Can you count 'bedroom time' as exercise....?

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  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    I logged it as a joke once so it would show up of "Highervibes burned 5 calories during 30 seconds of sex" or something like that LOL
  • AndiGirl70
    AndiGirl70 Posts: 542 Member
    Hmmm perhaps log it under "Jumping" in the MFP exercise diary? lol

    I've read a ballpark of 225 calories are burned per 30min of sex. The foreplay burns the calories so make it a fun rowdy & wild romp for maximum burn :wink:

    I don't log them but its nice to know in the back of my mind I get that extra calorie burn most nights. That's gotta be worth one oreo cookie indulgence right?
  • FrnkLft
    FrnkLft Posts: 1,821 Member
    Lol, actually she is fantastic. But without getting explicit, due to anatomical requirements, it's usually men who do more work.

    Maybe if I put it this way: Women = More like Yoga ... Men = More like cardio and weight lifting :)

    so women who have female lovers never do any work.

    Sure. Okay. ; )

    Ok, lol... well that's different rofl Actually I figure you ladies need to work double time lol
  • Kettle_Belle14
    Kettle_Belle14 Posts: 246 Member
    HA! These are cracking me up!

    I have a friend that has "bedroom time" ALL the time, and she is still overweight, so I'd say don't log it. :laugh:
  • michelefrench
    michelefrench Posts: 814 Member
    I'm laughing about the people who wear their bodyfit's day and nite...like in bed??? as in - no, i'm not excited to see you, that's my bodybug?? just struck me funny...
    to answer the ?? - not unless swinging from the ceiling fan is involved...
  • angelac1296
    angelac1296 Posts: 48 Member
    I decided to log it. It is a great way to burn calories IF you are an ACTIVE participant! If it's just that occasional quickie to hold him over til later and I don't really do anything, then no, I don't log that. <grin> After all, there is a category for preparing food, and I put a lot more energy into sex than I do cooking! I put it as fooling around, but should probably change it to something a bit less obvious!

    In addition, it will put an end to him saying 'but we haven't done it since blah blah' (only takes 3 days for him to say) and me not knowing if he's right! lol Because now I have a record of when it was.
  • shirleygirl910
    shirleygirl910 Posts: 503 Member
    Anyone who wears a fitbit or the like can tell you, the calorie burn isn't much. It's fun to imagine, but it just doesn't burn that much.

    On FitBit there is a group that teases about this. One of the ladies started it by saying she logs it under badminton. Some in the group have taken on the challenge to up the calorie burn, but it's still a joke, the number of calories burned no matter how "active" you are (man or woman).
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
    I prefer to count it as regular activity.
  • TheBitSlinger
    TheBitSlinger Posts: 621 Member
    I wear my bodymedia fit day and night.... I burn more calories doing the dishes than I do during 30 minutes of "bedroom time"... and How would you log that anyway?? Sexual intercourse- moderate effort ????

    Where I come from, you NEVER put in a moderate effort! If the police don't show up, you're not doing it right.
  • TheBitSlinger
    TheBitSlinger Posts: 621 Member
    Hm, wonder if you strapped the Fitbit Flex on your...
  • jenillawafer
    jenillawafer Posts: 426 Member
    Lol this is the biggest joke. I'm a man, and we really do most (not all, chill) of the heavy lifting in bed (see what I did there? ;) )

    you need a new girlfriend/boyfriend

    Perhaps he's a necrophiliac and therefore doing all of the work..? HEY, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF CRAZIES ARE ON THE INTERWEBZ. Just sayin'.
  • pittbullgirl
    pittbullgirl Posts: 341 Member
    This is just awesome.

    and Yea, I wear my body media 24/7 ;)
  • imstrong4me
    imstrong4me Posts: 119
    think its supid that ppl post that how much calories they burn during bedroom time to me that to personal if ur gonna add it as an excerice to me u really don't care about the person ur havening it with
  • Iron_Lotus
    Iron_Lotus Posts: 2,295 Member
    think its supid that ppl post that how much calories they burn during bedroom time to me that to personal if ur gonna add it as an excerice to me u really don't care about the person ur havening it with

    Prude :flowerforyou:
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member

    Perhaps he's a necrophiliac and therefore doing all of the work..? HEY, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF CRAZIES ARE ON THE INTERWEBZ. Just sayin'.
    You are quiet right- quiet right!!!

    think its supid that ppl post that how much calories they burn during bedroom time to me that to personal if ur gonna add it as an excerice to me u really don't care about the person ur havening it with

    not everyone is as uptight about having sex as you are though.
  • justal313
    justal313 Posts: 1,375 Member
    I was going to wear my heart rate monitor to bed but my wife threatened to cut it off. I'm not sure if "it" was the HRM or something more near and dear to me.
  • TribeHokie
    TribeHokie Posts: 711 Member
    Lol without getting explicit, due to anatomical requirements, it's usually men who do more work.

    Maybe if I put it this way: Women = More like Yoga (with the exception of a certain quad intensive movement...) & Men = More like calisthenics and weight lifting ;)

    I dunno, as a girl I can definitely testify to intensive for quads, calves, full arms and shoulders....if you've only experienced a woman doing one quad intensive movement and then staying fairly still the rest of the time I'm gonna have to agree that you might need to start searching for a new one.....or get a book or something....
  • leaellenj
    leaellenj Posts: 38
    I saw an article somewhere- probably on the Huffington Post- that sited research about "bedroom time" not really being as much of a calorie burner as people give it credit for. Take that however you want.
  • MightyDomo
    MightyDomo Posts: 1,265 Member
    I always wanted to know the answer to this question and wonder if my SO would consider letting me wear an HRM during to see what my burn is when I am putting in the bulk of the effort. I know he gets sweaty haha, so he is definitely working for it.
  • xbabymama08x
    xbabymama08x Posts: 9
    I just leave it for bonus calories burned... not that concerned to figure out how much it burns, why drab up a good thing? ;)
  • steffij100
    steffij100 Posts: 85 Member
    Depends how adventurous you are. I heard of one couple (and no, this isn't a confession!) who liked to pretend the husband was a burglar 'breaking in' and having his wicked way with the wife. Surely shinnying up the drainpipe to the second floor must count for something.
  • FrnkLft
    FrnkLft Posts: 1,821 Member
    Lol this is the biggest joke. I'm a man, and we really do most (not all, chill) of the heavy lifting in bed (see what I did there? ;) )

    you need a new girlfriend/boyfriend

    Perhaps he's a necrophiliac and therefore doing all of the work..? HEY, YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT KIND OF CRAZIES ARE ON THE INTERWEBZ. Just sayin'.

    Eh, YOU are creepy lol
  • Songbirdcw
    Songbirdcw Posts: 320 Member
    I've worn my HRM monitor before b/c I wanted to know how many cals I was burning and how high my heart rate was. Don't judge me. I wouldn't log it, but it's I sure feel like it's an extra workout on top of my other workouts. :blushing:
  • lithezebra
    lithezebra Posts: 3,670 Member
    It burns more calories if you have to subdue your partner first.

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