How Sex Can Benefit Your Health

By Christine Kim
[Intimacy & Sexuality]
Sure sex is fun, but did you know it can be great for your health too? Christine Kim fills you in.
Everyone knows that engaging in sexual intercourse brings us a feeling of pleasure and bliss, but this favourite pastime has much more to offer than you may think.  Sex has many great health benefits.  Sometimes it is difficult to think outside of the moment but after sex, we are left feeling happier, in less pain and more energized!  Also, having sex on a regular basis can keep your heart healthy, skin smoother and help you maintain an ideal body weight.  Most importantly, sex has the healing power of intimacy that cannot compare to any other feeling in the world!

Burn, Baby, Burn

Most women obsess over needing to lose excess weight.  Well, here is your chance! Sexual intercourse can burn approximately 150 to 200 calories per half hour!  Most cardiovascular exercises are boring and repetitive, but sex is a fun form of physical exercise that tones all the muscles in your body.  After all, sex and particularly having an orgasm involves the contraction of muscles in the arms, legs and abdomen.  Also, your heart and breathing rates rise as they would if you were exercising at the gym, which helps keep your heart happy and healthy.  Alternatively, engaging in any regular exercise routine can contribute to better sex as it improves muscle tone, cardiovascular fitness and mental health.

Painless Routine

Having more sex can benefit you in many ways.  Sex has the ability to reduce pain such as headaches, joint pain and even migraines.  Because of the release of endorphins, sex acts as a powerful analgesic to help elevate the pain threshold and reduce any existing pain.  With the increase of these feel-good endorphins that help lead to an orgasm, women are able to relax their uterine muscle to assist in relieving menstrual cramps during PMS.  So next time you are aching, reach out to your partner first before heading to the medicine cabinet!
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