Calories burned during sex

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  • Elle_Jamaicangirl81
    Elle_Jamaicangirl81 Posts: 418 Member
    Best.Topic.EVER :laugh: :laugh:
  • groomchick
    groomchick Posts: 610 Member
    This is the BEST thread.... Coffee just came out my nose!
  • Keebler125
    Keebler125 Posts: 44
    Strap on a heart monitor during your session, see how many calories you've burned and create a new exercise in the database! :drinker:

    if i did that, i would GAIN. lol
  • niknak0508
    niknak0508 Posts: 425 Member
    What if I strap my HRM on and the damn thing starts beeping in the middle because I am not at my optimum heart rate level, I think my poor hubby would die :tongue:

    Not a wise idea to have an electronic device telling you to put more effort in.

    LOL!! I almost strapped mine on once, I told my BF i wanted to and he looked at me like I was nuts. HAHA.
  • gardnerjes
    gardnerjes Posts: 22 Member
    Um i use to log sex all the time!!! I don't see how you don't see it when you search for it
  • gardnerjes
    gardnerjes Posts: 22 Member
    And the men of mfp come out! lol!!
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    Okay, sounds like you all have created a new fetish. I guess it's just a matter of time before some girl is going to ask me to wear a hrm and issue a challenge. :glasses:
  • allegedglobalconspiracy
    allegedglobalconspiracy Posts: 65 Member
    OH SNAP!!! that was hilarious!!!! :)
  • snookumss
    snookumss Posts: 1,451 Member
    No reason you can't, just make a new entry like any other work out. But not sure how many calories is in one minute. *evil grin*

    Can you imagine... wearing your HRM to get an accurate number! Now that would be funny!! :laugh:


    I've been tossing around this idea for a LONG time :D
  • hail87666
    hail87666 Posts: 176 Member
    Totally depends on how much effort you put in etc but I like to think of it as cardio and strength training ;) just log it under 'aerobics, general' for a rough idea. Or yoga ....lot of similar movements....
  • MelanieAG05
    MelanieAG05 Posts: 359 Member
    It is on this list lol!

    I was thinking about using the HRM as well but not sure my husband would appreciate that lol

    http://www.caloriesperhour.com/index_burn.php
  • SugarNtheRaw
    SugarNtheRaw Posts: 191 Member
    Search for "Coitus" Should still be in there, I put it in to be a smart-*kitten* to my best friend when I signed up ;):laugh: :bigsmile:
  • hail87666
    hail87666 Posts: 176 Member
    Hmmmm Calories burned during sexy time ....

    Foreplay = 0 (begging doesnt require calories)
    Actual Coitus = 10 (5 Cals / minute)

    Hardly seems worth the effort to log it.

    You're right, no minutes isn't worth calling it sex either.
  • mmuzzatti
    mmuzzatti Posts: 704 Member
    I did it with an HRM, but not going to tell you what I burned! But I know somebody who did burn about 96 and she was going solo!
  • EQHanks
    EQHanks Posts: 170 Member
    I have always been curious about that, but something about wearing my HRM seems so not sexy! Lol
  • chatterbox3110
    chatterbox3110 Posts: 630 Member
    Can you work out the calories used in just a few seconds????? :blushing:
  • Scott_P
    Scott_P Posts: 95 Member
    Hmmmm Calories burned during sexy time ....

    Foreplay = 0 (begging doesnt require calories)
    Actual Coitus = 10 (5 Cals / minute)

    Hardly seems worth the effort to log it.

    You're right, no minutes isn't worth calling it sex either.

    You forgot about the 10 minutes of crying, that has to be worth a few calories no? ; )
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    Put a HRM on and see how many it burns. Then you can enter it yourself as a new exercise, or "aerobics" if you don't want to show all your MFPals your business.

    I personally wouldn't log it though, it's (hopefully) a regular activity so should just come under your daily activity. If you rarely have it though, or are unusually vigorous one time, I say why not? as long as your wife doesn't get turned off by the HRM thing.
  • beamishcas
    beamishcas Posts: 226 Member
    Can you imagine... wearing your HRM to get an accurate number! Now that would be funny!! :laugh:


    LOL
  • IronmanPanda
    IronmanPanda Posts: 2,083 Member
    why is it I cant put down a sex session and get the calories burned number??? Are we really that uptight???

    Well really... how many cals can you burn in 5 minutes anways... sheesh...
  • SassyCalyGirl
    SassyCalyGirl Posts: 1,932 Member
    why is it I cant put down a sex session and get the calories burned number??? Are we really that uptight???

    When did sex become anything other than fun that you are looking to log it as "exercise"? Lighten up-and enjoy it!
  • AdAstra47
    AdAstra47 Posts: 823 Member
    That's funny that someone else was thinking that too! When I first became a member I put "sex" in too and it gave me no result! I wonder? They need to figure something out because that is the best workout you could get! lol:bigsmile:

    I believe the euphemism is "gardening." If you've burned 1000 calories in half an hour of "gardening," I'm pretty sure I know what kind of "gardening" you were doing...
  • LeanerBeef
    LeanerBeef Posts: 1,432 Member
    why is it I cant put down a sex session and get the calories burned number??? Are we really that uptight???

    Come on man, 2 minutes ain't gonna do you no good....lol
  • Mrsairforce
    Mrsairforce Posts: 130
    Lmao we actually experimented and I wore the HRM and burned 65 calories in 15 minutes! Quick mini burn quickie :P
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    No reason you can't, just make a new entry like any other work out. But not sure how many calories is in one minute. *evil grin*

    Can you imagine... wearing your HRM to get an accurate number! Now that would be funny!! :laugh:

    Now I totally have a reason to buy a HRM! I've seen estimates of calorie burn during sex that seemed really low, like 280 per hour. I told my husband that and he said "only if you're not doing it right!" I agree with his point, which is that it really depends on HOW you have sex. Is this, we're both really tired but still horny sex, or is this all out, piss off the cat and the neighbors sex. A HRM would seem to be the only way to figure out how many calories your sex is burning. At the same time, I like sex for its own sake, so I'd rather not think of it as "just another way to burn calories."

    P.S. I will admit that I too checked the database for sex when I first joined.
  • hwjssc
    hwjssc Posts: 194 Member
    Women's Day Magazine says 207 calories for 30 mins..
  • BeckyKSmith
    BeckyKSmith Posts: 212 Member
    This post just made my day...lol :bigsmile:
  • Bentley2718
    Bentley2718 Posts: 1,689 Member
    I think to be fair, if you count sex in your activities, you have to claim any extra protein in your food list....

    That would only work if semen actually contained non-negligible amounts of protein. The whole protein bit is an urban legend, it's mostly water, a tiny amount of salt, and a tiny amount of sugar.
  • TheAnie
    TheAnie Posts: 180 Member
    I was just reading this yesterday: http://calorielab.com/news/2008/02/12/calories-burned-during-sex/

    Had me rolling everywhere. Especially this part:

    Activity group: Insertion
    Both partners fully aroused
    11
    Female not fully aroused
    46
    Male not fully aroused
    108
  • bhalter
    bhalter Posts: 582 Member
    When I first started MFP, I used to log sex and I logged it as wrestling, lol!
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