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\u201cTo actually lose weight, you\u2019ll have to do a lot of it,\u201d says Dakin.<\/p>\n
\u201cFirstly, it\u2019s all about how long you do it for, and what pace you\u2019re doing it at \u2013 there\u2019s got to be a lot of cardio going on and if you want to tone up too, you\u2019ll really have to work your muscles.\u201d<\/p>\n
So what unusual, acrobatic positions will we have to learn to do it? According to Dakin, some are actually ones you\u2019ll know pretty well already \u2013 you just need to subtly adjust how you do them.<\/p>\n \u201cEven positions such as missionary work well if the women thrusts up towards him as she\u2019s underneath, rather than lying down while he does the work.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019ll exercise your glutes, lower thighs and core.\u201d<\/p>\n Another popular \u2013 but equally handy \u2013 one is doggy style.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you\u2019re doing doggy, normally the guy thrusts \u2013 but if you change it so the woman\u2019s the one that\u2019s thrusting and pushing back towards him while on all fours, it\u2019s really good for your core muscles and you\u2019re the one thrusting back.\u201d<\/p>\n Perhaps a more obvious one is cowgirl, which as Dakin describes is one you can \u201creally go to town on\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is one which I think you could potentially lose a lot of weight from doing,\u201d she explains. \u201cThough the downside to it is it\u2019s one that guys usually can\u2019t last very long with!\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSo I\u2019d recommend using edging techniques \u2013 ask him to communicate when he\u2019s just about to get to the point of no return, and then stop and have a one or two minute breather instead of carrying on.<\/p>\n \u201cWhich is also great for enhancing sex all round.\u201d<\/p>\n To make cowgirl more acrobatic, Dakin recommends putting your feet flat on either side of him and bouncing up and down instead of using your knees.<\/p>\n This way, you\u2019re essentially lifting your whole body up and down, which takes a lot of effort.<\/p>\n Now for one you might not have heard of:<\/p>\n \u201cPut your hands up against the wall and do a kind-of press up as he\u2019s thrusting \u2013 it\u2019ll give your arms a bit of a workout,\u201d suggests Dakin.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s like one of those Pilates moves that puts you on all fours! And again, engaging those core muscles is good.\u201d<\/p>\n And if you\u2019re feeling adventurous, why not try standing?<\/p>\n \u201cAnything when you\u2019re standing and he\u2019s holding onto your weight is a good one for exercise,\u201d Dakin says.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re holding onto him to keep close, and that\u2019s using a lot of your own strength.\u201d<\/p>\n Remember that as Dakin says, it\u2019s not really about the position \u2013 it\u2019s what you do with it.<\/p>\n And most importantly, don\u2019t let it detract from the fun of the sex \u2013 if you\u2019re totally distracted with thinking about losing weight while you\u2019re at it, you won\u2019t exactly feel turned on.<\/p>\n \u201cThere isn\u2019t a right or wrong thing to do with sex,\u201d Dakin reminds us.<\/p>\n \u201cYou take it too seriously and it takes the fun out of it. It doesn\u2019t matter if you giggle, it doesn\u2019t matter if you laugh \u2013 it\u2019s all part and parcel of having good sex.\u201d<\/p>\n So by all means wear multicoloured sweatbands and put on Eric Prydz\u2019s “Call on Me” \u2013 whatever makes it more fun, do it.<\/p>\n\n This is one workout we can get onboard with. Now and then, the results of a study or survey come out concluding that having sex does, in fact, burn loads of calories. And it\u2019s not surprising \u2013 it is exercise, after all, and in an ideal world we\u2019d all just be getting down and dirty …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15014,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[1252,1533],"yoast_head":"\n![](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/dh\/ap\/default\/170221\/missionary.gif\")
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