When we think of physical activity, running, pilates, high-intensity workouts or maybe team sports come to mind.
However, when we think about how to burn calories we hardly think about making love. But a workout session between the sheets might just be the funniest way when it comes to working up a sweat.
But can love making be considered as real physical training?
Not exactly.
Thinking of making love as a form of exercise is an exaggeration. It certainly has several physical benefits, and it certainly helps keep fit, but the calories expenditure from making love is not as high as many think .
So here’s how many calories you burn while love making
Men burn more calories than women
Not surprisingly, several studies have been published in recent years that aimed to calculate how many calories you burn during love making. One of the most recent from the University of Quebec in Montreal, looked at 21 heterosexual couples in their early twenties. The researchers monitored energy expenditure during exercise and sexual activity.
Obviously, there is no universally valid absolute formula, but the results have shown that women burn about 70 calories (3.1 calories per minute) during intercourse lasting an average of 24 minutes , while men burn more. 100 or less (4.2 calories per minute). 
Not as many as you hoped? Rest assured, there are a couple of ways to increase your calorie burn in the bedroom . For example, kissing your partner for half an hour can burn up to 230 calories , while having oral for the same amount of time can burn up to 100 calories. Massaging your partner can use up about 80 calories per hour, and reaching an orgasm can burn an extra 60 calories.
But the one that most influences the amount of calories consumed during sex is the Position .
For example, women can burn up to 122 calories every half hour if they’re on top, and about 116 calories if they keep their legs elevated during intercourse.