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shelley7890
shelley7890 Posts: 47 Member
edited October 7 in Chit-Chat
I was seriously wondering if u would class sex or masterbation as exercise? And if u would what kind of sport could u put it under for the right calorie burn? I have googled this and there have been a lot of different views on this. The way I look at it u use ur arms legs back stomach chest muscles for this ur heart rate goes up so surely it would be a calorie burning exercise would it not?
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  • jennajava
    jennajava Posts: 2,176 Member
    I think it's a matter of personal choice. Hopefully, you're getting it on a regular basis. If you are, I would consider it a part of daily activity, and not log it. (And honestly, what are you burning? 100-200 cals?) I only log actual working out, but that's just me.

    ETA: I guess it would depend on how vigorous it is. But how would you know what you're burning? (Hold that thought, baby. I need to adjust my HRM strap.)
  • MooseWizard
    MooseWizard Posts: 295 Member
    Yes, it would be a calorie burn, but I would not classify it as exercise. Carrying in groceries from the car burns calories, but it too is not really exercise. It would be nearly impossible to keep track of every bit of extra calorie burn here or there. Thus, you have to choose the daily activity level as best as you can, and that includes the 'extracurricular activities.' Besides, would you really want someone who can see your log to know every time you masturbated or had sex?
  • shelley7890
    shelley7890 Posts: 47 Member
    Hahaha good point Moose!This is why I asked what kind of exercise u can put it under lol. Hmmm a HRM is a good idea lol
  • MalibuBeth
    MalibuBeth Posts: 87 Member
    I would say no, unless you do it excessively in order to burn those calories, haha. It's an everyday life kind of thing, like washing the dishes... sort of, haha.

    I supposed you could turn it into an exercise if you wanted to, and if that's what works for you! Otherwise, I would not count those calories burned.
  • osuzorba
    osuzorba Posts: 35 Member
    The company I used to worked for had access to some website that had calorie calculators for every type of activity you could think of. But under sex and *kitten* it would not provide any calculations, because they did not believe it was exercise. Their reasoning was you did not use a full range of motion and a lot of the heavy breathing/heart rate increase was a hormonal response, not a cardio type response.
  • shelley7890
    shelley7890 Posts: 47 Member
    Oh I don't get that kind of exercise all the time it was something a friend bought up she does and didn't wanna post it so I'm asking. I wish it was a part of my daily life lol. I thought she had a good point so I put it out there for ppls opinions
  • bcattoes
    bcattoes Posts: 17,299 Member
    Since I'm not doing anything in that respect that I wasn't doing when I gained weight, I chalk that up to regular activity and don't log it as exercise.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,990 Member
    If you can do it for a half hour straight with no break, then it's exercise. Of course telling your partner "come on honey, it's time for me to exercise and get my heart rate up" daily can ruin your sex life. It would get old after a week.


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  • jennajava
    jennajava Posts: 2,176 Member
    Their reasoning was you did not use a full range of motion and a lot of the heavy breathing/heart rate increase was a hormonal response, not a cardio type response.

