Sex can feel like a long distance run, a marathon, or a sprint, depending on your experience.
In a heat wave, it is in any case like sport: not forbidden... but subject to a few precautions.
“We can have relationships if we are in good health, without any particular pathology that would require us to be even more vigilant and that we hydrate ourselves well.
You have to take the usual precautions, namely not to practice in the heat of the day, especially in a non-air-conditioned place, ”recalls Céline Vendé, sexologist and couple therapist in Bordeaux (Gironde).
To avoid obviously, the naughty meeting in the car in full sun...
Because heat stroke can happen quickly.
“During sex, you increase your heart rate, you sweat a lot.
You have to take the same precautions as for a sporting activity, because sex mobilizes energy”.
Energy put to the test during the heat wave.
"The metabolism is often tested due to poor sleep due to the heat, and the fatigue that accumulates", recalls the sexologist.
Heat, enemy of libido
Result, the heat can especially be the enemy of the libido.
“During a heat wave, we are sweaty, so we don't necessarily want to stick to the other who is sweating.
Admittedly, when the weather is nice, naked bodies are more conducive to sex, but when it's too hot, we have the opposite effect, ”points out Céline Vendé.
But nothing is inevitable or serious.
"We can favor relationships in the very early morning or late in the evening, try in the shower, or in a swimming pool when we are lucky enough to have one".
And if not, take your pain patiently: "You can express your desire without taking action, to act as a kind of teaser", slips the sexologist.
In times of heat wave and on a daily basis, water is in any case a precious ally.
“Lack of water can lead to erectile dysfunction, or dry mucous membranes,” recalls Céline Vendé.
