Men burn more calories than women during sex — and there’s a simple reason why

Men are getting more out of the bedroom than previously thought.

In addition to the “orgasm gap,” they burn more calories during sex, too.

Previous research has shown that men, on average, burn approximately 101 calories while getting frisky, while women typically only burn around 69.

But professor Leah Millheiser, a Stanford Health sex expert, told Everyday Health that this is because those who take the “active role” during intercourse will burn more calories.

That being said, women could burn more if “they are on top,” she added.

“There’s variation, of course, between a five-minute quickie and vigorous, athletic sex that lasts for hours,” sex expert and podcast host Emily Morse previously told The Post.