Science has determined the exact sex position that will help you sleep better
So as it turns out, the one thing that can awaken the soul, can also help put it to sleep. Especially if your bedtime ritual involves one position in particular.
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In a recent study conducted by TheDozyOwl.co.uk, (a site dedicated to advising on how to achieve a better night’s sleep) 1,600 people were monitored over a three month period to measure whether they were having an improved REM sleep following sex. REM (rapid eye movement) refers to the stage within your sleep cycle where we typically have the most vivid dreams.
Over the course of the three month period, participants of the study tried out 25 different sex positions.
And as it turns out, ‘doggy style’ was the sex position that made the biggest impact in regards to sending people into a deep, dream-filled sleep.
Post-doggy, REM cycles made up 33 per cent of participants sleep, which was a 43 per cent increase on a typical night.
A close second was the ‘lotus position’ with a 39 per cent increase, followed by ‘the eagle’ with a 35 per cent increase.
However, a blanket hypothesis as to whether sex before bed positively impacts sleep can’t quite be drawn.
Positions like ‘the corkscrew’ showed a decrease in REM sleep by a whopping 26 per cent, followed by various standing sex positions, which reduced REM sleep by 17 per cent.
So there’s our science lesson for the day. Use it how you please.
Main image credit: @bedthreads
52 Member Comments
what's the lotus and the eagle?
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Off to google ‘corkscrew’....
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The things people research!
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As a nerd with a high libido, I'll put my hand up to help out in the name of science!
Ew, as long as they don't get me to literally "put my hand up ..." - Ew!
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While a release of endorphins from an orgasm can help us to sleep better (plus the exertion of the physically of having sex will just tire us out), the actually position? Unless it is either more conducive to having an orgasm, which would be different for everybody as all bodies are different, or more physically demanding (should I be looking up what "eagle" entails and how acrobatic it is?), then I really don't see how it could possibly improve sleep....
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who was confused by "eagle" and "corkscrew"!
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Hahaha, I can take a guess at the corkscrew but I'm confused by the eagle
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I’m already a pretty good sleeper. I would say having busy days and being a mum helps with sleep as well!
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They say you learn something every day - I've just had my lesson.
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I just had to google corkscrew lol
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Here is a more detailed article: https://www.yourlifechoices.com.au/health/study-reveals-sex-before-bed-can-nearly-double-your-rem-sleep/
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I read this same article on another site yesterday. What timing. Some of the positions I had to google. I was already doing them but didn't know they had a name.
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