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1. Here's Why You Should Have Sex Before a Workout
Given that sex is basically an intimate form of cardio, you
would think that you should refrain from bedroom activities
before you hit the gym, so you can save your energy. But a
new studypublished in The Journal of Sexual
Medicine claims that's simply not the case.
Sex has been deemed taboo for athletic performance
going back to ancient Rome and Greece, as the act of sex
was thought to promote ease and a sense of relaxation.
Maybe that's still true if you do a carnal workout right
before hitting the treadmill—after all, sex makes you sleepy,
and men like to cuddle afterward too—but you're in the
clear if you do it the night before.
The researchers asked 12 healthy, physically active men
between the ages of 25 and 30 to complete several
lower-body strength training exercises 12 hours after either
engaging in or abstaining from sexual activity. According
to Todd Astorino, coauthor of the study and a professor of

2. kinesiology at California State University, San Marcos, the
night-before design of the study was meant to "mimic the
timeframe that some athletes may face."
The results found that having sex did not, as some people
believe, weaken their muscle strength. Specifically, the
data showed that sex had no impact on peak or average
KE, or knee flexion torque. This led the researchers to
conclude that "sexual intercourse does not significantly
impact lower extremity muscle force, which suggests that
restricting sexual activity before short-term, high-force
activity is unnecessary."
As with any study, this one has its limitations. The sample
size was very small, and the paper notes that, since sexual
activity was reported as opposed to observed, they can't
know for sure whether or not participants completed their,
um, assignments. Astorino also told Men's Health that
"there are thoughts that testosterone levels may change
before and after sex, and this can alter things like mood as
well as performance."

3. Still, the study explains why Tinder usage increased by 348
percent during the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang this
year. If it's good enough for Olympic athletes, then it's
probably good enough for you. And it sure beats watching
TV shows before going to bed, since studies have
shown that Netflix is killing your sex life.