coregasm.

What is a coregasm?
A coregasm is an orgasm or sexual pleasure that comes from physical exercise, usually abdominal exercises, without sexual touch or fantasy. It happens to some women during intense training.
Which exercises lead to a coregasm most often?
Abdominal exercises are named most often, followed by rope or pole climbing, cycling or spinning, and weightlifting. Research by Herbenick and Fortenberry found that about 45 percent had their first coregasm through abdominal exercises.
Who can you turn to with questions about coregasm?
With Victor, a gigolo with twenty-five years of experience in BDSM and a background as a psychotherapist. How the body and arousal act on each other, also apart from sex, he looks at with interest from that background. You can ask him a question with no obligation through the contact form or first chat for free.

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