Net Losses: Football Burns More Calories Than Sex
“GOIN’ DOWN!” cries the Star. “Watching footie burns more cals than sex.”
Strange but true, if a new study is to be believed.
It reckons that watching a match burns as many calories as 180 minutes of sex or 40 minutes of running.
Old Mr Anorak watches no football, but always has 180 minutes of sex on a Saturday afternoon, and he’s as fit as a fiddle, despite a drug habit that makes Keith Richards look like Delia Smith. (Actually, come to think of it…)
Anyway, the point is that to achieve this kind of calorie-burning, you have to be pretty active.
The survey reckons that the “jumping, dancing, yelling and air punching that goes into celebrating a goal burns off 81.5 calories, while even stamping, moaning and shouting at the ref involved in conceding one takes 61 calories.”
All good advice, but health-conscious Arsenal fans should take this with a pinch of salt (though not more than the recommended daily allowance).
As we all know, noisy and energetic behaviour is not the done thing inside the Emirates.
To burn off the required calories one should follow the example of medical experts and hit at least one steward (200 cals) and abuse two or more police officers (300-400 depending on length and volume).
But skip the two pints of beer if you are serious about losing weight.
Posted: 30th, August 2007 | In: Back pages, Tabloids Comments (4) | TrackBack | Permalink
