Hug Day: How many times the hugs are and what are its benefits

Last updated:February 11, 2025, 18:49 IST

Hug Day 2025 Special: Valentine’s Week is going on. Hug Day is celebrated on the sixth day of this week i.e. February 12. This is a great way to express love. But health also benefits from hagging.

Couples are happy with each other by hugging (Canva)

When a person is very happy, then he gets a hug. When very depressed, he even hugs and weeps. That is, it is an emotion to hug. Valentine’s Day is close and 2 days before people from all over the world Hug Day Celebrate Hugs express love along with emotions. There are many benefits of hugging, perhaps it is called the magic hug. But do you know how many times a day should be hugged.

How many times a day
Healthline According to the report published in, women and men should hug 8 to 12 times in a day. This is very beneficial. In this report, the family therapists believe that 4 times a day, the hag is necessary for a human being to survive, 8 hugs keep them balanced and the 12 hugs of the day motivate them to progress in life. Should be hugged for at least 20 seconds at a time.

Love and faith grow
Psychiatrist Priyanka Srivastava She says that when a person hugs another person, a love hormone called oxytocin is released in the body. This is very important for emotional bonding. Oxytocin is also released even when holding hands or touching in any way. This not only increases the love between two people, but also strengthens trust in each other. At the same time, a love hormone named dopamine is also released by hugging, which makes a person feel good.

Pen works like a killer
Research of Medicine Net According to the couples who hug each other 8 to 12 times a day, they feel very less pain than others. Hug acts like a pen killer who forgets sorrow as well as pain.

Hagging a person’s fear ends (Canva)

Immunity increases
The body’s immunity is strengthened by hugging for 10 seconds. Those who get tired from the office and reach home in the evening, they hug their partner as soon as they come, then their fatigue disappears in a few seconds and he feels relaxed and refreshed.

Mental health is good
A person does not feel alone by hugging his love. When the couples hug, their stress is relieved and does not disturb disorders related to mental health like anxiety-delivery. Every human should include hug in his routine. Hagging also increases confidence in a person because he feels that the person in front values ​​them.

Heart health remains healthy
A research appeared in the healthline. Its 2 groups were formed in which many couples were included. A group was asked to hold the partner’s hand for 10 minutes and hug for 20 seconds. The second group was asked to sit quietly together. This research revealed that the blood pressure and heart rate was reduced as soon as the first group couples were hugged, while nothing happened to the second group. That is, 20 seconds of hag is beneficial for heart health.