Sex assists weight loss and improves general health
Sex can be a great exercise. A quick thirty minute session can burn between 100-150 calories. That means that you can melt off some excess pounds while having plenty of fun. The average couple engages in sex for approximately 25 minutes a session and if you do this three times a week, it means you are taking off about 450 calories of your weight. More than average couples will therefore burn off more, while those who have longer sessions and strenuous sex positions will also fair better.
Sexual intercourse stimulates the mind and body which makes skin smooth and beautiful by releasing hormones and toxins that help improve skin smoothness thereby making you look younger. In a long term study of 3,500 people aged between 30 and 101 conducted by researchers at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Scotland, it was discovered that having regular sex may shave between four to seven years off your physical appearance.
When pictures of subjects were presented to an impartial panel of judges who were asked to guess their ages, it was discovered that those who engaged in more sex appeared to look younger than their biological ages. This was attributed to the fact that sex increases the production of human growth hormone, dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) which is known to give the skin a more youthful appearance.
The DHEA also helps to increase our response to sexual excitement and orgasm just as it helps to boost our immune system, repair tissue, improve cognition, and even work as antidepressant. Thus, another health benefit of sex if you keep the orgasms coming, is potentially a longer life. Again, people who have sex regularly do not experience difficulties in sleeping. And this have very little to do with strenuous sex positions but the release of Oxytocin. This sex chemical helps promote sleep. So, now can you guess why guys fall asleep after sex and many women will find it difficult to?
Sex helps to build increased intimacy between couples, promoting trust, affection and bond. This means that the more sex you have with your partner, the closer and more intimate you become, further cementing your relationship. Married couples are therefore advised to have sexual intercourse often in order to have a healthy and pleasurable lifestyle.
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