Post by Cullyn Of Cerrmor on Jan 9, 2014 12:02:10 GMT 9.5
I saw this posted on Facebook and wondered how long it would take to equal a five mile run. After a while I realised it was too complicated to work out accurately so I figured near enough is good enough so here it is.
How Weight Affects Calories Burned
The more you weigh, the more calories you'll burn while running. A 140-lb person running at a 10-minute- mile-per pace (6 mph) will burn 318 calories in 30 minutes. Running the same pace for the same amount of time, a 180-lb person will burn 408 calories.
How Speed Affects Calories Burned
The faster you run, the more calories you'll burn. A 160-pound person running at a 12-minute pace (5 mph) for 30 minutes would burn 290 calories. The same person running at a 10-minute-per-mile pace (6 mph) would burn 363 calories in 30 minutes.
How Many Calories Are Burned During Sex?
If a 150 pound person has sex for 15 minutes, he will burn approximately 72 calories, according to HealthStatus.com. Whether you burn this many calories during sex will depend on your weight, how long you have sex and how vigorously you move.
Exercising Muscle Groups
A research study published in PLOS, by scientists at the University of Quebec, finds that sexual activity may be a significant form of exercise. In addition to burning calories, different muscles groups are used during sex. Certain sex positions work your abs, glutes, quadriceps, biceps, triceps, hamstrings and calves.
Burning More Calories
Sexual intercourse can last anywhere from two minutes to an hour. The longer intercourse lasts, the more calories you burn. If a 150 pound person has sex for five minutes, he burns 24 calories. If the same person has sex for 45 minutes, he burns 216 calories.
Stretching Out Foreplay
Foreplay burns fewer calories. A 150 pound person burns 25 calories in 15 minutes of foreplay. The same person would burn 216 calories in 45 minutes of foreplay. Stretching out foreplay helps burn more calories.
So half an hour of Sex with foreplay can equal a 5 mile run.