3:22 pm Monday, 9th December, 2013
Everyone feels better when they’re getting a regular dose of the sweet stuff, obviously there’s the psychological confidence boosting side but is there a scientific reason behind sex making you feel great?
Stressy Bessy
Sex can help reduce your stress levels, this closeness to your partner and enjoyable time can help release the chemicals in our brains that make you feel good, this minimised stress will also have a positive impact on sleeping patterns. These lower In turn these reduced stress levels will counteract a high blood pressure and decrease a person’s likeliness of heart attack.
Needle Free Youthfulness
People who maintain a regular sex life often look markedly younger than those who rarely have any, the fact that those having a great sex life are less stressed may also have something to do with this natural healthy glow. Then there’s the physical changes to a body that sex can contribute to, sex is still cardio after all!
Work It
Intercourse can also benefit a woman’s pelvic floor muscles which are responsible for bladder control. Many women suffer from incontinence at some point in their lives, but this little extra work that these muscles undergo can make a massive difference.
Ditch The Pills
The positive effects don’t end there, orgasming can do the same job that popping a couple of paracetamol normally would and relieve your aches and pains. It’s believed this is due to a rush of endorphins which are released by the brain during the act. So the ladies who use a migraine as an excuse not to get down to it, you’re probably going to have to come up with something else!
As you can see there are many benefits to slipping under the sheets and having a good sesh’, this is not a definitive list, there are other pros we haven’t mentioned! So dress in something comfortable tonight, get your bedroom eyes on and have some healthy guilt free sex!
