Orgasm a Better Body!
by Sherry Stoner
I recently discovered, quite to my delight, that sex burns calories. I have taken the liberty of recording some facts, so that all my female readers can stop going to the gym and being bored and do something they can really get into.
One small note - to lose one pound of fat you must burn 3,500 more calories then you take in that particular day, so make sure you make these sex sessions longgggg.
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.
UNDRESSING:
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. So make sure you leave him enough energy to get it back up honey.
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. You can raise that amount to around 300 calories, though, through a 5 minute vigorous masturbation session. Hmmm not necessarily a bad idea if you don't want a man in your bed that night and it still beats going to the gym.
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 three times weekly). 15,000 calories equals over 4 pounds of weight loss per year, just from having sex three times a week. Of course unless you have a steady relationship that means picking up men more frequently. My suggestion: pick one up for the weekend and use him and abuse him until he cannot walk straight and feel a lot lighter on Monday morning.
ORGASM:
An orgasm can burn between 60-100 calories - what fun! And way better then doing crunches!!
Sex is great exercise. It uses all of your muscle groups and can help to burn off the calories as part of an effective physical fitness program. Considering that most people put on weight slowly, gaining between 5-10 pounds a year, it's not unrealistic to count sex as part of an effective program to help maintain a healthy body weight. Just make sure sex isn't the only source of your physical activity.
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