my friends tell me to have more sex ...it would help shed some pounds...is this true?
2007-03-17 12:52:28 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
Yes it does... it releases endorphins which make you happy and not eat. It also burns calories. It is said that when you are intimate you become more aware of your body and try to improve you look by working out more.
Just make sure you use protection... or in 9 months you will not be losing weight and you will be up all night and not being intimate with anyone!
2007-03-17 12:57:05 · answer #1 · answered by florida_sassy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As AskAuntAmy mentioned, sex burns some calories (how many could vary significantly from person to person), but probably not as many as jogging, swimming, aerobics, etc.
If your friends are telling you to have more sex to lose weight, I would see that as an argument AGAINST having more sex personally.
Sex is fraught with too many potential pitfalls (STDs, pregnancy, issues of emotional attachment, etc) to be used primarily as a weight loss program. I would suggest taking up a sport, or just going for walks / hikes to take care of shedding the pounds. That should leave you free to decide when, how often, and with whom to have sex based purely on whether it feels like the right thing to do.
2007-03-17 20:01:36 · answer #2 · answered by SpaceSquirrel 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anything that burns calories will help you lose weight. If you're a girl you get energy from the man when you have sex. You will gain weight if you get pregnant from having sex. There are safer alternatives for losing weight. Try a Tai Chi or QiGong class. You will learn to regulate your metabolism and burn calories even when you are at rest, like when you're watching TV.
2007-03-17 19:57:52 · answer #3 · answered by friendlyadvice 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes it does but not enough to really make a difference.
There are better healthier ways to lose weight.
Your friends sound like youngsters who dont have a clue or people who are trying to justify their sexual behaviors.
Never the less, sex does shed but not that much to make a difference.
2007-03-17 19:56:47 · answer #4 · answered by beachgirl90 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Really good sex sheds 24 calories every 15 minutes...so I wouldn't use it as your weight loss program.
2007-03-17 19:55:06 · answer #5 · answered by Ask Aunt Amy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
if you have a weight issue you need to address it with a workable diet plan and exercise....sex may help under the right situations but won't be all you need to shed pounds....
2007-03-17 22:01:30 · answer #6 · answered by kevin c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not really...the amount of calories burned during sex isn't significant enough (by itself) for weight loss.
2007-03-17 19:56:16 · answer #7 · answered by . 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you are having sex all the time, you will have no time to eat. so you may lose some weight.
2007-03-17 19:55:37 · answer #8 · answered by annie41378 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this fat nurse had sex fifteen times a day, in the clinic next door
she lost fifty pounds and made 150,000 dollars in one year
2007-03-17 20:02:46 · answer #9 · answered by doctor.ashley.proctologist 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not a very good reason for having sex but you do burn a few calories.
2007-03-17 19:57:36 · answer #10 · answered by p00756 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