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Sex is awesome. It makes you feel good and connects you to another person in the closest way possible. Sex is also great for your health. Its benefits include immune system improvement and keeping your weight at a healthy level.

Sex can reduce your blood pressure, which will lower your overall stress level. Your response to stress can be greatly improved if you have sex regularly. A study showed that people who had sex before a stressful situation responded better to the stress than those who had not. Your immune system can also benefit from a good sex life. Regular sex has been linked with higher levels of a certain antibody that can prevent colds and various other infections.

The physical aspects of sexual relations can burn a decent amount of calories as well. It is said that a half an hour of sex can burn around eighty five calories. Though it is not much all at once, over a period of time it could help in your weight loss attempts and in weight management. Se is good exercise, says one expert because you have to be both physically and mentally active.

Sex is also great for your cardiovascular system. Sex has been said to reduce the risk of stroke and fatal heart attack. The endorphins released during sex have also been known to reduce people's pain. Headaches, arthritis, and even menstrual cramps have all been known to improve during and after sex.

For men, frequently ejaculating can lower your risk of prostate cancer. It seems that the more you ejaculate, the lower your risk for prostate cancer can be. In women, the workout sex gives your pelvic muscles can reduce your risk of a weak bladder later in life. You can do simple exercises while having sex to increase this benefit by just squeezing the pelvic muscles as if you are trying not to pee.

Finally, sex helps you sleep. The chemicals that reduce pain and stress after sex also encourage sleep. Getting a good amount of sleep has a multitude of health benefits itself, including keeping your weight level ideal and leveling out your blood pressure. Most people know that a good session of sex can wipe you out; sleeping better will improve your health tremendously.

Sex is great. It is fun, it is intimate, and it can help your health in so many ways. If it hard for you or your partner to get in the mood, just keep a reminder handy of all the wonderful benefits that sex can have.