One study found that sex burned more than 100 calories, at least for men.
A team from the University of Montreal compared the calorie expenditure of running to that of sex and found that—no surprise—running far outpaced the latter. Women burned an average of 213 calories during 30 minutes of light running, while men burned 276.
Sex, on the other hand, demanded 101 calories from men and just 69 from women, burning an average of 3.6 calories per minute.
Why was sex a better workout for the guys?
“Men weigh more than women, and because of this, the energy expenditure will be higher in men for the same exercise performed,” says study author Antony Karelis, a professor of human kinetics at the University of Montreal. Men may also be more physically active during sex, he says.
Even though sex is not the world's best workout, it would still be nice if you could count on scorching 70 to 100 calories whenever you and your partner hopped in the sack. But you can't always depend on it.
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