Dec 29, 2008
Which Exercise Burns Up What Calories
Exercise for your health!
It has been calculated that 1 pound of body fat is equal to 3500 calories.
This means that in order to lose 1 pound we have to walk for about 12.5 hours.
So don’t expect fast weight loss and remember to eat wisely.
The mood and feel-good benefits, however, are immediate and
the health benefits of exercise are endless.
So GET ACTIVE!!
- Our body needs constant energy to maintain itself,so even when we’re fast asleep, it is still burning up calories!
- However, most of us do not take enough exercise during our waking hours!
- Ideally, we should aim to take 20-45 minutes exercise a day.
Exercise burns calories e.g. swimming burns 500+ calories while cycling burns 450+ calories.To see which exercise burns up what calories, see chart below.
| Type of Exercise | Calories/hour |
| Sleeping | 55+ |
| Eating | 85+ |
| Sewing | 85+ |
| Knitting | 85+ |
| Sitting | 85+ |
| Standing | 100+ |
| Driving | 110+ |
| Office Work | 140+ |
| Housework, moderate | 160+ |
| Golf, with trolley | 180+ |
| Golf, without trolley | 240+ |
| Gardening, planting | 250+ |
| Dancing, ballroom | 260+ |
| Walking, 3mph | 280+ |
| Table Tennis | 290+ |
| Gardening, hoeing etc. | 350+ |
| Tennis | 350+ |
| Water Aerobics | 400+ |
| Skating/ balding | 420+ |
| Dancing, aerobic | 420+ |
| Aerobics | 450+ |
| Bicycling, moderate | 450+ |
| Jogging, 5mph | 500+ |
| Gardening, digging | 500+ |
| Swimming, active | 500+ |
| Cross country ski machine | 500+ |
| Hiking | 550+ |
| Step Aerobics | 550+ |
| Rowing | 550+ |
| Power Walking | 600+ |
| Cycling, studio | 650+ |
| Squash | 650+ |
| Skipping with rope | 700+ |
| Running | 700+ |
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