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Is Sex a Good Exercise? Related Links Sex After a Heart Attack-Why and Why Not Foods That Increase Erectile Performance Exercises to Improve ED Yoga to Strengthen Erectile Performance Yoga At Your Desk to Release Tension Foods That Help You Maintain Your Erection High Blood Pressure and Viagra-Is It Safe? Normal Penis Size Get Lean Diet for Men February 3, 2011 By L. Carr, Contributing Columnist Sex is fun, fabulous and fantastic when it’s done well with the right person, but could sex also fight the flab? Most of us regard sex as a pleasurable activity and haven’t investigated its fitness potential. Sex is undeniably a great activity in itself, but could getting sweaty beneath the sheets also form part of your exercise routine? Does hot and heavy sex help you shed pounds? An active lifestyle is vital to achieve and maintain good health and exercise is a crucial component of any weight loss or weight maintenance program. The Department of Health and Human Services recommends we all get at least two-and-a-half hours of moderate aerobic exercise every week. Examples of moderate aerobic exercise commonly include brisk walking or swimming. Could sex also be counted as an aerobic exercise? Does Sex Burn Calories? Is exercise an exercise or is it an activity? . According to a 2006 study by Thorsten Reffelmann and Robert A Kloner at the University of Southern California, The Heart Institute “sexual intercourse can be regarded as physical activity resulting in increased blood pressure and heart rate, which is not decisively different from other physical exercise in daily life.” In order to work out if sex can be justifiably counted as exercise, not just activity, we need to know how many calories we’re burning when we get intimate. Estimates vary depending on who you ask – not surprising as we’re all doing it differently! Calorie Lab says one hour of vigorous sexual activity burns 34 calories for a 150 lb person. According to other sources, it’s a lot more – 30 minutes of sex burns 85 calories or more. What does this compare to? 30 minutes of playing catch in the garden with a football also burns 85 calories, as does a game of croquet. The 2006 study from the University of Southern California, The Heart Institute found healthy males reached 2.5–3.3 on the scale of the metabolic equivalent of energy expenditure (MET) during sexual stimulation and orgasm, with some measuring 5.4 METs. Not bad. That’s the equivalent of briskly climbing two flights of stairs or digging in the garden. According to a 2007 study from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, sexual activity gave the same exercise benefits as moderate physical exercise on the treadmill. The study looked at 19 men and 13 women who were tested on the treadmill according to the maximal Bruce protocol treadmill stress test and then self-monitored their heart rate and blood pressure during intercourse. For the men, their average maximum heart rate and systolic blood pressure were 72 percent and 80 percent of the measurements during treadmill activity and for the women 64 percent and 75 percent. Exercise That Fits Your Daily Life The number of calories burned when you’re getting frisky may not sound many compared to 300 calories for a half- hour high-impact aerobics session. But, be honest, how appealing is a high-impact aerobics session compared to a romantic evening with your boyfriend? Perhaps not surprisingly, patients in the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School spent a much shorter time on the treadmill than they did on their sex sessions. No matter how many calories you could burn in the gym, you burn none if you never go. Calories burned through sex add up. Think about it – if you enjoyed 21 hour-long sex sessions you could burn 3,570 calories and lose a pound in weight. Research shows that exercise is best when it’s spread throughout the week – it’s ideal if you can squeeze in 20 or 30 minutes of physical activity into your day. Could sex be the perfect fit? Of course, the more time you spend doing it, the better workout you get. You could also use shorter sex sessions as a bonus calorie-burner in among your other exercise activities. Does Sexual Position Matter ? Presumably swinging from the ceiling or using some other vigorous technique provides a better workout than the missionary position, right? A 1984 study by Bohlen, Held, Sanderson and Patterson RP looked at heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen uptake during four sexual activities. In every case, stimulation through orgasm generated modest effort. But sex with the man on top raised the heart rate and blood pressure more than ‘wife on top’ and non-coital activities. However, a 1976 study from Nemec, Mansfield, and Kennedy looked at the effects of the man’s position during sexual intercourse on heart rate and blood pressure. They didn’t find any significant difference between heart rate and blood pressure in the two positions, man on top and man on bottom. If traditional positions don’t vary much in terms of calories burned, look at the fitness benefits from another angle. The Department of Health and Human Services also includes strength training exercise in the ideal fitness mix. Sex can help your flexibility and tone your muscles. Sex in general requires a degree of core strength and certain positions build on this aspect of fitness. The missionary position builds core strength through the thrusting required, and the doggy-style position is even better for the woman as she needs to stabilize herself on all fours and work the quads and glutes. A standing position builds arm and leg muscle strength. The arch – where the woman rests on her shoulders while levering her lower body upwards using her legs – works the core muscles, the thighs and the glutes. Don’t forget to squeeze those buttocks when you’re having sex and you can get yourself a real good butt workout without leaving your bed. Should You Skip the Gym and Dive into Bed? Is sex dangerous for a person with heart problems? Many people worry about the effect of sexual effort on an older person or someone at risk of heart attack. Debate has ensued concerning the danger of sex to a cardiovascular patient – is there a risk to the heart through sexual intercourse? A review of literature by the University of Southern California, The Heart Institute, 2006 found only around 0.6 percent of sudden cardiac deaths may be related to sexual activity (Muller et al 1996; DeBusk 2000; Jackson 2000; Ueno 2000), but there is a link. 2002 research from Ebrahim, May, Shlomo, McCarron, Frankel, Yarnell, and Davey Smith (Sexual intercourse and risk of ischaemic stroke and coronary heart disease: the Caerphilly study) found frequency of sex was not linked with stroke risk in the 914 men taking part in the 20-year study. Sex could actually imrove your bad heart. Having sex at least twice a week cut the risk of a fatal heart attack by half for men. Taking regular physical activity outside of the bedroom and making your diet heart-friendly further reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke (Stein 1977; DeBusk 1996). When walking briskly for 20 minutes, three times a week has been shown to give cardiovascular and fitness benefits there’s no reason why an active sex life can’t also help you along the path to fitness. If you vary positions and put the effort in, you could be gaining the benefit of exercise and intimacy. Getting hot and sweaty behind closed doors – a whole lot more fun than the treadmill. Related Links: Foods That Strengthen Erectile Performance Normal Penis Size Bad Bed Habits That Turn Her Off Eating Soy Reduces Sperm Count Whey Versus Creatine -Which One Is Better? Why Asian Men Don't Get As Much Prostate Cancer |
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