Sex Calories – Results of Dr. Wieder’s Calories Burned by Sex Study
Following are the results of Dr. Robert S. Wieder’s exhaustive study of the average calories burned during sex activities of various kinds, as published in the American Journal of Exercise Calorimetry in August 2006. Dr. Weider’s research supercedes the energy expenditure figures in the Compendium of Physical Activities, last updated in 1993. As authoritative as the Compendium is, the detail of its data for sex calories per hour is lacking: only three values are given for different levels of exertion for general sexual activities. By comparison, the Compendium lists 12 detailed values for calories burned by forestry activities, including “barking trees.” Dr. Weider’s research has remedied these shortcomings.
To determine the following data, Dr. Wieder and his graduate students recruited healthy young volunteers, seven men and five women, and put them through a 2-week habituation period so that they could become familiar with the RPE (rating of perceived exertion) scale, learn the standardized sexual positions and activities specified in the research protocol, and become accustomed to the wearable accelerometers, inclinometers and data logging transmitters used for the study.
During the actual data collection phase, the outcomes were measured in kilojoules at each specified RPE value for each activity.
Activity group: Motivational context
Afire with passion 85
Because there’s nothing on TV 37
Out of guilt 55
Out of curiosity 73
Like it was some major emergency 911
To gather information 411
Activity group: Foreplay
Tickling 17
Licking 24
Nibbling 28
Noshing 33
Sucking 38
Pleading 19
Using vibrator/personal size 22
Using vibrator/industrial size 114
Horseplay 67
Horseplay with saddle 94
Wrist wrestlingto see who gets to be on top 77
Nagging her/him into doing it 21
Activity group: Insertion
Both partners fully aroused 11
Female not fully aroused 46
Male not fully aroused 108
Activity group: Positions
Missionary/Man 32 Woman 16
Woman above Woman 75 Man 23
“Canine” variation Man 35 Woman 15
“Wheelbarrow” variation Man 59 Woman 78
“Weightlifter” variation Man 100 Woman 45 Spotter 13
“Caribbean Pirate” variation Man 47 Woman 33 Parrot 4
“Back-to-back” Man 0 Woman 0
Activity group: Types of bed
Queen size bed 26
King size bed 29
Exxon CEO size bed 58
Vibrating bed 34
Bunk bed 37
Wa****ed 44
Flower bed 51
Oyster bed 73
Futon 18
Hammock 155
Hospital bed 98.6
Activity group: Outside the bedroom
In the garage V6
In the rec room 52
In the gym 141
In the John 3:16
Activity group: Non-bed surfaces
Floor 11
Couch 17
Piano bench 29
Piano 4/4
Kitchen table 16
Coffee table 24
Conference table 30
End table 37
Pool table 15, side pocket
Operating table IV
Cocktail lounge table 13
Cocktail lounge booth 19
Cocktail lounge bar stool 41
Cocktail lounge bar 7&7
Monkey bars 85
Teeter totter 63
Waterslide 47
Diving board 52
Ironing board 39
Dartboard 1-20
Surfboard 9 by 9
Sideboard 11
Cheese board 17
All aboard 66
Board room 1
Activity group: Geographical
New York City 100
Los Angeles 76°
Seattle 2.0
Las Vegas 6-1
Beverly Hills 90210
Miami 65+
Buenos Aires
New Orleans Category 3
Rome XXXVII
In a convenience store 7-11
At Cal Tech 101101
Activity group: Linkin’ for Lincoln
In Lincoln, Nebraska 8
In a Lincoln Town Car 41
In the Lincoln Bedroom 20
On the Lincoln Memorial 54
Activity group: Transportation
In an airliner restroom 102
In an airliner seat (coach) 123
In an airliner seat (first class) 83
In the cockpit (Get it?)
