From The Squat to The Butter Churner – these are the sex positions to do in lockdown to burn the most calories
IF you were looking for exercises to replace your workout sessions the sex positions which burn the most calories for men and women have been revealed.
With gyms and leisure centres closed due to the coronavirus pandemic people are exercising at home, but it doesn’t have to be a chore.
Get your partner involved in some bedroom antics to stay in shape, with the squat working up the biggest sweat for women.
Research from found the move burnt 188 calories for women in half an hour, while men used up 50.
But if you put your back into it, the position can be even more of a workout for ladies.
Golf Support said: “Women who were immersed in this position and were doing it at a faster, more intense pace lost up to 224 calories.”
Next on the list is the adventurous butter churner, which isn’t for the faint-hearted.
But if you fancied giving it a go, it will burn up 179 calories for women in 30 minutes, and it’s also a good workout for blokes who use up 211 calories.
The findings said: “If you are brave enough to try it, you can lose approximately 179 in 30 minutes.
“For men this position burns even more calories, as they are more in control.
“In fact, a man can burn around 211 calories while churning some butter making it the best sexercise for them!”
In third place for women is the kneeling wheelbarrow, which will see you sweat off 149 calories, while men will use up 167.
If you are brave enough to try it, you can lose approximately 179 in 30 minutes
Golf Support
Standing comes in fourth place, with women using 145 calories and men burning an impressive 198 in half an hour.
But if your other half is feeling tired why not try the cowgirl, which only uses up a measly 48 calories for men while women work off 139.
Men also burn the same amount while in the reverse cowgirl, while women burn two calories less at 137.
The lotus is more or less an even work-out for you both, with women using 139 while men worked off 148 calories.
Legs up saw women burn 116 calories, compared to 127 for the men, while women will burn 111 calories in a 69 - if they’re on top.
Doggy style is also an intense workout for blokes, seeing them burn off 182 calories in a 30-minute session, while women used 103.
But if you’re tired or it’s your cheat day, spooning only uses up 84 calories, though men burn a few extra at 101.
And if you’re feeling really lazy, the eagle sees the least calories burnt for ladies at just 69, while men work off 145.
Explaining how they got their results, Golf Support said: “They gave Fitbits to 112 heterosexual couples, and told them to put them on while doing bits.
“The number of calories lost during 30 minutes in each sex position is the average taken for all men and women taking part in the survey.”
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