34 Reasons to Have Sex
36 Reasons to Have Sex
Courtesy of Women's Health
Do the nasty. Knock boots. Bump uglies. Shag. Schtupp. Boff. Boink. For every silly nickname we use for sex, there's a totally legit reason why you should be having more of it. To prove our point, we've pulled together a comprehensive list of the mind-boggling benefits of hitting the sheets. From boosting your immune system to releasing aggression, here are the many ways it pays to play dirty.
1. Shag your guy's ticker into shape. According to a study at Queens University in Belfast, men who have sex three or more times a week can cut their risk of heart attack in half.
2. According to that same study, regular romps will also halve your man's chances of suffering a stroke.
3. Work off that Rice Krispies Treat without hitting the treadmill. One 30-minute roll in the hay burns about 200 calories.
4. Curb irritability. "Tactile stimulation soothes nerves," says Evelyn Resh, M.P.H., certified nurse midwife and director of health services at Canyon Ranch spa in Lenox, Massachusetts.
5. Kick colds to the curb. Researchers at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania found that having sex once or twice a week boosts the immune system by 30 percent.
6. I Skip the Botox. In his book, Secrets of the Superyoung, neurophysiologist David Weeks, M.D., of Scotland's Royal Edinburgh Hospital, writes: "An active sex life slows the aging process."
7. Get more z's. A little sensual massage followed by some dancing in the sheets releases sleep-inducing endorphins.
8. Wake up and smell the roses. Post-romp, you'll experience a surge in the hormone prolactin, which develops new neurons in the brain's olfactory bulb, improving your sense of smell.
9. Watch a Lost DVD marathon without constant bathroom breaks. Sex tones the pelvic muscles that support your uterus, bladder, and bowel, meaning better pee control.
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China573 05:00:41 PM May 04 2009
Well, Bhawa, it'll keep your husband faithful. :PSex is for more than just procreating. Why else would we need birth control? By the way, I'm very sorry that you're such a cold fish. Sex is wonderful. Maybe he's doing it wrong. Or maybe you are.
sobon2123 12:35:31 AM Mar 22 2009
wait rickaviles5 your 46? Then why are you saying stuff like LOL, what a loser, and gramps3346 did you really say we enjoy screwing each other?
nexstar99 12:03:33 PM Jan 15 2009
the girl in 16 needs to take her belly button piercing out. if she doesn't it'll reject leaving a nasty scar
BHaywa4 02:01:45 PM Dec 01 2008
I totally agree with Pwcasemaker1.......I just turned 37 and I could care less if I ever had sex again. I've been like that for a few years now. I just don't see all the fuss over something so useless. Sure it makes the population grow, I have three kids already. What else does it do?
Rickaviles5 07:42:28 PM Oct 03 2008
defintely SEX slow the agiing process if you have sex like i do remember, always SAFE, I'm 46years and a male and I don't look a day over 26yrs. So there you go. get at me. I'm about to go at it again. LOL
Muirghiel 09:53:27 PM Sep 30 2008
Sex with a good partner is amazing. That human contact is just so vital. As a woman, I made it a point of making my sex life a high priority when choosing my life partner, and I'm glad I did. Not only am I in love, but sex has helped us keep our relationship strong. You'll be amazed at the rosy hue good regular sex gives life. Masturbation is lonely, and it just doesn't cut it that I can't talk to a vibrating piece of plastic or cuddle with one.
Vetfel 02:44:54 PM Sep 30 2008
Most of the above reasons can be acheived with masturbation...masturbation is the key to happiness!!! Partners are optional.
John1877 11:13:25 AM Sep 30 2008
Okaynowrelax 09:44:50 PM Sep 20 2008 Report This! I am getting ready to dump aol, and this awfully written, ridiculously worded article is just one of many that makes me want to do so.I agree, AOL is apparently loaded with juvenile "writers" .. who writes this stuff anyway? a high schooler? stop the obsession with buzzwords and cuteness and simply report, pathetic!
Gramps3346 08:15:02 AM Sep 30 2008
sex is for all at all ages 18 to 118 my wife and I are 62 and we enjoy it as much or more now as when we were 18
Gramps3346 08:13:03 AM Sep 30 2008
to all of the above sex is for all at all ages and women that are treated with true love and are satisfied not just satisfying the minute man but both parties showing love and having sex and satisfing each other multilpe times during the love making is totaly mind blowing . My wife and I are sixty two years old and enjoy screwing each other till we each have many orgasms it is acombination of love making and raw sex and it keeps us younmg at heart and cumming back for more .
