About Steroids

According to the NCI (2018), aerobic or, cardiovascular exercise is classified as “Any physical activity that increases the heart rate and the body's use of oxygen”. Therefore, from purely a calorie burn & O2 consumption stand point, your body will not be able to distinguish between burning “x” amount of kcals from working at a heart rate of 140bpm during squats or a 140bpm during intense sexy time lol. So yes, sex can act as cardio however it may be more difficult to standardise compared to a typical cardio MACHINE in the gym lol.
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In fact, Frappier et al (2013) even conducted a study set out to determine the energy expenditure during sexual activity in young healthy couples compared to a session of endurance exercise lol. They found that, mean energy expenditure during sexual activity was 101kcal or 4.2 kcal/min in men and 69.1kcal or 3.1kcal/min in women corresponding to a mean intensity of 6.0 & 5.6 METS respectively thus being able to be classified as “moderate intensity exercise”.
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Their conclusion: “These results suggest that sexual activity may potentially be considered, at times, as a significant exercise” so if you want to get shredded but hate doing cardio, have sex lol.

03.04.2020