Sexercise

I hope everyone is feeling relaxed and satiated after the holidays. One thing is for certain — it's New Year's Resolution time. I can't turn on the television or walk past a magazine rack without seeing a dozen ads for weight loss plans and exercise regimens. I read somewhere that only 8% of Americans who make resolutions will actually keep them, thus proving that most of our population is masochistic — why do we set ourselves up for such failure?

This year, instead of setting unrealistic health resolutions, I will commit to a diet I know I can stick to: The Ultimate Sex Diet by Kerry McClosky. From what I can tell from her website, McClosky's got the right idea. With chapters like Stress Relief: Undress to Decompress and Fighting Cravings: Don't Crave Sweets, Crave Your Sweetie, how can I fail?

McClosky claims that getting frisky with your mate has a number of health benefits and burns an average of 150 to 250 calories an hour, which is roughly equivalent to a 30-minute brisk walk. I don't know about you, but I'd prefer to get my exercise between the sheets, rather than outside in January or at a crowded gym.

Will The Ultimate Sex Diet really help me lose weight? Probably not, but with all the "sexercising" I'll be doing, who cares?