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midgetrapper
midgetrapper Posts: 60 Member
edited September 23 in Health and Weight Loss
has anybody else considered calories burned during love making or sex? if so, how have you calculated them into your diary?

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  • sparklesammy
    sparklesammy Posts: 465 Member
    .... If you had a heart rate monitor and a partner that wouldn't think you were completely off your head for wearing one in bed...you could find out that way!
  • fatboypup
    fatboypup Posts: 1,873 Member
    one of the first things I tried when I got my HRM lol
  • ErrataCorrige
    ErrataCorrige Posts: 649 Member
    I keep trying to talk my hubby into letting me wear mine, but so far it is a no go. Lol, maybe I should offer to do all the work?!?
  • Tash_Bgosh
    Tash_Bgosh Posts: 46 Member
    Hhahah I actually have considered adding that to my workout routine but its kinda difficult to find a partner lol
  • justmkd
    justmkd Posts: 3
    I go to fitnessmagazine.com and there is a drop down for sex. You then just input your weight and duration and then hit calculate. Hope that helps and as always HAVE FUN :wink:
  • scotty38886
    scotty38886 Posts: 60 Member
    Finally a valid exscuse for coitus lol.
  • ahbach2005
    ahbach2005 Posts: 119
    has anybody else considered calories burned during love making or sex? if so, how have you calculated them into your diary?


    OOH

    Its hump day today

    I'm innnn hope the wife is cxause were tryin out the hrm
  • california_peach
    california_peach Posts: 1,809 Member
    I don't know how accurate these are, but I found this last week while attempting to this very same info. Here is my thread from when I shared it for humor sake. Maybe we should invint a sexy push-up bra with a built in heartrate monitor! Of course that would look rediclous on the guys, but hey sex is funny

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/162866-had-to-share
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    I mark it under dancing:blushing:
  • LoveMy3Boys
    LoveMy3Boys Posts: 562 Member
    Nah I just figure that is a bonus ;)
  • scotty38886
    scotty38886 Posts: 60 Member
    BRILLIANT LOL
  • sjspada
    sjspada Posts: 6
    According to Fitness Magazine:
    "Of course, how many calories you burn depends on the duration and, ahem, vigor of the activity. A moderate 20 minutes will burn only about 28 calories, 32 at a more energetic rate -- but you can burn close to 100 calories if the fun lasts for an hour."
  • midgetrapper
    midgetrapper Posts: 60 Member
    @ scotty: LOL!!
    @ lilricki: i have it listed in cardio. but at my wife's request, it has a code word...
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    yeah if it's only 35 calories, it's just a bonus...I just wanted to test out my HRM, but I forgot to start the watch lol
  • sjspada
    sjspada Posts: 6
    OOH! Here's a link to that calculator someone mentioned.

    http://www.fitnessmagazine.com/weight-loss/caloric-needs-calculator/
  • just4peachy
    just4peachy Posts: 594 Member
    I just consider it part of my lifestyle and figure the calories burned are a bonus :smooched:
  • sillygoose1977
    sillygoose1977 Posts: 2,151 Member
    Here we go again...

    It's not enough. Not unless you are a marathon man on viagra swinging from the chandelier.
  • spacecase76
    spacecase76 Posts: 673 Member
    just like I don't count grocery shopping as cardio, I also don't figure in sex. It's just something I do all the time, I figure it is counted into my base calorie allowance

    :laugh:
  • Maghenta
    Maghenta Posts: 100
    I had figure it out before and it was such a small number that I opt to jst give it as a bunus too.... :flowerforyou:
  • Randee75
    Randee75 Posts: 234
    A bonus lol
  • lilRicki
    lilRicki Posts: 4,555 Member
    Here we go again...

    It's not enough. Not unless you are a marathon man on viagra swinging from the chandelier.

    Oh the imagery:embarassed:
  • JohnnyNull
    JohnnyNull Posts: 294 Member
    Here we go again...

    It's not enough. Not unless you are a marathon man on viagra swinging from the chandelier.

    "An hour of sex burns 346 calories—the equivalent of a morning jog, weight-lifting session, or even four hours of writing."

    That being said, I consider it healthy part of normal life, and therefore I do not include it.
  • ashley0616
    ashley0616 Posts: 579 Member
    There are several calculators on line that can figure that out for you, then you just plug it into "my exercises" on here. It all depends on how much you put into it, and how long it lasts. Depending on my participation, I don't always count it. And when I do count it, I subtract 5 or so minutes from the actual total so I am not overestimating calories burned. Doesn't add up to much, but every little bit helps! :smile:
  • Curves73
    Curves73 Posts: 134 Member
    So unless you are a professional, probably should not count. lol
  • margie_77
    margie_77 Posts: 693 Member
    http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/cbc
  • sillygoose1977
    sillygoose1977 Posts: 2,151 Member
    Here we go again...

    It's not enough. Not unless you are a marathon man on viagra swinging from the chandelier.

    "An hour of sex burns 346 calories—the equivalent of a morning jog, weight-lifting session, or even four hours of writing."

    That being said, I consider it healthy part of normal life, and therefore I do not include it.

    Oh goodness, an hour. I don't have the energy for that any more. I don't think I burn enough in 5 minutes to ever worry about it. :tongue:
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