What's up, folks? Welcome back to the Whoop podcast, where we sit down with the very best,

athlete, scientists, experts, and more to learn what the best in the world are doing to perform

at their peak. I'm your host, Will Ahmed, founder and CEO of Whoop, where we're on a mission

to unlock human performance. We've got an awesome episode this week all about sex.

That's right.

But before we get to that, a reminder, you can get 15% off a WOOP membership.

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You get the WOOP 4.0. You get everything related to sleep, recovery,

strain data. It is the best health monitor on the market. Okay, this week's episode,

all about sex. We just followed Valentine's Day earlier this week, and our VP of Performance,

Kristen Holmes, sits down with Dr.

Michaela Lestella, a researcher in sleep, sexual activity, and athletic performance.

They talk about how sexual activity plays a role in your sleep quality, your physiology,

and your emotional well-being.

Plus, they dive into new whoop data

and what that says about sex and masturbation. Dr. Lestella is a true expert in this field,

with one of his primary areas of research focusing specifically on the relationship between

sex and sleep. He's authored over 60 papers covering sexual activity, sleep,

recovery, sport psychology, and athletic performance. His 2019 study found that both men and women

perceive that they fall asleep quicker and sleep better after orgasm with a partner or alone.

Kristen and Dr. Lestella discuss what happens physiologically and

psychologically during and after sex, what sleep latency is and how sex can reduce it, the role

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