How Many Times a Week Should You Have Sex to Be at Your Peak Performance? Here is What the Science Says

Today we're covering what the research says about sexual frequency and your mental and emotional performance, whether the George Costanza "no sex makes you smarter" theory holds up, and three practical takeaways from the research you can use optimize how many times a week you have sex to reach your peak performance. STUDY CITATIONS Muise, A., Schimmack, U., & Impett, E. A. (2016). Sexual frequency predicts greater well-being, but more is not always better. Social Psychological and Persona...

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Today we're covering what the research says about sexual frequency and your mental and emotional performance, whether the George Costanza "no sex makes you smarter" theory holds up, and three practical takeaways from the research you can use optimize how many times a week you have sex to reach your peak performance.

STUDY CITATIONS

  • Muise, A., Schimmack, U., & Impett, E. A. (2016). Sexual frequency predicts greater well-being, but more is not always better. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 7(4), 295–302. 
  • Wright, H., Jenks, R. A., & Demeyere, N. (2019). Frequent sexual activity predicts specific cognitive abilities in older adults. The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, 74(1), 47–51. 


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