Today I did what I’m sure some of you reading this have done before, but won’t admit to. I Googled “sex and calories.” I’ll admit I’ve been intrigued about this, I mean, we are using our bodies after all! Unfortunately, the calories burned won’t amount to the piece of s’mores cheesecake that I like so much, but it sure is interesting! As with the original author of this, I am astounded by the fact that the average lovemaking session only burns 50-100 calories? How is that? Sounds to me like someone needs to kick it up a notch if that is the case!
Anyway, this is what I found – taken from dailymuscle.com
KISSING: Kissing can burn around 120-325 calories an hour, or around 2-5 calories a minute. Engaging in long make-out sessions with your partner is not only good for your relationship; it is also good for your waistline. A 10 minute make-out session with your partner each morning and each evening could burn up to 100 calories a day. That’s 36,500 calories a year, or just over 10 pounds worth of weight loss. When was the last time you made out with your partner.
UNDRESSING: According to an Italian professor, even undressing can burn off calories. Unclasping a bra with two hands burns 8 calories, while unclasping it with only one hand burns up 18 calories. Unclasping it with your mouth can burn 87 calories.
ORAL SEX: 15 minutes of oral sex can burn off the calories consumed in a long sip of wine. There are calories present in semen, though, so if you swallow, there are around 7 calories in a teaspoon of semen. Since the average volume of ejaculation is 1-2 teaspoons, you can expect an average of 7-14 calories per ejaculation. That will easily be burned off during the course of your lovemaking, though.
MASTURBATION: You don’t have to have a partner to enjoy the calorie-burning effects of sex. Masturbation can burn up the calories, as well. You can lose between 100-150 calories for each act of masturbation, according to the Young People’s Reproductive and Sexual Health & Rights Organization. You can raise that amount to around 300 calories, though, through a 5 minute vigorous masturbation session, according to Japanese scientist Dr. Shukan Tokuho.
INTERCOURSE: The average lovemaking session burns between 50 and 100 calories. Having sex 3 times a week burns 7500 calories per year. That’s the equivalent of jogging 75 miles. The more intense the sex, the more calories are burned: up to 15,000 calories annually (at a frequency of 3 times weekly). 15,000 calories wquals over 4 pounds of weight loss per year!
ORGASM: Experts estimate that an orgasm can burn between 60-100 calories.
My favorite quote to date is from the movie Bull Durham where Crash Davis is telling Annie what he believes in “…I believe in long, slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last three days.” Based on that and the information in this article, I could potentially burn 23,400 calories in three days. The equivalent of approximately 6 1/2 pounds. Now, to find the willing man…
