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    Sex is cardio, correct?

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    • Posts: 271 Member
      lifting for males...cardio for females
    • Posts: 886 Member
      Ariana876 wrote: »
      Sex is really great cardio. Sweaty, racing heart, and out of breath. Any idea how many calories are burned so that I can log it?

      None of my sessions last long enough for me to burn much, so I don't log it.

      Haha. #lazyhusbandburn #seriousthough
    • Posts: 886 Member
      TR0berts wrote: »
      I'm sorry that this isn't included in your regular activity level.

      I actually snorted.
    • Posts: 108 Member
      This thead makes me wish I could go visit my ex. (We split amicably & we're still friends....she just had to move to another state to follow her career goals, otherwise we'd probably still be together.)

      I'm in way better shape now than when we were dating....and when we were dating we would have 3 to 4 hour "work out sessions" where neither of us could move afterwards. It does make one wonder what the calorie burn would be like....especially with one as adventurous as she.
    • Posts: 811 Member
      You look "young" how old are you?!?
    • Posts: 3,015 Member
      2samsmith wrote: »
      Even riding lawn mower is in there

      Never heard of the Riding the Lawn Mower Position, please tell us more.

      Darn there I am in the gutter again.
    • Posts: 31 Member
      2samsmith wrote: »
      Hah! I also searched for this. Not sure why it's not in the catalogue of exercise. Even riding lawn mower is in there o.0



      Sure a lawn mower can't be as much fun though!! Haha
    • Posts: 232 Member
      2BeHappy2 wrote: »
      You look "young" how old are you?!?

      OP's age is listed on her profile.
    • Posts: 7 Member
      daydreams_of_pretty wrote: »
      Why are people always trying to count sex as cardio? :| OP, if you are in such desperate need for additional calories to eat, then you might need to re-evaluate your goals. Eat less or do more actual exercise (and that's coming from someone who's really flexible with what I include as exercise). Just consider whatever calories you do burn from sex as a bonus deficit.

      Side note, certain positions *cough* are a great thigh workout if done with a proper amount of vigor. So there's that.

      I like the way you think
    • Posts: 7 Member
      Snusmumeriken wrote: »
      Dunno how accurate this is, but here's an article:
      http://www.details.com/blogs/daily-details/2014/05/health-myth-does-sex-count-as-a-workout.html

      Thank you !
    • Posts: 18,948 Member
      Ariana876 wrote: »
      Sex is really great cardio. Sweaty, racing heart, and out of breath. Any idea how many calories are burned so that I can log it?

      Add it to your exercise. Wear a HRM chest strap to get accurate results. Can also be used as a toy
    • Posts: 228 Member
      Ariana876 wrote: »
      Sex is really great cardio

      Yes, yes it is... I believe we have this machine at our gym, right between the treadmill and the stationary.
    • Posts: 5,377 Member
      Going to reiterate, you can always try to track with this, not sure if it will have MFP integration:
      Lovely, The Wearable Sex Tracker, Is A Fitbit For Your *****
      The Lovely, a "smart" sex toy, fits around the **** and tracks sexual activity -- from calories burned, to number of thrusts, to the intensity of intercourse. A smartphone app measures these and other data sets before recommending new sex positions "to help you have even better sex next time," the Indiegogo page reads.
      *Not sure what MFP board might censor, so beat them to it.
    • Posts: 5,377 Member
      vypressme wrote: »
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      Yes, yes it is... I believe we have this machine at our gym, right between the treadmill and the stationary.
      Must be one expensive gym.

    • Posts: 1,547 Member
      http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc
    • Posts: 228 Member
      senecarr wrote: »
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      Must be one expensive gym.

      They have all the best apparatus.
    • Posts: 343 Member
      Rax1974 wrote: »
      I actually put my heart rate monitor on one time. I took it off after it lapped 3 times lol.

      Ok seriously I think it was around 250 calories but it was a....uhhhhhh....well...good session? I think it would have been even more if my wife had been there.

      This just made me laugh out loud at work! Good job!
    • Posts: 218 Member
      Didn't read all the posts... has someone already mentioned you don't count sex as exercise if it's a regular activity (akin to cleaning house and laundry)? :*:D Naughty... <3
    • Posts: 1,965 Member
      Wear a heart rate monitor during.
    • Posts: 413 Member
      JoRocka wrote: »
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      I almost miss the days of driving to a hotel and doing nothing but having sex for 2 days straight.


      ^^^This is the only time I log it. :wink:

    • Posts: 1,510 Member
      kygirl8282 wrote: »
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      Laughed until I couldn't breathe!

      I laughed out loud when I saw your login name in a sex thread..

    • Posts: 218 Member
      JoRocka wrote: »

      I almost miss the days of driving to a hotel and doing nothing but having sex for 2 days straight.

      man - when did we get old? LOL

      Okay, this ^^^ I'd count as my cardio for those days :D:D
    • Posts: 110 Member
      Michael190lbs wrote: »
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      I laughed out loud when I saw your login name in a sex thread..


      LMAO!!! I can see how it wouldn't be linked to the state abbreviation in this particular thread :D
    • Posts: 811 Member
      granturismo wrote: »
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      OP's age is listed on her profile.
      That doesn't mean anything....kids lie all the time to get on an adult site!
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