We don’t mean those little red and pink Valentine’s Day hearts… we mean your actual heart – the hardest working, most important muscle in your body. The American Journal of Cardiology recently reported the findings of a 16-year study of men and the correlation between cardiovascular health and sex. What they found was that men who had sex at least two to three times per week were significantly less prone to develop cardiovascular disease than men who engaged in sex once a month or less. And while it’s long been understood that heart health plays a role in how often we’re able to have sex, it now seems that the opposite is true too: having sex more often makes your heart healthy enough to continue having more sex. Hooray!
Researchers echoed this sentiment with observations made during the study. Researcher Susan A. Hall, PhD explained to Web MD that “men who are sexually active likely have libido and the capacity for physical activity. So the ability to have sex might be a marker for overall health.” She then went on to say that “men who are having regular [sexual] activity might be more likely to be in a supportive intimate relationship with a regular partner; this might improve health through stress reduction and social support.” So when thinking about your overall health and fitness, don’t forget sex as part of your maintenance program… it just may keep you from missing a beat.
WOW! interesting. I’m sure my husband will love to read this. I’m going to forward him this blog. Thank u
Sex has so many benefits. This just adds to the list.
I will make sure my girlfriend reads this because if I just told her this she will think I am making it up.
These are great facts