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    Do you substitute workouts?

    Posts: 3,677 Member
    edited January 20 in Fitness and Exercise
    Hi guys, I'm just wondering what your thoughts are on substituting workouts?

    Like if I go "horseback riding" (wink wink) on a certain day, can I skip my Jillian Michaels or ShaunT DVD? I think I burn about the same number of calories.

    Looking for opinions here. Do you guys exercise on days you have sex?

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    • Posts: 1,682 Member
      going to the gym with my BF usually leads to sex . . . so, that would be a yes.
    • Posts: 3,499 Member
      I wear my HRM.....and if I don't hit the magic number when I hit the magic button (wink wink) then I have to drop and give myself 50....

      so it depends...

      you know...

      on the magic.
    • Posts: 10,477 Member
      What is this "sex" you speak of?
    • Posts: 1,024 Member
      i hate to break it to you but sex doesnt really provide much of a work out or burn many calories.
    • Posts: 489 Member
      Yes, you don't really burn that many calories while having sex, plus just think of it as a bonus work out not a substitute for exercise
    • Posts: 3,677 Member
      What is this "sex" you speak of?

      Hm. You might be too young to know about it?
    • Posts: 1,600 Member
      So if I see you have "horseback ride" for the day, I know when you've had sex :laugh:

      Yes, I exercise on the days I have sex. Sadly, as much as I get into sex, I don't burn as much as I do when I go for a run or when I use the arc trainer. My boyfriend knows if I'm having an off running day and going slow, that if he says something about sex after we finish the run, I'll always run faster :smokin:
    • Posts: 4,375 Member
      What is this "sex" you speak of?

      This.
    • Posts: 3,499 Member
      i hate to break it to you but sex doesnt really provide much of a work out or burn many calories.

      ummmmm....21 calories per 6 minutes....and when you go for 2 hours....it adds up...

      and some of us REALLY go for two hours....trust me....we are out there.

      :bigsmile:
    • Posts: 77 Member
      Alas, the average "horseback riding" session only burns about 21 calories : http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/01/31/sex-to-burn-calories-authors-expose-obesity-myths/

      So no, I don't substitute it for a workout.
    • Posts: 1,682 Member
      i hate to break it to you but sex doesnt really provide much of a work out or burn many calories.

      you aren't doing it right.
    • Posts: 777 Member
      I wear my HRM.....and if I don't hit the magic number when I hit the magic button (wink wink) then I have to drop and give myself 50....

      so it depends...

      you know...

      on the magic.

      I am not sure how attractive it'd be to wear a HRM during that :)
    • Posts: 1,838 Member
      i hate to break it to you but sex doesnt really provide much of a work out or burn many calories.
      Orly? Why is it in the MFP database then?
    • Posts: 3,677 Member
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      you aren't doing it right.

      Fact.
    • Posts: 2,466 Member
      Do you ride the horse bareback?
    • Posts: 1,838 Member
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      This.

      I can teach you, but I'd have to charge.
    • Posts: 3,499 Member
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      I am not sure how attractive it'd be to wear a HRM during that :)

      oh that's only when I'm by myself....i don't have to dress up then....
    • Posts: 431
      I do my regular workout and count it as a workout. Extracurricular activities are just a bonus. If I do any strenuous activity that is not a workout I usually don't log it because it only effects my calorie intake and I am not gonna eat back every damn calorie I burn I would be eating all day lol
    • Posts: 2,466 Member
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      I can teach you, but I'd have to charge.

      Nice milkshake!
    • Posts: 10,477 Member
      Sex counts as exercise.

      Butt sex counts as a bonus workout.

      At least at my house.

      Good luck on your journey :smile:

      And BOOM goes the dynamite.

      I just fell in love *swoon*
    • Posts: 2,780 Member
      If i am on top i log it as "tabata squats, high intensity". If i am not on top, I log it as yoga or stretching, depending what position my legs are in.
      Hope this helps.
    • Posts: 77 Member
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      Orly? Why is it in the MFP database then?

      ... The fact that it's in the database doesn't mean that's it's anywhere NEAR accurate. I love MFP, but its exercise database sucks balls.
    • Posts: 1,143 Member
      ^ Literally!
    • Posts: 2,394 Member
      I always skip the gym after sex. It's a serious problem. I missed two workout sessions last year alone!
    • Posts: 489 Member
      Well certainly if it lasts two hours that is a different story....in fact you might not have time to go to the gym if that was the case.
    • Posts: 1,682 Member
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      Nice milkshake!

      MINE!
    • Posts: 1,259 Member
      are you suggesting that we need to have sex in order to exercise? :(


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    • Posts: 3,038 Member
      I always skip the gym after sex. It's a serious problem. I missed two workout sessions last year alone!

      Lucky!!!
    • Posts: 1,651 Member
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      ... The fact that it's in the database doesn't mean that's it's anywhere NEAR accurate. I love MFP, but its exercise database sucks balls.

      I think "sucks balls" is in there. Somewhere near "protein shot"

      You're welcome.
    • Posts: 1,682 Member
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      I think "sucks balls" is in there. Somewhere near "protein shot"

      You're welcome.

      *runs off to add those to my exercise list*
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