Sex as Exercise
Of course, one of my high school soccer players asked me if sex was a good exercise. For whatever reason, I’ve never seen this addressed by any coach or institution. Let’s set the record straight, anything that includes movement and sweating can be considered exercise. Sex is not any different than swimming or playing rugby; there are basic repetitive movements you do over and over (even if you do mix it up with the Kama Sutra). But take someone who bikes around a lot. Do they ever feel tired after riding to the store after the 100th billion time? No. What if they hadn’t ridden a bike in five years and ride to the store and go up a few hills? They’ll definitely feel tired. Sex is the same. If you always do it, it will become easier and easier (becoming more like steady-state cardio). However, the more you mix it up and vary the intensity, the more it can become like high-intensity interval training (which burns more fat than steady-state cardio). A good indication whether your working hard in any exercise is your breathing. If your breathing heavy, the more calories you’ll be burning. Of course, duration counts too, so don’t think 5 or even 10 minutes of sex counts as your exercise today (for those of you who don’t go to the gym). Heck, I’m sure even the adult film stars don’t get in the federally recommended 60-90 minutes of exercise a day from “working.” Prime example – Ron Jeremy.
Von
