# Orgasims and Stair climbing

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orgasims-and-stair-climbing/45442>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 14, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orgasims-and-stair-climbing/45442 "2000-12-14T01:23:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![insider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/bbe5ce/32.png) [@insider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/insider)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orgasims-and-stair-climbing/45442/1 "2000-12-14T01:23:21Z")

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Is it true that the energy put into an orgasism is the eqvalent of climbing a flight of say twelve stairs with regard to cardiac output and arobic excercise? Any help appreciated.

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**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orgasims-and-stair-climbing/45442/2 "2000-12-14T02:28:37Z")

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I assume you’re talking about orgasms and not organisms (though putting something into an organism might mean the same thing…).

To answer your question, I dunno. But assuming the answer is “yes,” it’s still irrelevant. You’re using different muscles and muscle groups to achieve orgasm. It’s the same reason why you might be able to bench press 200 pounds but can only lift a 25 pound dumbbell using the muscles in your shoulders.

Climbing stairs and having an orgasm might take the same amount of energy, but they each take a different rest period to recover. Can you imagine if you had to go to sleep after every floor?

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**Author:** ![omni-not](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8dc957/32.png) [@omni-not](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/omni-not)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2000, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/orgasims-and-stair-climbing/45442/3 "2000-12-14T02:49:54Z")

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Nothing as such on stair climbing, but the following (taken from the University of Pittsburgh’s website) touches on the orgasm part of the equation. Sort of…😃

> [@](#):
>
> Adult Activity (informational purpose  
> only)!!
> 
> REMOVING CLOTHES:  
> With partner’s consent 12  
> Without partner’s consent 187
> 
> ORGASMIC INTENSITY SCALE:  
> Shoes flew off 35  
> Expression didn’t change 1/2  
> Orchestra swelled 6
> 
> UNHOOKING BRA:  
> Using two calm hands 7  
> Using one trembling hand 36
> 
> GETTING INTO BED:  
> Lifting partner 15  
> Dragging partner along floor 16  
> Using skateboard 3
> 
> PULLING OUT:  
> After orgasm 1/2  
> A few moments before orgasm 500
> 
> ACHIEVING ERECTIONS:  
> For normal healthy man 2.5  
> Losing erection 14  
> Searching for it 115
> 
> PENIS ENVY:  
> For woman 3  
> For men 72
> 
> PUTTING ON CONDOM:  
> With erection 1.5  
> Without erection 300
> 
> ORGASM:  
> Real 27  
> Faked 160