    This is a good point.
  • shelley7890
    shelley7890 Posts: 47 Member
    That's interesting. I know from past experience I sometimes feel like I've done more of a work out abdominal wise after sex or masterbation. I know there is a six pack hiding under this fat Somewhere lol
  • katyejean
    katyejean Posts: 233 Member
    I just keep it as part of my daily activity and leave it at that. Unless you go for hours, I wouldn't log it as anything. But that's just me. Hope you find your answer!
  • shelley7890
    shelley7890 Posts: 47 Member
    It's defiantly exercise then
  • Hecnotha1
    Hecnotha1 Posts: 200
    it might feel like your burning alot, However ive read so many articles about this, and the maximum is around 45 calories. You might burn more throughout the course of the night as your body stay within a mid/high metabolic rate. but since we mostly f___ at night, your body's system is slightly slower,:noway:
  • slay0r
    slay0r Posts: 669 Member
    I know as a guy if you're properly going at it using the full motions etc (like from below moving upwards) you get an amazing ab workout haha. If you're doing that for 40 or so mins at varying degrees of pace you've gotta be burning something, what about all the sweat if you're really going at it haha
  • shelley7890
    shelley7890 Posts: 47 Member
    It's all very helpful thanks
  • shelley7890
    shelley7890 Posts: 47 Member
    This is my point slay0r lol
  • 2LoveAndHate
    2LoveAndHate Posts: 57 Member
    Guess a vibrator would make it a non-exercise since I'm not doing any of the work?
  • Hecnotha1
    Hecnotha1 Posts: 200
    also if you are a "pick me up, and hold me against the wall type girl, then its really excersise, because i want to die after that lol cant breath and legs burn.
  • vim_n_vigor
    vim_n_vigor Posts: 4,089 Member
    If you can do it for a half hour straight with no break, then it's exercise. Of course telling your partner "come on honey, it's time for me to exercise and get my heart rate up" daily can ruin your sex life. It would get old after a week.


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    I think my husband would be all for it ;) He wouldn't care what the reason.
  • Hecnotha1
    Hecnotha1 Posts: 200
    Guess a vibrator would make it a non-exercise since I'm not doing any of the work?
    not necesarily. as long as your heart rate rises, those calories burn. might just be a tic-tac's worth of calories tho.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    Considering how much effort it takes me to burn 100 calories, I wouldn't count sex. Yes, it's physical and can be somewhat rigorous at times, but you aren't burning enough calories, no matter what you're doing, to bother counting them.

    And *kitten*? Really? Are you hanging on a stripper pole while doing it?
  • shelley7890
    shelley7890 Posts: 47 Member
    Hahahaha yeah well if I was to be picked up the guy would put his back out but I guess it also depends on if ur a lay back let them do the work or if ur one of those girls who give as good as u get.
  • Fit4_Life
    Fit4_Life Posts: 828 Member
    :blushing: (throwing away the toys and going manually). :laugh:
  • FearAnLoathing
    FearAnLoathing Posts: 4,852 Member
    I do but I put in a lot of work digging them up first
  • CherryIceGlitter
    CherryIceGlitter Posts: 145
    it might feel like your burning alot, However ive read so many articles about this, and the maximum is around 45 calories. You might burn more throughout the course of the night as your body stay within a mid/high metabolic rate. but since we mostly f___ at night, your body's system is slightly slower,:noway:

    So if I f**k in the morning its better all round then?? Another excuse to get up early I suppose
  • 2LoveAndHate
    2LoveAndHate Posts: 57 Member
    Time to find myself a boyfriend/girlfriend to help in burning more calories
  • Hecnotha1
    Hecnotha1 Posts: 200
    it might feel like your burning alot, However ive read so many articles about this, and the maximum is around 45 calories. You might burn more throughout the course of the night as your body stay within a mid/high metabolic rate. but since we mostly f___ at night, your body's system is slightly slower,:noway:

    So if I f**k in the morning its better all round then?? Another excuse to get up early I suppose
    ctfu.lmao only one way to find outlol. im a fan of trial and error
  • shadee321
    shadee321 Posts: 30 Member
    FUNNY, i looked that up to see if it was under exercise :) But i beleive that it should not be logged either , Kidda goes with that bringing in the gerocerys, and doing the dishes. You cant posibley log every activity you do in a day its the extra push that is exercise.
  • shelley7890
    shelley7890 Posts: 47 Member
    Seriously? Don't u go for like 3 or 4 orgasms it's been like 30 minute and ur arm is going to drop off but u just need one more? Cu let me tell u ur sweating profusely ur muscles ache like mad and u feel like u have just done a body combat class!
  • MiloBloom83
    MiloBloom83 Posts: 2,724 Member
    Just wear your heartrate monitor during, and log it under "dancing".:blushing:
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