Improving sexual performance is as much about learning new techniques as it is dealing with common sexual issues such as premature ejaculation. Here we’ve brought together six creative ways to improve your sexual performance and your sex life overall.

1. Abstinence – Spend a few weeks fooling around like teenagers, promising not to go past first, second or third base and see what happens. Forcing yourself to control what has become a natural routine gives your body a chance to reset and readjust. You may find that giving yourself some time off helps you to better control your orgasms and increases your overall sex drive.

2. Hit the Gym Together – Embarking on a diet or exercise routine as a couple may sound like a recipe for disaster but it can improve your love life in a number of ways. Improving your health has an obvious benefit when it comes to sexual performance and doing it together strengthens your emotional connection and can increase your sex drive as you watch each other getting sweaty, worked up and ready for action.

3. Release Your Inner Freak! Improving sexual performance is all about keeping sex fresh, fun and exciting. You may have always been happy with a fairly mainstream sex life in the past, but giving in and going with some fantasies you may have can help to shift the focus from traditional sex. Simply shifting your approach can often be an effective way to improve stamina. Breaking out some handcuffs, cracking the whip or introducing food can all help keep your focus on others parts of your body, helping to increase stamina, particularly for men who deal with premature ejaculation.

4. Jump Out of Plane – Doing something scary or adventurous together releases adrenaline, dopamine and a host of other feel-good chemicals throughout your system. Any sort of adventure will do the trick so book in for an afternoon at the firing range, a ski weekend or a night to spend in a haunted hotel. Have fun, get your blood pumping then prepare yourself for fireworks at night.

5. Clear the Air – Anyone who has ever been in a relationship knows that make-up sex can be pretty unbelievable. Taking some time to hash it out and clear the air has a similar effect to doing something adventurous – it gets all those chemical swirling. Don’t pick a fight for the sake of sex, but don’t shy away from an argument. Having it out on a topic once and for all could lead to a long term solution for the problem itself as well as a night to remember for you.

6. Improve the Shape of Your Penis – Concerns about penis size are nothing new but there are more options than ever before for guys who want to do something about it. If you’re not ready to buy a penis enlargement device, consider some more natural methods:

• Belly fat – Excess belly fat can make your penis look small while putting strain on the vascular system. Lose that pouch and you’ll encourage better blood flow which can improve stamina, reduce the chances of premature ejaculation and even help make your penis to look bigger!

• Jelqing – Before the days of commercial enlargement devices, men would perform a series of stretching exercises called jelqing in order to lengthen their penis. These routines are still used today by thousands of men across the globe.

• Masturbation – Controlled masturbation is a technique used in sex therapy to help with delayed and early ejaculation. Simply masturbate but slow down as you feel your climax growing. This helps you to better interpret the signals your body gives before orgasm which can, in turn, help to improve stamina and encourages harder erections.

Stress makes problems like premature ejaculation even worse. But, of course, dealing with poor performance is a stressful even in and of itself. Finding ways to handle the situation creatively can provide both people in the relationship a chance to take an active role in treatment and ultimately find a solution that works. It also helps to lighten the mood and serves as a reminder that sex is supposed to be fun and exciting.