Curious Subject

JediSwan
JediSwan Posts: 455 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So, after a conversation with a friend about keeping track of calories, we both wondered about calories burned during sex.
Has anyone here addressed this issue or anyone done any research on this? I note that there is no option to track this on MFP but just curious just the same. I assume that this activity would not be included on the normal daily functions . . . or is it?

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  • umer76
    umer76 Posts: 1,272 Member
    Well it is part of the 'normal routine' and we should not count calories for the things that we are doing normally. Like on some websites you can count 1500 calories for 8 hours office work but we don't include it because it is your routine and it will not affect your weight loss.
  • JediSwan
    JediSwan Posts: 455 Member
    Gotcha! Thanks.
  • amandab1669
    amandab1669 Posts: 86 Member
    Well I include it in my exercise calories. I don't live with my man and with our busy schedules we only have time to see each other a couple times a week so for me that is not a part of my normal routine. I read that if you have sex for 30 min it burns 150 calories.
  • JediSwan
    JediSwan Posts: 455 Member
    Well that's what I was thinking that there must be something to add. Not everyone has that in their normal, everyday routine.
    So why wouldn't you count that? I am gonna look further on this when I'm at home but I would think someone somewhere has a chart or something calculating an estimate of how much was burned. I know I have seen it somewhere . . . just haven't thought about it in a while.

    And why wouldn't you could that as exercise? You use every muscle in your body!!
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