Having Sex Just As Effective As Gymming

A new study has found that having sex is similar to exercising, as it burns an average of 4.2 calories a minute in men and 3.1 calories a minute in women.

For the study, sex researchers William Masters and Virginia Johnson observed 21 young heterosexual couples having sex and discovered that heart rates reached as high as 180 beats per minute, Live Science reported.

Participants in the study were asked to don an armband, called SenseWear, that would help researchers keep an eye on their energy expenditures while they had sex.

Before being sent home to have sex at least four times in a month, each person was required to do a 30-minute moderate-intensity workout on the treadmill to provide a baseline measure of their calorie expenditure during exertion.

The findings showed that men, on average, spent 101 calories while having sex, as compared to 276 calories on the treadmill.

Also, women spent an average of 69 calories during a sex session, compared to an average of 213 calories on the treadmill.

According to researchers, the results of the study suggest that sexual activity may potentially be considered, at times, as a significant exercise.

Posted by Kunda on January 5, 2015. Filed under HEALTH. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

17 Responses to Having Sex Just As Effective As Gymming

sichi

January 5, 2015 at 3:34 pm

pf.the party of the season nd making sens to al wel meaning zambians
- (Black Chicken) Soup
  
  January 5, 2015 at 11:36 pm
Zambian Woman

January 5, 2015 at 3:59 pm

Indeed SEX is as effective as doing sports. When i d o n o t get fûcked for sometime my hip joints stiffens and i start to limp!! So good round of fûcking everyday keeps the doctor away!!
Oldies

January 5, 2015 at 4:54 pm
aisa

January 5, 2015 at 4:54 pm

I will be having it every day
aisa

January 5, 2015 at 4:55 pm

ok I will be having it every day.
Mandela

January 5, 2015 at 5:17 pm

we ule we
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  January 5, 2015 at 11:49 pm
  
  Iwe noko lihule lyansala!
mandela

January 5, 2015 at 5:21 pm

zambian woman mayo uli ule.
- Horny Nympho
  
  January 5, 2015 at 11:42 pm
  
  Naiwe noko lihule yashani iyo pakuti bonse kutomba bebele!
  
  Ngatautomba nagu ukutombwa ninshi ichobe chalisasa nagu ukubola. STANYOKO!! NOKO INDOFU KWATI YAMBWA!!
  - office whôre
    
    January 6, 2015 at 1:42 am
    
    No fruit like a ripe, sweet orange.
  - tutu
    
    January 6, 2015 at 12:42 pm
    
    @horny nympho so ninshi iwe chikala iyi language ulebofya apa eyo ubofya napakulanda nawiso nanoko atini? batila umwana asambilila ukulanda ukufuma kubafyashi…
tupac

January 5, 2015 at 7:58 pm

Atleast 4 times a week and buying an apple 4ma GF boost her sexual strength.Talking thru xperience.
Drinx

January 5, 2015 at 9:29 pm

kunyenga
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January 6, 2015 at 1:05 am
sokolet

January 6, 2015 at 1:42 am

Nebo ntalanda ifi iyiiii.ncita ko fye.
tutu

January 6, 2015 at 12:44 pm

kale twa amba ukubeba aba abakashana,ati leka ndesasamo 4 u 2 live longer bena tabofwa…ine nekachenjela shakaleke kalaya ishita shonse kuli bana makwekwe…