11. Burn Calories
Add S e x to the list of activities that burns calories. One study in young men and women showed that S e x burns about 108 calories per half hour! That’s enough to burn off 3, 570 calories – that’s a little more than the number of calories in one pound – in 32 half-hour sessions.
12. Improve Cardiovascular Health
Better cardiovascular health may be as close as the bedroom. While some people may worry that physical exertion from S e x may lead to a stroke, science suggests otherwise. In a 20-year-long study of more than 900 men, researchers found that frequency of S e x did not increase stroke risk. They found that S e x protects against fatal heart attacks, too. Men who had S e x at least twice per week reduced their risk of a fatal heart attack by 50% compared to gents who had S e x less than once a month.
13. Strengthen Your Well-Being
Humans are wired for social connection. Interaction with friends and family boosts your overall health and well-being. Close connections with others, including your partner, make you happier and healthier compared to those who are less well connected. Studies prove it!
14. Improve Intimacy and Relationships
You can hug and cuddle your way to develop warm, intimate relationships. S e x and orgasms stimulate the release of a hormone called oxytocin that helps people bond. This “love hormone” as it’s commonly known, helps build feelings of love and trust. In a study of premenopausal women, the more time the ladies spent canoodling and hugging their husbands or partners, the higher their oxytocin levels were. The hormone inspires fuzzy feelings and generosity, too.
15. Look Younger
Forget surgery and anti-aging creams, S e x keeps you younger looking, too. Regular S e x, stimulates the release of estrogen and testosterone, hormones that keep you young and vital looking. Estrogen promotes younger-looking skin and lustrous locks. In one study, judges viewed participants through a one-way mirror and guessed their ages. People who had S e x at least 4 times per week with a regular partner were perceived to be 7 to 12 years younger than they actually were.
16. Live Longer
What’s the secret to living longer? It may be having more S e x . In a decade-long study of over 1,000 middle-aged men, those who had the most orgasms had half the death rate of those who did not ejaculate frequently. Of course many factors contribute to longevity, but having an active S e x life may be an easy, pleasurable way to extend your lifespan.
17. Boost Brainpower
The benefits of S e x truly extend from head to toe. An active S e x life might actually make your brain work better. Researchers found that S e x switches the brain into a more analytical mode of and thinking processing. And animal studies suggest that S e x enhances areas of the brain involved in memory.
18. S e x Makes Fertilization Easier
When it comes to expanding your family, practice makes perfect. A study performed at a fertility center found that men who had daily ejaculations for a week had higher-quality sperm than those who did not ejaculate daily. Men in the daily ejaculation group had sperm with DNA that was less fragmented than the DNA from sperm of men who ejaculated less frequently. Less fragmented DNA implies healthier DNA. And hearty sperm that have healthy DNA are more likely to fertilize an egg.
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