A health and sleep expert has revealed the ideal time of day for sexual activity, considering its impact on performance.
Dr. Michael Breus, a clinical psychologist and sleep specialist, shared his insights with Steven Bartlett on the Diary Of A CEO podcast, where he delved into topics related to sleep.
During the conversation, Dr. Breus highlighted the optimal time for intimacy, linking it to one’s chronotype, which influences when your body feels inclined to sleep, wake, and engage in various activities throughout the day.
Bartlett remarked on the podcast that synchronizing sexual timing with a partner could be challenging if their preferred times differ. However, Dr. Breus provided some guidance.
He stated: “Number one is you want to have a time. So first of all, most people are intimate between 10:30 and 11:30 at night. That’s just a survey that we did. So it makes kind of a lot of sense.”
He further explained, “But here’s what’s interesting, is your hormone profile doesn’t look too good at 11:30 at night for having sex. In order to have successful sex, you want to have estrogen, testosterone, progesterone, adrenaline and cortisol, all to be high and melatonin to be low.”
Although evening might be a preferred time for many, Melatonin levels, which induce sleepiness, are typically high then, possibly impacting performance.
Dr. Breus elaborated on the podcast: “If you happen to be having sex with somebody who was born biologically male, what do most men wake up with in the morning, an erection? If that’s not mother nature telling you when to use that thing, I don’t know what is.”
According to Dr. Breus, the best time for sex is in the morning.
He continued, “So when you start to look at it, and we actually did the surveys, we discovered that people actually have greater connection and greater performance in their sex when they have sex in the morning time.”
Dr. Breus added, “Now, do you have to brush your teeth and throw in a little mouthwash first? Yes, of course you do. Like, let’s be fair to your partner here, but you end up learning quite a bit. Again, your body is telling you this is actually the perfect time to do something like this.”