Who Burns More Calories During Sex? A Man or a Woman?

There is a very popular question about sex to which there has been no clear answer until now. The question in concern is that do men burn more calories during sex or do women? In the city of Montreal in Canada, a few researchers from the University of Quebec set out to find an answer to this popular question by doing a study on 21 different couples. The researchers chose couples of different age groups ranging from 18 to 35 for this study.

The researchers needed to first set the baseline of the calorie expenditure of the couples before starting. For this, the couples were made to spend around 30 minutes on a treadmill, jogging. A fitness tracker was used to obtain the calorie expenditure.

The couples were then asked to go home and start having sex. They were instructed to wear the fitness tracker while having sex. The couples indulged in sex sessions of different durations, both short and long. The shortest sex session lasted just for 10 minutes while the longest one lasted for about an hour. Looking at the results obtained from the fitness tracker, it was clear that men burned more calories than women during sex.

It was found out that men burned around 100 calories on an average during sex while women burned just around 70 calories. In simple words, men can burn around 4 calories on an average per minute while women can burn 3 calories per minute during sexual intercourse. This study by the researchers at the University of Quebec also showed that sex is more effective for burning calories than going for a walk. This is good news since sex is more enjoyable than going for a walk.

It is common knowledge that burning calories involves spending energy which leads to tiredness. Around 25% of the men involved in the study reported that they were tired after the sex sessions, whereas only around 15% of the women involved in the study became tired after the sex sessions. This is another indicator that sex favors men over women as far as burning calories is concerned. The percentage of perceived personal pleasure was also higher in case of men. Of course, jogging is more effective than sex for losing calories but the pleasure is higher with sex.

Calorie-burning and pleasure are not the only benefits of sex for men and also for women. Sex also helps improve the immune system. A good immune system is key to being healthy. Hence, sex can be linked to leading a healthy lifestyle. Having regular sex also improves blood circulation, helps control blood pressure, reduces the risk of heart attacks and so on. It is also said that good sex can help women have better bladder control. There are other benefits such as reduced stress, better sleep quality, reduced risk of prostate cancer etc.

Coming back to the main topic, the Canadian researchers from the University of Quebec proved through their study that men are more active in bed when compared to women.