Turn up the heat as the temperature drops
The blustery months of winter do not have to be the blunder to your relationship. Try out these hot tips to add spice and sizzle to your love life and you are guaranteed to ignite the flame.
If you find yourself in Kansas City or St. Louis and feeling limber, check out a Bikram yoga studio, and prepare to work up a serious sweat alongside your sweets.
Not only is this yoga hot for couples that love an adrenaline rush, but it is literally just that — blazing hot. Studios are heated to a little over 100 degrees and adjust to 40 percent humidity to accompany a set series of 26 poses and breathing exercises, typically lasting 90 minutes. Not only will this modified yoga reduce stress and tension, but it will also increase your lung capacity.
What big lungs you have there.
The better to scream your name with.
Cozy up to dinner, movie and a drink outside the comfort of your home. AMC Mainstreet 6 in Kansas City and Chesterfield Galaxy 14 Cinema in St. Louis combine fine dining with mainstream cinema for an unforgettable night. Not a movie worth seeing out? Do not fret, studies show it is scientifically proven people develop feelings more quickly if they share a mutual dislike — so enjoy that B-list movie and all of the happy and hot feelings later.
Amp up the spicy and put it where your mouth is. Divulge in an ethnic restaurant for a zesty, authentic taste that is sure to not only heat up your taste buds, but also your libido. Try Kojaba Bar on Business Loop 70, a Korean Japanese BBQ or Thai restaurant Bangkok Gardens on Cherry for that extra kick.
Want a hot thrill that will get your heart pumping? Take a four-hour mini road trip to Branson, Mo., and enjoy a scary 90-minute tour into the hair-raising spiritual realm of the Midwest.
Craving the excitement, but not the gas mileage?
Lexington boasts about the scariest sights in the whole state, and includes wine tastings and a live re-enactment. Plus, it's only an hour and a half away.
The adrenaline surge from the scare will warm your body in low temperatures.
Heat up a lusty lay on a day in. Brew a pot of hot tea, pour yourself a cup and leave it on your bedside. When foreplay starts to sear and your tea isn’t steaming, take a gulp. Blow the heat from your mouth on erogenous areas of thin skin, such as inner thighs, nipples, neck and ears (and do not forget to whisper something just as hot into their ear!). Warm sensations bring blood to the skin’s surface, which will not only heat up the action, but also your body temperature.
Strip down ever so slowly. According to a study by the Journal Perception, men find women sexier in the winter, when they generally see less skin and are left with more to the imagination. To add to the heat, invest in a self-warming lubricant or massage oil (try KY Touch Massage Warming 2-in-1) and warm up your partner’s muscles. Pay close attention to the back of the neck, scalp and soles of the feet, all areas on the body where warmth escapes the fastest.
Adding hot stones to the mix can add a heightened relaxation to the mix, as well as the opening of meridians or energy pathways in the body. Hot stone massages facilitate deep muscle and tissue relaxation, release of toxins, relief of pain, calming the psyche and improving and directing circulation to a much hotter area.
Typically basalt stones are used for their unique ability to retain heat for long periods of time and are relatively inexpensive. Simply place the stones in a crock-pot on a low setting for 30 minutes, rub massage oil on them and work out the tension and strain.
