Exercise of the week: Lovemaking

With Valentine's Day around the corner (Have you entered my Share The Love Giveway yet? It's open to all international readers), topics like Love and Passion are everywhere.

And everyone knows that losing weight requires eating less and exercising more, right? So, can sex help a woman in regard to both? The answer appears to be yes!

Is 'Sexercise' a Good Workout?

-       Kissing: 68 calories per hour

If the kissing is vigorous and involves some petting, it could be even closer to 90 calories burned in an hour!

-       Getting undressed: 8+ calories total

Even more fascinating, an Italian researcher reportedly found that a man attempting to remove a bra with his mouth burns as many as 80 calories!

-       Massaging: 80+ calories per hour

Giving a good massage can get your heart rate up and kick your body into calorie-burning mode.

-       Making love: 144+ per half hour

The key for high-calorie-burning sex is making it hot and making it last, say experts. And try a position change for a better workout. Experts estimate that women who orgasm during sex burn more calories during lovemaking than those who don’t.

Reasons women loses weight at the start of a new relationship

• Euphoric high created by a new passionate relationship suppresses emotional eating 
• Excitement of a new relationship can temporarily speed up your metabolism
• Busier schedule that leaves little time for eating
• Motivation to improve your appearance to further attract the one you love
• Thermogenic energy of all that body heat!

But once the "Honeymoon Period" is over...

... the kilos often quickly return. Couples eventually reach a level of comfort with each other and spend more and more of their time together socialising while eating and drinking. They begin to feel more secure and often “let themselves go.” This is when being part of a couple can negatively influence eating habits, particularly when one partner is less health-conscious than the other. The bad habits of each partner inevitably begin to transfer to the other.

So make sure you keep burning the calories while having "FUN" with your partner!

Want more exercise ideas? Check my other "exercises of the week" posts

Briskwalking Burns up to 300 calories per hour
Rope Skipping Burn up to 600 calories per hour
Zumba Burn up to 1000 calories per hour

Housework Burn up to 400 calories per hour