with Valentine's Day around the corner sex is on our mind at least that's the excuse we're using but here's the question can hitting the sheets be a substitute for hitting the gym T Clon is health and wellness reporter zan momy with today's fit or fiction well hello Becca all right let's talk about sex let's talk about it more specifically I'm thinking of intense intimate encounters like Ryan Gosling in the notebook yes we all are but while we might not all be lucky enough to include Ryan Gosling experts do agree that women who regularly exercise do
lead more active sex lives reach orgasm quicker so being in shape definitely means better sex okay but does better sex equal a better body you know if you're working it out is that a workout well I mean a huge myth in this instance is if you're sweating you're getting exercise you know sweat can happen because of arousal it doesn't necessarily mean you're burning calories the truth is an average couple has sex for 6 minutes and burns 20 calories so that's nothing like going for a jog okay so if you're just steaming up the windows Titanic
style that's not enough but if you're having like Marathon Supernatural vampire sexs Edward and Bella and and all us of course okay then that that'll do the trick yeah I mean you don't have to go that far but for couples who do like to spend more time in bed sex can actually count as exercise a small study was done that showed that if people who have sex for at least 20 minutes can burn the same amount of calories like a modest workout like walking uphill playing tennis decent so ditch the rackets do the dou thing
inside yeah I mean think of it this way sex Burns three to four calories a minute so if you're having sex for 30 minutes you're burning about 100 calories plus it has a lot of other benefits well please enlighten us well sex releas is a hormone that helps relax us so it can improve sleep it can you know make us feel better it can reduce stress really it improves a lot of different things and you have that get it on glow after absolutely it's it actually is really good for your skin all right so what's
the final verdict sex can count as exercise yeah you know it yay yeah it can absolutely have a positive impact but as far as exercise goes what matters here is the length of the activity so it's not going to replace a gym workout it's definitely a lot more fun
