Can Regular Sex Burn Calories?

JAKARTA - As is known, one of the best ways to burn calories is to exercise regularly and pay attention to the food intake. Burning calories plays an important role in helping you reach your ideal weight. In other words, the number of calories out of the body must be greater than the number of calories that enter the body.

However, according to information circulating there is one other way that can help burn calories, namely by having sex. Besides being useful for strengthening relationships, having sex can also help burn calories. Is that true? Check out the explanation below!

Keep in mind, the best way to burn calories is to exercise regularly. Launching Kompas, Friday, July 27, a study conducted by a team from the University of Montreal found that running is far more effective at burning calories than having sex. Women burned an average of 213 calories for 30 minutes of light running, while men burned 276 for the same amount of time and exercise. Meanwhile, during sex, men burn about 101 calories and women burn about 69 calories.

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Researchers estimate that men burn about 4.2 calories per minute during sex, while women burn 3.1 calories per minute. On the other hand, another 2013 study concluded that having sex is completely ineffective at burning calories.

Keep in mind, yes, don't just rely on sex to burn calories. According to the National Health Service, having sex is not the same as light exercise. That is, do not rely on sexual intercourse to burn calories the body. Another study published in The New England Journal of Medicine said that the number of calories expended during sex is not the same as the number of calories expended during exercise.

Therefore, sexual intercourse should not replace exercise to burn calories and get an ideal body weight and a healthy body. Supposedly, sports and intimate relationships must continue to run in balance. Do a combination of both to get good benefits for the body.