Sex and excersize

zevbkatz
zevbkatz Posts: 1 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Since sex actually burns calories and is a form of exercise it should be an exercise listed. Does anyone know how many calories it burns ?
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  • ariana_eatsandlifts
    ariana_eatsandlifts Posts: 197 Member
    I wouldn't log it... just think of it as a bonus. The calorie burn could vary widely based on time and effort.
  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
    It's considered part of your daily activities. This topic comes up all the time and the general consensus is the calories burned are negligible.
  • FeelStrongBeStrong
    FeelStrongBeStrong Posts: 6 Member
    It would depend on intensity / duration.
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    Sex is not a form of exercise. It is a lifestyle activity, just like walking to your mailbox or carrying laundry upstairs.
  • Azexas
    Azexas Posts: 4,334 Member
    Normally it would be included in your daily activity level.
  • Timshel_
    Timshel_ Posts: 22,834 Member
    IT's like 100 calories.
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    Sex is not a form of exercise. It is a lifestyle activity, just like walking to your mailbox or carrying laundry upstairs.

    #doingitwrong





    I'm totally kidding. No creepy PMs please.
  • mandipandi75
    mandipandi75 Posts: 6,035 Member
    If you are getting it every day, it's a moot point. No need to count it.
  • DopeItUp
    DopeItUp Posts: 18,771 Member
    Chaelaz wrote: »
    IT's like 100 calories.

    That must be some vigorous sex. For me it's around 2.5 calories.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Nope, No, No. Sex should not be logged as exercise. That's just as meaningless as the people who log normal housework or doing the dishes as exercise :huh: It's just clutching at straws...
  • starwhisperer6
    starwhisperer6 Posts: 402 Member
    I think I'll start a chocolate and sex diet fad. I feel like this will be a huge success! And I'll say, "I'm not just the founder of sex and chocolate, I'm also a member"
  • flamingblades
    flamingblades Posts: 311 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    Sex is not a form of exercise. It is a lifestyle activity, just like walking to your mailbox or carrying laundry upstairs.
    Not to impune your comment, but this reminds me of when my trainer told me not to log mowing my lawn as exercise, because I have an electric lawn mower...I STILL come in sopping wet after 30 minutes pushing that thing around the yard. Phooey! I log it.
  • oh_happy_day
    oh_happy_day Posts: 1,137 Member
    starwhisperer6 wrote: »
    I think I'll start a chocolate and sex diet fad. I feel like this will be a huge success! And I'll say, "I'm not just the founder of sex and chocolate, I'm also a member"

    I await further details, THIS is a fad diet relevant to my interests.
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Sex is not a form of exercise. It is a lifestyle activity, just like walking to your mailbox or carrying laundry upstairs.

    #doingitwrong





    I'm totally kidding. No creepy PMs please.

    Risky post lol
  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    flamingblades wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Sex is not a form of exercise. It is a lifestyle activity, just like walking to your mailbox or carrying laundry upstairs.
    Not to impune your comment, but this reminds me of when my trainer told me not to log mowing my lawn as exercise, because I have an electric lawn mower...I STILL come in sopping wet after 30 minutes pushing that thing around the yard. Phooey! I log it.

    Feel free to log whatever you want. The fact remains that sex is included in your NEAT calories, which means it's part of your base calorie goal. Even when it makes you sweat.
  • _Terrapin_
    _Terrapin_ Posts: 4,301 Member
    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Sex is not a form of exercise. It is a lifestyle activity, just like walking to your mailbox or carrying laundry upstairs.

    #doingitwrong





    I'm totally kidding. No creepy PMs please.


    How do we log it in seconds?!? And yeah, no creepy PM's you sick oh's.
  • CardiLuxe
    CardiLuxe Posts: 89 Member
    I looked this up. Apparently not alot.
    But they probably fell victim to the life of a square.
  • longtimeterp
    longtimeterp Posts: 614 Member
    one of these days i'll get around to wearing my hrm and measuring, but my fitbit said it was around 70 cals for 15 min when it was attached to my boxers. i would call the activity level "moderate" that time.
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    I'm on Fitocracy as well. Over there we tend to log it as "other cardio"... just be prepared for the knowing leers and jeers when you log it. :D
  • quiltlovinlisa
    quiltlovinlisa Posts: 1,710 Member
    I had someone on my friend's list log sex daily. It was creepy. I deleted her. I don't need to know how active your sex life is! (and I'm not sharing mine, TYVM!)
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    this topic gets posted at least once per week and in the years i've been here this is the first time I've seen it posted by a male.

    CONGRATS OP!! You're #1!!!
  • antennachick
    antennachick Posts: 464 Member
    I almost wanted to post had sex with calories burned just to be weird lol
  • GYM_COM33
    GYM_COM33 Posts: 174 Member
    I burnt 300 calories on a 25min session ha
  • LivingtheLeanDream
    LivingtheLeanDream Posts: 13,342 Member
    edited October 2015
    I don't log it personally, just like I don't log cooking/baking/cleaning/washing car/mowing lawn etc etc etc i.e things that are done regularly and are just a part of daily life....]

    but should you wish to log it, then go for it, create it under your own exercise and I'm sure you'll look forward to all the feedback you'll get from your friends when that gets posted lol :smiley:
  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    flamingblades wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Sex is not a form of exercise. It is a lifestyle activity, just like walking to your mailbox or carrying laundry upstairs.
    Not to impune your comment, but this reminds me of when my trainer told me not to log mowing my lawn as exercise, because I have an electric lawn mower...I STILL come in sopping wet after 30 minutes pushing that thing around the yard. Phooey! I log it.

    Sweat has no correlation to calories burned.
  • ozgurvh
    ozgurvh Posts: 182 Member
    there is no certain calories for general activities, it changes person to person
  • ngoring1
    ngoring1 Posts: 1 Member
    I read with interest as I noted very few apps exercise charts etc include sex. (Exception alcholizer that tells you how many min sex you need to burn off the drink consumed) however I found this by chance looking today.

    Sexcalculatoruk.co.uk

    Not perfect but also not a joke.
    So it gives you an idea. ;)<3
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  • TriShamelessly
    TriShamelessly Posts: 905 Member
    3dogsrunning wrote: »
    jemhh wrote: »
    Sex is not a form of exercise. It is a lifestyle activity, just like walking to your mailbox or carrying laundry upstairs.

    #doingitwrong





    I'm totally kidding. No creepy PMs please.

    I knew there was at least one other reason you're on my friends list!
  • jessef593
    jessef593 Posts: 2,272 Member
    quiltlovinlisa wrote: »
    I had someone on my friend's list log sex daily. It was creepy. I deleted her. I don't need to know how active your sex life is! (and I'm not sharing mine, TYVM!)

    Sex is a completely normal activity that almost all of us get in on. I don't quite see how logging it would be creepy? Id be like "you go gurl!"
  • Locked_On_Target
    Locked_On_Target Posts: 88 Member
    You just don't log sex, unless you are going to an orgy or something, then log it.

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