Expert reveals surprising activity that can spice up your sex life for a very important reason

An expert has shared one surprising activity that you can try which would help to spice up your sex life.

There are plenty of things which have been recommended to help get things more exciting in the bedroom.

It's perhaps one of the most enduring sources of anxiety, with people peddling cures for erectile dysfunction to aphrodisiacs to help get the blood pumping.

One story even alleges that before electricity, one person had the notion of filling a hollow stick or gourd with bees to create a vibrator.

Sounds more than a little risky, but maybe the danger was part of the thrill.

But if you're not a fan of knocking back oysters or that drawer in your bedside table, you know the one, is already full to bursting, then there is one unexpected activity which could help to get things reignited.

As with many things sex and romance related, it all boils down to communication. So what is it?

Michaela d'Artois suggested some surprising activities to spice things up (Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

Well, put down the handcuffs and your police officer's uniform, at least for now, because this is a brain-focused activity.

It is to do a problem-solving activity together.

The example given by sex experts is to go to an escape room together.

You might associate such places with work team building exercises and bachelor parties, but according to Los Angeles based sex-coach Michaela d'Artois they could be a way to spice things up.

And no, not in the way that you're thinking. Get your mind out of the gutter.

It's because working together to solve a problem can be a great way to bond and improve your connection with your partner.

D'Artois explained: "When couples problem-solve together, it gives them skills to overcome trials that they will face in their relationship."

Could an escape room be the solution? (Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

Escape rooms have even been described by some experts as 'the ultimate relationship compatibility test'.

To be fair, if you can get through an escape room and come out stronger than before, then that's got to be a sign of a strong and healthy relationship.

D’Artois describes her job has helping to 'reconnect people with the eroticism and romanticism of their own lives'.

And getting yourself locked in a room together and having to figure out the clues for the way out is not the only way that D'Artois recommends people can improve their sex lives.

Other recommendations include sketching as well as journalling, which is a useful way to get your feelings down so you can view them in a new light.

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