Not for nothing is sex considered excellent cardio. How many calories do we burn?
We have already written one comprehensive article about sex. We were interested in how it affects the muscles, our health and also how it affects exercise. We looked at quality and interesting research and came to a conclusion that will probably please most of you. In any case, we all know very well that the champion's breakfast does not have to be in the form of omelette, oatmeal and fruit, but many love sex. An activity that is compared to pleasant cardio. But what is the reality and how many calories do we burn compared to other types of cardio?
Let's start with a study whose subjects were young healthy couples having sex in their normal environment. Canadians, on average 22 years old. The mentioned energy expenditure during sexual activity reached 101 calories (4.2 kcal / min) for men and 69.1 calories (3.1 kcal / min) for women. Although this number seems suspicious to women, it is not. If you ask about the intensity, it was at the level of 6.0 METs in men and 5.6 METs in women, which is a slight intensity. MET is actually a metabolic equivalent, whose values range from 0.9 (sleep) to 23 (running at a speed of 22.5 km / h). This is actually the value of metabolism at rest in the "average" person. During cardiac on the treadmill, men burned 276 calories (9.2kcal / min) at 8.5 METs and women 213 calories (7.1kcal / min) at 8.4 METs. Thus, the findings suggest an average value of approximately 85 calories (3.6kcal / min) at a moderate intensity of 5.8 METS. And for how long? This was not found in the research, or the value of 85 calories is within one average sexual activity ended by an orgasm on one, the other or on both sides.
Thus, men burn approximately 2.7 times more calories with a 30-minute cardio on a mild-intensity waist than with a single mild-intensity sexual activity. In women, it is about 3 times more calories. However, we need to get closer to an important thing - by increasing the intensity of sexual activity, we can fairly match the calories of boring running on the belt, so it is not for nothing that sex is considered excellent cardio.
Let's go back to the metabolic equivalent for a moment. If you are interested in approximate calculations, we will give some data or inputs. Very moderate activity = 1.1 - 2.9 METs. Moderate activity = 3.0 - 5.9 METs. Intense activity = 6.0 <METs. And more specifically? Here you will find a list with approximate values of various activities.
Formula: MET value x 3.5 x weight in kilograms ÷ 200 = calories burned per minute.
So thanks to this formula, you can calculate the approximate calories burned during any activity. And if you're more interested in the approximate calories burned during sex with your partner, you can try the so-called sexercise calculator here, which takes into account even some positions. A bit of a flight, but still quite relevant.
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