Newsweek Lists 6 Reasons For Weekly Sex

by Tom Miller

From Newsweek
By Temma Ehrenfeld

Sex is good for adults. Indulging on a regular basis—at least once a week—is even better. Research links sex (with all safer-sex precautions taken) to an astonishing array of physiological benefits, from longevity to pain relief. Many studies don’t address whether the health bonus comes from the act itself or from the corresponding emotional intimacy, but the bottom line is that getting physical has some great side effects—especially for women. Here are six ways that sex boosts your health:

1. It Fights Colds and Flu.
2. It’s a Beauty Treatment.
3. It Burns Calories
4. Yes, Honey, I Have a Headache.
5. It Promotes Regular Menstrual Cycles.
6. It Can Prevent Accidents.

Tango’s Take
All right, Newsweek. It feels like it’s been a slow couple of decades since you got a mention in that Paul Simon song “Me And Julio Down By The School Yard.”

The list of six reasons why sex is awesome for you is pretty compelling. It increases antibodies, burns some fat, makes you look younger, can cure headaches through endorphins, promotes regular menstruation, and prevents accidents.

On the fat one, they mention that 4 calories are burned each minute, and that a half hour of boning can burn the equivalent of four Hershey’s Kisses. A) Has anyone except Sting ever actually done it that long? Seriously, 30 minutes? B) Four Kisses? Are they joking? What about all the oysters (and beer) that it took to get someone in the mood?
And, by accidents they mean pee problems not car accidents. Our only guess was that someone who gets regular sex would probably be masturbating in their car less often and would be less prone to crashing. Whew.

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1 Study: Quick Sex Is Best // Mar 6, 2008 at 3:10 pm

[…] Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Isn’t the quickie something to be enjoyed because it is a break from the usual big show? It’s like the lightning round is exciting because it’s faster than normal, if the whole game was that fast the would just call it ‘the round’. Enough with the foreplay (is this thing on?), a new study in the Journal of Sexual Medicine states that 7 to 13 minutes of sex is optimal. And that even a 3-minute go of it is ‘adequate.’ There’s no time to think about baseball. There’s not even time to cook an egg. Keep in mind that a minute of sex burns roughly 4 calories. […]

2 uh // Jan 2, 2008 at 7:05 pm

you’ve got to be kidding about 30 minutes being a long time. if it doesn’t last at least an hour it’s not worth doing.

3 Labelqueen // Dec 12, 2007 at 12:06 pm

Everyweek? I’m 40 and want it every chance I get. I’m sure this guy has good research and is smart but really? And as far as the 4 kisses go, sheesh I use those on his body for forplay.

4 The Dish // Dec 12, 2007 at 7:50 am

Thanks for the comments, guys. Let’s get them a little more relevant or at least funny in the future. And we think the Dish is about as funny as Best Week Ever, it’s too hard to compare to the Murphy brothers.

5 Ray Cougar // Dec 12, 2007 at 7:24 am

I think this Tom Miller is a real bozo. Some of this is kind of funny. I would say less funny than Eddie Murphy but more funny than Charlie Murphy.

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