Repeatedly, throughout an airliner 707
Repeatedly, throughout a BIG airliner 747
In orbit 0.00014
During liftoff 54321
On a yacht 19
On a sailboat 27
In a canoe 39
Swimming back to shore 54
Activity group: Selected sexual aids or accessories
Dildo, manual 13
Dildo, electric 7
Dildo, acoustical 11
Spatula 3
Bicycle pump 10
Pogo stick 28
Handcuffs 29
Trapeze 31
Unicycle 17
Trampoline 42
Catapult 16
Catamaran 13
Cat o’ nine tails 9
Activity group: Using lubricants
Vaseline 7
Oil of Olay 11
Baby oil 2-1/2
Olive oil 14
PAM 0
3-in-1 the oil, not the menage 16
Butter plus 31
Chicken gravy plus 46
Hot fudge plus 144
Activity group: Apparel during sex
Naked 3
Shoes and socks only 6
Pajamas and nightgown 14
Fully dressed, standard office attire 24
Fully dressed, casual Friday 19
Tuxedo and wedding gown 30
Leather ensemble 38
Leather restraints 44
Nurse uniform 21
Police uniform 10-4
Activity group: Timing factor
Before a big meal 74
After a big meal 29
After watching Paris Hilton video 62
After watching Adam Sandler movie 3
Activity group: Musical accompaniment
Old Man River 11
Minute Waltz 3
Disco 66
Flight of the Bumblebee 1,846
Beach Boys Greatest Hits 409
Stones’ Sympathy for the Devil 666
Beatles’ Sergeant Pepper 64
Motown (Beechwood) 45789
Sinatra standards 33 1/3
Activity group: Use of recreational drugs
Amphetamines 24-7
Barbiturates 4
Opiates 0
Hallucinogens oooo0000000oooo
Activity group: Supplementary activities during sex
Slithering 26
Sliding 27
Spinning 18
Crawling on your belly like a reptile 32
Bouncing on the bed 17
Bouncing off the walls 51
Headstands 16
Pushups 48
Deep knee bends 54
Cartwheels/somersaults 58
Dodging bullwhip 40
Dodging bull 47
Dodging bullets 52
Sweating bullets 13
Chewing gum 3
Playing GameBoy 2
Playing Possum 0
Activity group: Vocalizations during sex
Chanting 3
Humming 2
Humming during oral sex 6
Moaning 4
Wheezing 7
Singing his/her praises 10
Talking dirty 5
Talking dirtyin Pig Latin ix-say
Barking like a seal 8
Caterwauling 10
Yodeling 5
Howling at moon 13
Activity group: Bringing partner fully to orgasm
based on size of genitalia
Man, Small 88
Man, Average 56
Man, Large 38
Man, Appalling 7
Women, Small 19
Woman, Average 36
Woman, Large 49
Woman, Appalling 107
Activity group: Orgasm type
Clitoral 52
Vaginal 57
Oral 48
Aural 17
Visual 20-20
Anal 43
Anal Retentive 8
Scrotal 2
Umbilical 4
Fiscal $20
Genuine 67
Feigned 134
Activity group: Post-coital activity
Sleep 7
REM sleep 9
Coma 2
Smoking 8
Dancing a jig 41
Doing Tarzan yells 20
Shouting from the rooftops/includes climbing 3 flights of stairs 83
Beating your chest 17
Carving notch in headboard 23
Carving notch in self 28
Silently tiptoeing out of room the minute partner dozes off 26
Leaping out of window at sound of approaching husband 30
Vomiting 28
Activity group: Added “emotional” calories
from sex that leaves you feeling …
Dirty 13
Relieved 9
Frustrated 14
Indignant 10
Delighted 6
Disgusted 11
Disturbed 9
Disoriented 20
Disrespected 13
Disfigured 19
Baffled 6
Humbled 8
Remorseful 5
Guilty 12
Triumphant 9
Shaken 6
Shaken, not stirred 007
Activity group: Premature ejaculation, for male
Achieving orgasm 9
Apologizing 7
Rationalizing 9
Sniveling 12
Cursing 16
Weeping 22
Dressing as rapidly as possible 30
Begging for forgiveness 20
Begging for secrecy 30
Begging for time to catch your breath 11
Begging for another chance 51
Begging for bus fare home 34
Activity group: Premature ejaculation, for female
Achieving orgasm 0
Grinding teeth 15
Repressing rage 14
Expressing rage 21
Expressing rage with thrown object 27
Smacking partner with pillow 22
Smacking partner with shoe 14
Smacking partner with folding chair 20
Packing up clothing and leaving for good this time, damn it 45
Activity group: Sex on special holidays
New Year’s Eve 129
New Year’s Morning 12
Saint Patrick’s Day 21
Saint Valentine’s Day 130
Halloween not in costume 37
Halloween in costume 68
Halloween dressed as ghost 800!
During July 4 fireworks display 1776
Activity group: Alternatives to intercourse – oral sex
Oral sex, male, giving 68
Oral sex, male, receiving 43
Oral sex, female, receiving 35
Oral sex, female, giving 19
calories gained Oral sex, both, simultaneous 69
Oral sex before oral finals 119
Oral sex after oral finals 5
Oral Roberts University sex 0
Activity group: Alternatives to intercourse – masturbation
One hand 35
Both hands 60
Both hands, both feet 105
Wearing surgical gloves 124
Wearing boxing gloves 156
Circle jerk 3.141592…
Activity group: Avoiding sex altogether
In a 2-man prison cell 138
In a 40-man holding cell 854
In a 40-man holding cell on Saturday night 2,161
In a strict Islamist terrorist cell 0