Sex...how disappointing...

...to see it burns so few calories. I was surprised. I thought for sure it would be more than it is. I guess I shouldn't count it as activity if it's not really going to impact weight loss.

If it's fun does it matter how many calories it burns?

Consider having sex while lifting weights, or cutting grass, or water-skiiing.

or while using the elliptical machine... thats like 500-600 per hr... LOL

No, it doesn't really matter since it's fun but it is something I don't get too often these days with kids around so I thought I should add it as an extra curricular activity..lol. Trying it while lifting weights, on an elliptical, etc., that may be a hard thing to do....but it could be more fun!!!! Nothing like trying something new...LOL

Personally, I recommend sex while swimming.

The backstroke.

;-)

I like the idea of sex while swimming...too bad I have no access to a private pool. On a good note, I will just have to have more to burn more :)

Trying it while lifting weights, on an elliptical, etc., that may be a hard thing to do....but it could be more fun!!!! Nothing like trying something new...LOL

When your partners on top, be careful not to hit him over the head with them, lol.

haha yeah I see injuries coming.

I feel your pain though, I was also completely disappointed and a bit skeptical about the calories burned while having sex. I get sweatier having sex than my 20 minutes on a stationary bike. But it burns less calories? hmm...maybe CC doesnt want us to have sex! GASP

"Sorry honey, we can't tonight, it doesn't burn enough calories."

That's a new one.

LOL....I am glad everyone else sees the humor I see in this!

 

I felt the same way about the whole sex & calories burned. I usually get a more exhausting or equally exhausting workout from sex as I do with my regular workouts!

Original Post by speedy2056:

Trying it while lifting weights, on an elliptical, etc., that may be a hard thing to do....but it could be more fun!!!! Nothing like trying something new...LOL

When your partners on top, be careful not to hit him over the head with them, lol.

True...probably wouldn't be as much fun if I knocked him out.....at least I'd still be burning calories...lol

It really depends what kind of sex you are doing.. You can burn like 50 cals if you're doing a quickie but if you plan a nice long session including many different positions on many different objects using your flexibility and muscles it may go up pretty quickly, and seeing as it's a pretty fun activity you won't even feel like it's a workout :P

You gotta have a very open minded partner tho ;)

Hmm wonder if I'd get any strange looks if I decide to wear my heart rate monitor next time I want to get busy? LOL

~H~

Well it depends if its a one minute workout. You are right. Ahh but that certainly was a good one minute routine! Try duck taping a 45lb plate to his/her ass and see if that helps burn more calories! For more helpful advice contact your moderators and ask them for helpful suggestions especially Sheila!!! And if you want a deal on a pc or matches......... cheers m

LOL.

I might just have to wear a heart monitor to get some exact calories burned...lol

 

 

Original Post by ben_b:

It really depends what kind of sex you are doing.. You can burn like 50 cals if you're doing a quickie but if you plan a nice long session including many different positions on many different objects using your flexibility and muscles it may go up pretty quickly, and seeing as it's a pretty fun activity you won't even feel like it's a workout :P

You gotta have a very open minded partner tho ;)

Being open minded isn't the problem...it's finding the time and privacy in this house. It is usually a quickie these days. Sadly, I am lucky if I get that!

I know my mom did it while having me go to friends on a weekly routine (sunday you go to this friend, monday this one, this day that friend that day this friend blabla)

That stopped and she signed me up to group activity.. such as painting or model airplane building etc..

Ask your kids they might actually be interested in doing these activities and you'll find time to do ****-excercises :P

I do send most of them off on weekends with grandparents and the older ones occasionally to a friends but just weekends and that's not enough for me...lol.

Research Caveman (or Cavewoman) sex. Tons of calories to burn,

I'm always a little cautious about the sex calculators - how does it work when one partner does all the work and the other person just, as they say, "lies back and takes it"?  Can you add their calorie expenditure too?

Lol...good question. I guess one burns more than the other? Maybe we should both wear heart monitors and see...lol.