Uhhh...kind of an awkward question for you guys.

brittanyjeanxo
brittanyjeanxo Posts: 1,831 Member
edited October 1 in Fitness and Exercise
So there's really no other way of putting this (this is an adult question. Feel free to stop reading if ya can't handle it ;) but, how would one go about tracking the calories they've burned off during "intimate relations" with their significant other? Let's be honest, that's a good workout! I just don't know exactly how to go about tracking it. ;)
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  • DiabeticAlien
    DiabeticAlien Posts: 240 Member
    I'm thinking that one would need an HRM of some kind.
  • sarahlong09
    sarahlong09 Posts: 55
    type it in google and it will bring up a few sites that will calculate it for you depending on weight. or get a heart rate monitor and wear it ... because they are so sexy!!! haha
  • Chunkabutt83
    Chunkabutt83 Posts: 461
    acutally, i asked this a few years back and was told that you dont burn near as much as you would think, they told me never to attempt to track it unless your spending hours "at it" lol
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    You don't. The burn is as significant as you think.

    If you MUST - wear a HRM.
  • MrsCon40
    MrsCon40 Posts: 2,351 Member
    Double post
  • JennsLosing
    JennsLosing Posts: 1,026
    i dont count it...its set in my activity level ; )
  • bargmannr
    bargmannr Posts: 15
    Wear a heart rate monitor??? Lol. I don't know, I guess. Might just have to not count it. Sorry!
  • brittanyjeanxo
    brittanyjeanxo Posts: 1,831 Member
    type it in google and it will bring up a few sites that will calculate it for you depending on weight. or get a heart rate monitor and wear it ... because they are so sexy!!! haha

    Yeah, not exactly the best way to start off sexy time! "Oh baby, your chest strap is so hot!" Hahaha!
  • tproctor
    tproctor Posts: 90 Member
    Nothing a little Google search can't fix!

    http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Sex-Relationships/Sex/8-Sexy-Ways-to-Burn-Calories.html
  • RainyDayKelli
    RainyDayKelli Posts: 85 Member
    This website will help. It's what I use :)

    http://www.fatburn.com/free_tool_activity_burn.asp
  • Scoobies87
    Scoobies87 Posts: 379
    OMG! I was thinking about this last night and wondering how to go about posting this! *watches thread eagerly*
  • RachelSRoach1
    RachelSRoach1 Posts: 435 Member
    I used LoseIt on the Ipod for a while and it only killed like 46-50 calories for half an hour..
  • Heather75
    Heather75 Posts: 3,386 Member
    I would only track it if it isn't something you normally do.

    Yeah. Admit THAT. :smile:
  • jbucci1186
    jbucci1186 Posts: 440 Member
    http://calorielab.com/news/2008/02/12/calories-burned-during-sex/
  • ShaeDetermined
    ShaeDetermined Posts: 1,525 Member
    why would u need to track/log it?

    your baseline calorie rate is calculated based on daily activities, and "it" should definitely be part of your daily activities.
    if it isn't, work on that as opposed to figuring out how many calories it burns.
  • killagb
    killagb Posts: 3,280 Member
    I don't think it's worth bothering to track. Consider it a bonus for your day but I don't think I would try to get more calories to eat based on it.
  • Qarol
    Qarol Posts: 6,171 Member
    I really don't think it burns all that much.
  • brittanyjeanxo
    brittanyjeanxo Posts: 1,831 Member
    I would only track it if it isn't something you normally do.

    Yeah. Admit THAT. :smile:

    Hahaha :P
  • dipsl19
    dipsl19 Posts: 317 Member
    I would only track it if it isn't something you normally do.

    Yeah. Admit THAT. :smile:


    DITTO!!! it really isnt much. if you were wearing a HRM, maybe you'd burn 50 calories in 30 minutes. MAYBE .
  • JennysMan
    JennysMan Posts: 69
    I really don't think you should bother tracking it. Just enjoy it! LOL

    Also, I know there are other "regular" things in here such as house cleaning and such that technically burn calories, but unless they burn an excessive amount of calories (such as physical labor), I think you should only be tracking the "exercise" that results from you doing something over and above your normal daily routine for the purpose of becoming healthier.
  • brittanyjeanxo
    brittanyjeanxo Posts: 1,831 Member
    Would you include the 15 seconds of s_ex AND the ensuing 20 minutes of crying, or just the first part?

    Is that supposed to be an insult? If so, it's not a very good one and also not helpful.
    If it's just supposed to be funny, then good work.
  • Rae6503
    Rae6503 Posts: 6,294 Member
    I don't. I have my activity level set to "light-active" and therefore only track actual exercise, no cleaning, no walking, just "workouts".
  • MDS0910
    MDS0910 Posts: 71
    My MIL is on a fitness site which that is one if the choices under cardiovascular exercises. :-)
  • superflyrbi
    superflyrbi Posts: 80 Member
    I was wondering the same thing! I told my wife about it and she said, 'How many calories can you really burn in 3 minutes?" and then left the room. I sat there and pondered her response... was she serious? was I just insulted? Is she going to make me a sammich? Then, in typical guy fashion, I realized she was right, not a whole lot of burn for the time.
  • superflyrbi
    superflyrbi Posts: 80 Member

    I didn't mean for you, I meant for me. the 15 seconds? Why bother. But crying burns a lot- it's along story, sneaky uncle, cough syrup, Fluffy my hampster. Probably not the place....

    Ok, now that is just damn funny.
  • bunchesonothing
    bunchesonothing Posts: 1,015 Member
    I would only track it if it isn't something you normally do.

    Yeah. Admit THAT. :smile:

    hah!
  • heathersmilez
    heathersmilez Posts: 2,579 Member
    People log it as dancing on MFP so next time your news feed shows you one of your 'friends' was dancing, make a winky face at them ;)

    * I found this out when I legitimately went to Zumba and logged it as dancing, the closest match and my FP pee’s let me know.
  • Chunkabutt83
    Chunkabutt83 Posts: 461

    I didn't mean for you, I meant for me. the 15 seconds? Why bother. But crying burns a lot- it's along story, sneaky uncle, cough syrup, Fluffy my hampster. Probably not the place....
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    haha
  • KlassyKassi
    KlassyKassi Posts: 58 Member
    Would you include the 15 seconds of s_ex AND the ensuing 20 minutes of crying, or just the first part?

    Is that supposed to be an insult? If so, it's not a very good one and also not helpful.
    If it's just supposed to be funny, then good work.

    I didn't mean for you, I meant for me. the 15 seconds? Why bother. But crying burns a lot- it's along story, sneaky uncle, cough syrup, Fluffy my hampster. Probably not the place....

    Hahahaha!
  • brewingaz
    brewingaz Posts: 1,136 Member
    I log it as forearm strength training.
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