How Many Calories Does Kissing Burn Per Minute? Pecks, Make Outs & More

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Kissing your crush or significant other can definitely get your heart pounding and leave you breathless. While it can feel like you just finished a workout, are you actually burning calories when you lock lips? In general, kissing burns around 2 to 5 calories per minute. If you’re curious about learning more, read on! We’ll go over how many calories different types of kisses burn, how many calories other intimate activities burn, and the benefits of smooching your partner.

How many calories does kissing burn?

Pecks and gentle kisses can burn about 2 to 3 calories per minute. Passionate kisses, like French kissing and making out, can burn around 5 to 26 calories per minute.

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Calories Burnt While Kissing

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  1. Kissing raises your heart rate similarly to light physical activity, so you can burn a few calories while smooching your partner! How many calories you burn largely depends on the type of kiss, the length and intensity of your smooches, and your position (sitting, dancing, lying with your partner, etc.): [1]
    • A peck or casual kiss burns around 2 to 3 calories per minute.
    • Passionate kisses (making out, French kissing) burn around 5 to 26 calories per minute.
    • Caressing your partner as you kiss can burn around 5 calories per minute.
    • Dancing while you kiss your partner can burn around 6 calories per minute.
    • How many calories you burn also comes down to other factors, like your weight, age, and sex. [2]
    • To ensure you’re giving the perfect kiss , dating coach Eddy Baller recommends that you “match your partner.” Follow their movements so you “fit together like a puzzle.”
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Benefits of Kissing

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  1. Kissing isn’t just fun—it actually has a lot of great health benefits, too! For instance, regularly locking lips with your significant other can: [3]
    • Reduce stress and anxiety.
    • Improve your immune system and ability to fight off sickness.
    • Lower blood pressure and improve heart health.
    • Help you maintain or lose weight.
    • Improve your sleep quality.
    • Boost teeth and gum health due to increased saliva production.
    • Help you bond and connect with your partner.
    • Make you feel happy and euphoric due to the release of oxytocin, dopamine, and serotonin.
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Calories Burnt During Other Intimate Activities

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  1. Getting hot and heavy with your partner can often feel like a workout and there’s a good reason—sex and foreplay also burn calories! Like with kissing, how many calories you burn depends on the length and intensity of your romantic rendezvous, as well as the position you’re in. In general: [4]
    • Sex burns around 5 calories per minute. On average, men burn 100 calories in a 30-minute session while women burn 69 calories.
    • Foreplay (oral sex, massages , cuddling, etc.) burns around 2 to 4 calories per minute (60 to 112 calories per 30 minutes).
    • Masturbating burns around 5 calories per minute (150 calories per 30 minutes).
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Other Kissing Guides

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  1. Want to become a great kisser? Curious about different types of kisses and what they mean? Or, are you looking for signs that your crush wants to lock lips? Check out our other popular kissing guides below!

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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343(13)00186-1/fulltext
      2. ↑ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/calories-burned-in-a-day
      3. ↑ https://www.pennmedicine.org/updates/blogs/health-and-wellness/2018/february/affection
      4. ↑ https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0079342

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