Calorie Burn for Unusual Activities

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guardup
guardup Posts: 230
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I took up Fire Breathing last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F69ebJCQ9I

The calorie burn is probably on par with Yoga in that it requires long, steady breathing and a held pose.

Was super surprised to find out that riding my motorcycle for an hour and a half burned 600 calories! (according to Body Bug) Granted, I ride a sport bike... and I love the twistie-turnies.... but still... that's as good as weight lifting!

I wonder if snowmobiling is more because of the cold weather.

What activities do the rest of you wonder about?

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  • foxylady8098
    foxylady8098 Posts: 57
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    I hope I don't get in trouble my MFP for this one, but I always wonder how many calories you burn from sex and I can't find a legitimate website that has it.
  • Cartel
    Cartel Posts: 40
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    Just wear a heart rate monitor for whatever activity you are wondering about and find out! Thats what I do...
  • Rjperron
    Rjperron Posts: 150
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    heard in a mag that sex (okay, has to be vigorous people) burns around 250 cals for 20 min, depending on weight and, again, how much fun you're having!
  • Wiitabax
    Wiitabax Posts: 284
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    I hope I don't get in trouble my MFP for this one, but I always wonder how many calories you burn from sex and I can't find a legitimate website that has it.

    :laugh:

    just to help you with your research then...


    One Hour of Intercourse
    •One hour of intercourse will burn more calories than any other combination of sexual activity. A total of 385 calories will be burned if you and your partner can engage in coitus for 60 straight minutes. This is the hardest workout you can experience when having sex.

    One Hour of Foreplay
    •Foreplay can include kissing, caressing, genital stimulation and oral stimulation. Basically, foreplay is anything that precedes intercourse. Sixty minutes of foreplay will invoke a great amount of stimulation from both partners, and can result in a decent number of burned calories. The average amount of calories burned from an hour of foreplay is 130.

    30 Minutes of Foreplay, 30 Minutes of Intercourse
    •Splitting the amount of foreplay and intercourse in the course of an hour will burn approximately 260 calories. The foreplay will burn about 65 calories in the first half-hour, and the intercourse will burn 195 calories in the second half-hour.

    15 Minutes of Foreplay, 45 Minutes of Intercourse
    •Some couples only need a little bit of foreplay to get aroused, followed by a longer session of intercourse. You will burn about 320 calories this way--30 calories for 15 minutes of foreplay and 290 calories for 45 minutes of intercourse. This is the second-highest amount of calories you'll burn in an hour of sex, after 60 straight minutes of intercourse.

    45 Minutes of Foreplay, 15 Minutes of Intercourse
    •Some couples need to spend more time engaged in foreplay, and don't last as long during intercourse. This is a perfectly healthy way to have sex, and you'll still burn quite a few calories. The amount of calories that you burn in 15 minutes of intercourse is about the same as what you would burn in 45 minutes of foreplay--approximately 97 calories for each. In an hour, you'll burn about 195 calories



    Me? nah... I'll stick with walking the dogs and swimming thanks!
    :laugh:
  • mikesova
    mikesova Posts: 1
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    I took up Fire Breathing last year: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3F69ebJCQ9I

    The calorie burn is probably on par with Yoga in that it requires long, steady breathing and a held pose.

    Was super surprised to find out that riding my motorcycle for an hour and a half burned 600 calories! (according to Body Bug) Granted, I ride a sport bike... and I love the twistie-turnies.... but still... that's as good as weight lifting!

    I wonder if snowmobiling is more because of the cold weather.

    What activities do the rest of you wonder about?

    I have a really hard time believing that motorcycling for an hour and a half would burn 600 calories, as I also ride.
  • guardup
    guardup Posts: 230
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    I have a really hard time believing that motorcycling for an hour and a half would burn 600 calories, as I also ride.

    You should come riding with me. :)

    When I say "twisty turnies" I really mean it. I will ride a few roads where you cannot sit on the seat of your bike for a good 20 minutes because you are leaning off the bike for the turns and need to jump over to the other side of the bike immediately for the next turn.

    I ride a Yamaha R1. I don't ride recklessly, but I do ride roads that require a high level of skill (I have my racing license, so I know how to take a turn).

    BodyBugg is pretty darn accurate... it's gotten me to 17% bodyfat so far while building muscle.

    Riding a motorcycle is like any other physical activity... it greatly depends on how you do it.
  • WifeMomDVM
    WifeMomDVM Posts: 1,025 Member
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    I wonder how many calories you burn spaying and neutering cats and dogs! I do about 30-40 surgeries a day. :bigsmile:

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