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    • Posts: 642 Member
      200 calories an hour? Well crap, I guess there are more effective ways to spend the 10mins it takes me then.
    • Posts: 6,212 Member
      3bambi3 wrote: »
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      That's why you keep it classy and count in your head while checking your watch over their shoulder. Duh.

      Isn't there a fitness series "you are your own gym?"

      Same could apply here as well
    • Posts: 3,077 Member
      3bambi3 wrote: »
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      Queue the obligatory "You're not doing it right, hehe" posts.

      I mean, of course we're all having sex two to three hours every day. Who needs a gym?
    • Posts: 8,029 Member
      It's interesting. The study where the figure that gives the burn closest to the 200 calories an hour cited an average length per session as being six minutes. The figure given for a burn for a 150 pound male was about 3.5 calories a minute.

      Sorrynotsorry for bursting bubbles. I'm too old and jaded to be amused by this thread.

      Not too old to be amused by sex, mind you.
    • Posts: 6,212 Member
      PeachyCarol wrote: »
      It's interesting. The study where the figure that gives the burn closest to the 200 calories an hour cited an average length per session as being six minutes. The figure given for a burn for a 150 pound male was about 3.5 calories a minute.

      Sorrynotsorry for bursting bubbles. I'm too old and jaded to be amused by this thread.

      Not too old to be amused by sex, mind you.

      #Funhater
    • Posts: 3,077 Member
      juggernaut1974 wrote: »
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      #Funhater

      You're just mad because you only burn 3.5 calories having sex.

      :wink:
    • Posts: 6,212 Member
      kkenseth wrote: »
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      You're just mad because you only burn 3.5 calories having sex.

      :wink:

      #RoundingUp
    • Posts: 465 Member
      PeachyCarol wrote: »
      It's interesting. The study where the figure that gives the burn closest to the 200 calories an hour cited an average length per session as being six minutes. The figure given for a burn for a 150 pound male was about 3.5 calories a minute.

      Sorrynotsorry for bursting bubbles. I'm too old and jaded to be amused by this thread.

      Not too old to be amused by sex, mind you.

      So I really didn't earn those extra slices of pizza? :(
    • Posts: 8,029 Member
      juggernaut1974 wrote: »
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      #Funhater

      Not everything that's fun needs to burn calories, man.
    • Posts: 1,030 Member
      Is that six minutes a rep or a set? How many reps and sets? I never trust a man to do the measuring.
    • Posts: 9 Member
      Ok. Note to self. Have more sex. :)
    • Posts: 6,666 Member
      juggernaut1974 wrote: »
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      Isn't there a fitness series "you are your own gym?"

      Same could apply here as well

      And if that doesn't do it for you, there's always shake weights.
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    • Posts: 451 Member
      Oh, so that's what CICO stands for . . .
    • Posts: 100 Member
      I'd rather burn 25, then go running:)
    • Posts: 6 Member
      This is an urban myth. Sex wouldn't burn any more calories than something like light house cleaning.
    • Posts: 4,195 Member
      daniwilford wrote: »
      Is that six minutes a rep or a set? How many reps and sets? I never trust a man to do the measuring.

      Yeah, they always round up. A lot.
    • Posts: 28,055 Member
      DanGemmell wrote: »
      This is an urban myth. Sex wouldn't burn any more calories than something like light house cleaning.

      MFP says I will burn 234 calories per hour for light cleaning.
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      Hah I usually delete people who log sex and/or house cleaning, cooking etc from my friends list. They're usually accompanied by ridiculously high burns.
      Seriously who wants this on their newsfeed for everyone to see?? :confounded:
    • Posts: 28,055 Member
      "Sex" isn't in the database - what were you seeing?
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      kshama2001 wrote: »
      "Sex" isn't in the database - what were you seeing?

      I've seen

      "doing the deed"

      "rompy pompy"

      They must write it in manually and get the burn number from who knows where..

    • Posts: 28,055 Member
      Aha!

      Sometimes my burns look crazy high because the system lumps everything I did all day in together - for example, on Sunday I gardened twice, walked, and went to the gym.
    • Posts: 16,049 Member
      kshama2001 wrote: »
      Aha!

      Sometimes my burns look crazy high because the system lumps everything I did all day in together - for example, on Sunday I gardened twice, walked, and went to the gym.

      I hear ya. Sometimes fitbit gives me 1200 calorie burns, but this takes me like 10 hours to achieve!
    • Posts: 28,055 Member
      roblloyd89 wrote: »
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      That's kinda creepy,

      I wouldn't call that creepy, but overly optimistic on several levels ;)
    • Posts: 1,488 Member
      kshama2001 wrote: »
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      I wouldn't call that creepy, but overly optimistic on several levels ;)

      Agreed Haha
    • Posts: 2,480 Member
      edited December 2015
      Regretfully staring at yourself in the bathroom mirror afterwards for a moment, shaking your head slowly, and then putting your head in your hands for 10 seconds = 3 calories.
    • Posts: 1,800 Member
      I get ridiculous burns for kayaking (over 3k for a 6-6.5 hour trip). I am just very effective at sex and get a much less burn. just saying ...........
    • Posts: 17,456 Member
      juggernaut1974 wrote: »
      Most partners disapprove of pausing to ensure your heart rate is in you fat burning target zone

      Fat burning zone @juggernaut1974 ? :huh:

      :bigsmile:

      As for the thread I'm personally of the opinion that if sex isn't in your general activity level you're probably doing life wrong ;)
    • Posts: 1,488 Member
      rabbitjb wrote: »
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      Fat burning zone @juggernaut1974 ? :huh:

      :bigsmile:

      As for the thread I'm personally of the opinion that if sex isn't in your general activity level you're probably doing life wrong ;)

      I'm a virgin I'm offended
    • Posts: 17,456 Member
      With the exception of virgins, the asexual, singles, priesthood, nuns and those who simply don't enjoy it of course
    • Posts: 1,488 Member
      rabbitjb wrote: »
      With the exception of virgins, the asexual, singles, priesthood, nuns and those who simply don't enjoy it of course

      I was lying but you're right lol
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