Given the current obsession with optimising every aspect of our health, it was only a matter of time until the conversation seriously turned to sex. The World Health Organisation emphasises how sexual health is intertwined with “physical, emotional, mental and social wellbeing”, and longevity experts are placing sexual wellness (anything from emotions and pleasure, to hormones and bodily mechanics) at the forefront of the quest for peak performance. Destination resorts SHA Wellness Clinic and Six Senses hotels have launched specialist sexual wellbeing retreats. And networking events such as Summit and Harvest are hosting sexual wellbeing sessions, mindful perhaps that the sexual wellness industry is estimated to reach a value of $92bn by 2032. It all sounds more fun than an ice bath.
鑒于當前對優化我們健康各方面的癡迷，性健康的討論遲早會變得嚴肅。世界衛生組織(World Health Organisation)強調性健康與‘身體、情感、心理和社會福祉’密切相關，長壽專家正將性福祉（包括情感、快樂、荷爾蒙和身體機制）置于追求巔峰表現的前沿。SHA Wellness Clinic和Six Senses酒店等度假勝地已推出專門的性福祉靜修。同時，如Summit和Harvest等活動也在舉辦性福祉會議，這可能是因為預計到2032年性福祉產業的市場價值將達到920億美元。這一切聽起來比冰浴更有趣。