16 June,2016 08:23 PM IST | | mid-day online correspondent
Are you someone who joined the local gym in the hope of a “hook up” and some real action between the sheets? Do you send emoji icons with every WhatsApp message or Facebook post? Then, you are thinking about sex 24/7. Well, that's what researchers say
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Are you someone who joined the local gym in the hope of a "hook up" and some real action between the sheets? Do you send emoji icons with every WhatsApp message or Facebook post? Then, you are thinking about sex 24/7. Well, that's what researchers say.
A recent survey involving 2000 adults in the United States, found that while half of the participants used the gym as a hook-up venue, a quarter of them admitted to having sex at the health facility.
The findings showed that about 25 percent of participants admitted to having had sex at their gyms at some point during their membership. Also, nearly 70 percent of women admitted to fantasising about their personal trainer during sex. Even those who were not that lucky to find someone for "hook up" were at least hoping that something might happen. The atmosphere at the gym also inspired some people to use online dating, with 82 percent saying they had used such apps at the gym.
There is some science to it, too. According to previous studies, exercise spikes levels of serotonin and dopamine chemicals. Serotonin and dopamine are chemicals produced in the brain -- neurotransmitters -- that improve mood and boost the libido. Serotonin, which is produced by long-term cardio exercise, improves agreeable social behaviour while dopamine improves your mood and long-term memory. Cardio exercise produces increased serotonin levels when done to the point of physical and possibly mental fatigue, explained researchers
Love emojis? Check if sex is on your mind 24/7
An interesting survey conducted by an a popular online dating website has revealed that people who think about sex several times a day also use emoji icons the most often. Researchers found that something as innocuous as a food item emoji icon can be employed to denote body parts or sex.
The survey involving 5,000 people found that 36-40 percent of people who think about sex several times a day use more than one emoji in every text. People who never think about sex said they used them less frequently. The group that used emojis the least was those who said they think about sex just once a month.
Did you know? Eggplants more popular than bananas as sexually charged emojis!
Analysing more than nine million tweets to figure out which sexually charged emojis and emoji combinations were most popular in the US and Europe, a research team found that the most popular emoji was the smiley face with heart eyes, an image that's more romantic than sexual.
But when it comes to more overtly sexual emojis with phallic implications, the eggplant tops, the study said. In the US, the eggplant was used about twice as much as the banana. In Europe, though, the reverse was true. In both regions, women preferred the banana, while men preferred the thicker eggplant.
