And in which sex positions can you burn the most calories?
Burning calories is probably associated with sweaty sports and a lot of discipline. But would you have thought that you can also burn some calories during the most beautiful pastime in the world? That’s right, sex with your partner is one of the most exciting and hottest ways to integrate a lot of sports into your everyday life.
However, the calorie consumption is not quite as high as often claimed.
It all depends on the position. If you lie on your back while your partner is riding you, she will burn more calories than you. But hey, sex is fun and if it’s only 100 calories that are lost, that’s an important step.
How much flab goes away when you have active sex?
In a sweaty study, researchers looked at 21 couples and monitored calorie consumption during sexual activity.
The results showed that the men burned an average of 101 calories, while the women burned around 69 calories. Unfortunately, that’s not enough to compensate for a bar of chocolate with a hot number. But at least it should be enough for a rib!
If we look at this study on the other hand, the calorie consumption looks a little better. Here a man was at 210 calories per hour, a similar value that you reach when walking. But now please consider how long sex really lasts. Do you penetrate your partner for an hour at a time? Probably not.
There is an exciting statistic about this, from which some data emerge. It is astonishing that the duration of the sexual act varies from country to country. To name just a few of these values:
- The leader is Nigeria with a sex duration of 24 minutes.
- Second place goes to Greece with a duration of 22.3 minutes.
- Third place goes to Mexico with a duration of 22.1 minutes per lovemaking act.
- Germany is in the bottom half with 17.6 minutes.
- The penultimate place is occupied by France with 14.6 minutes.
- The fastest sex is in India, with an average of 13.2 minutes.
If an average man burns between 3 and 4 calories per minute and a woman between 2.5 and 3.5 calories per minute, you can calculate for yourself how much chocolate you can eat after a hot number based on your sexual behavior.
How to burn more calories during sex
That’s not enough for you, because you want to get your calorie budget in shape? Then you won’t have a good chance with standard sex. But you can increase your calorie consumption by having sex longer and being really active while doing it.
Just have sex longer
Having sex longer means you burn more calories. Now, some men in particular have the problem of not lasting long enough during sex to even get to significant numbers. A good way to do this is to target your orgasm and delay it. Take short breaks while you’re at it, so it takes longer for you to come.
Choose active and acrobatic positions
Lying on your back like a starfish will hardly burn calories. Sexual arousal does raise your pulse and blood pressure and your metabolism becomes more active, but if you move properly during sex, you’ll also burn more calories. Sure, it’s comfortable if you just lie down, enjoy a blowjob, or let your sweetheart pleasure you with a vibrator. But if you take the reins yourself and try active positions, you’ll burn more calories. Try the following positions:
- Riding position as the active part, you’ll work up a good sweat.
- Sex standing up, with your partner in your arms.
- Missionary position with support on the outstretched arms, it’s like push-ups.
Have sex in a warm place
Do you sweat quickly during sex? Wonderful, the more you sweat, the more actively you burn calories. Ideally, you should have sex in a sauna, because you will sweat for two reasons. But if you don’t have a sauna in your backyard right now and the public sauna is always occupied, it would be advisable to heat up the bedroom well. When both of you are really sweating and the juices are flowing on all levels, you will burn more calories than when both of you are shivering and freezing.
Build in some active foreplay
Any form of exercise burns more calories than sitting on the couch. So if you lovingly pamper your partner during intimate foreplay, you’ll still be able to work off a piece of chocolate. Take your time and spoil your sweetheart with an erotic massage. With a female partner you can drive her crazy with a yoni massage, your male partner you bring up to speed with a lingam massage. During the massage, you’ll be physically active and burn a calorie or two.
Don’t just think about calories
Sure, if you wanted to shed a few pounds anyway, then burning calories is important to you. But sex is also positive and meaningful for other reasons and can help you with your body satisfaction. If you exercise and have sex regularly, your well-being increases and, according to this study, so does your risk of heart attack. At the very least, the American Journal of Cardiology study found that men who have sex regularly (twice a week) are less likely to have heart disease than men who have sex less often.
So even if you don’t burn a huge amount of calories in bed, you can still get your cardiovascular system going by being physically active and moving around bed. It also helps you sleep better and deeper, as prolactin and oxytocin are released during orgasm. Both hormones contribute to physical well-being, making you tired and relaxed.
And for women, there is an additional effect that affects the pelvic floor muscles. If you have sex frequently, the muscles also contract frequently, which in turn makes them stronger. This allows you to improve the support for the uterus, bladder and bowel, and in the long term you will have more fun during sex.
Calorie consumption also possible during masturbation
If you don’t have a partner, but still don’t want to miss out on the calorie burner of sex, masturbation is a good option. Masturbating has some positive effects on your body, we have already summarized the most common advantages and disadvantages of masturbation for you.
But there is also a caloric effect, although not as strong as during sex. As soon as your body feels sexual excitement, a whole series of effects are set in motion. Your blood races through your body, neurotransmitters flow through you, and blood pressure goes up. It’s a similar effect that you get when you jog. That doesn’t change just because you’re doing it alone.
And who says that you always have to masturbate comfortably on the sofa? You can also be active in self-love. For example, if you put a suction cup dildo on the floor in the bathroom and penetrate it in a squatting position, you’ll not only strengthen your thigh muscles, but also your stamina.
If you have a Fleshlight at hand and attach it to the shower wall with the accessories, you can penetrate it while standing and supporting yourself with your hands on the wall at the same time. This way you can do upright push-ups while masturbating and increase your calorie consumption.
Conclusion: sex as a supplement, but not as a substitute.
Although science is not in complete agreement, the calorie consumption during sex is around 3 to 4 calories per minute. Measured against the duration of the act, it’s not that much that you really get rid of during a hot number. But if you have sex for 100 minutes a day, the consumption can be impressive and you can save yourself a visit or two to the gym. From a realistic point of view, however, sex is a supplement for your daily physical activity and can also bring a lot of fun and variety, but the hot number in bed can not replace your need for exercise. The only exception is if you start jogging to your dates! Then you arrive sweaty, but a joint walk in the shower can also be quite hot.