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Don't mean to be crude...
candice072
Posts: 21 Member
I'm not trying to be crude or offend anyone, but why isn't sex listed as a cardio activity? You have to burn serious calories right?
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Heh, we wish. But no. Include it in your daily activity level, if you're that lucky, or consider it a set off for working some strawberries and cream into the act.21
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You could add it as a custom activity, different people's *ahem* activity level vary greatly during the act so it would be hard to have one estimate. I am now imagining someone having sex with their chest strap and heart rate monitor on to find out exactly what they burned
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It simply doesn't burn that many calories for most people.20
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Um, counted as part of normal activity level so not exercise.
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The easiest thing to do is search for a calorie calculator that factors this & use that info to create an personalized entry into MFP.
I have everything set to sedentary/no activity so the system doesn't include anything like that.3 -
candice072 wrote: »I'm not trying to be crude or offend anyone, but why isn't sex listed as a cardio activity? You have to burn serious calories right?
Haha. You sex game must be on point if you want to log it17 -
While it is exercize, bringing a timer, to properly log your workout, into the bedroom may be a bit odd at best.5
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I've checked my fitbit after a serious session and even though I think its burnt a huge amount it hasn't. LOL7
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Sex burns *maybe* 25 calories.4
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I probably burn more calories washing my hair
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Sex doesn't burn that many calories as people think.4
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Do you not do it often enough for it not to count in your daily activity? Also it doesn't burn much calories.5
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What's up with this question lately? Is there something in the air?6
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I don't believe this has ever been asked before.
Oh wait...
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10182095/sex-is-cardio-correct
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/195387/sex
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/478765/sex-a-form-of-cardio
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/581638/sex-should-be-listed-under-cardio-exercise
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/649404/sex-as-exercise
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/747265/shouldnt-sex-be-considered-cardio-a-serious-question
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/1178337/sex-and-calories-burned15 -
I don't count anything that I do for less than a couple of minutes.30
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It depends on the sex of course, but most does not burn 'serious' calories. And if you are lucky, it's just part of your daily routine.
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candice072 wrote: »I'm not trying to be crude or offend anyone, but why isn't sex listed as a cardio activity? You have to burn serious calories right?
I don't think the calorie burn is a serious as people think...chalk it up to bonus points.3 -
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I put mine in as wrestling
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candice072 wrote: »I'm not trying to be crude or offend anyone, but why isn't sex listed as a cardio activity? You have to burn serious calories right?
it's like 6 calories for 30 minutes.2 -
I've wondered that too. I guess because there are too many variables to calculate proper calories burned.2
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This question comes up AT LEAST once a week on the forums...2
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It's not consistent enough to be a set exercise.
Sometimes it consists of zero work other times it feels like you're dying.
Also, it doesnt burn many calories.3 -
If I were doing it often enough to need to track the calories, I wouldn't need to track my calories and lose weight.5
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MaddMaestro wrote: »
Then count it as a bonus.4 -
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As per the compendium of physical activities, while engaged in the activity you burn approximately 1.3x BMR which is just a touch above MFP's sedentary.
When actively, err, engaged at a, err, moderate pace, you go up to the approximate equivalent of about 1.8x BMR, which is just about the same amount of calories as MFP's very active setting for that time duration.
While going all out, so to speak, you go up to 2.8x BMR, which means you are using up slightly fewer calories than a moderate walk.
https://sites.google.com/site/compendiumofphysicalactivities/Activity-Categories/sexual-activity
I admit I don't understand this as I am sure there are many, err, yoga/strength training inspired positions that, err, I am sure would require more effort than a moderate walk... but I admit to my lack of relevant personal experience; but, in the interest of science... I would be willing to consider... 6 -
Women surely can’t count it if their man is doing all the work.3
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