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Calories burned by activity
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"From walking—something;
from sitting—
nothing."
— Bulgarian proverb
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Listed below are 60 activities with corresponding Calorie burn rates. (FYI: Sleeping burns about 50 Calories per
hour per 100 pounds body weight.)
NOTE
The values listed are approximate.
Use them as a guide, not as doctrine.
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Activity
|
Calories burned per hour
per 100 pounds body weight
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Aerobics
Low impact
High impact
Low impact step
High impact step
Water
|
265
335
335
480
190
|
Backpacking
Moderate
|
320
|
Badminton
Casual
|
205
|
Baseball
Playing catch
Batting/Fielding
|
115
230
|
Basketball
Vigorous
Moderate
Casual
|
385
275
205
|
Bicycling
Stationary -
casual
Stationary - moderate
Stationary - vigorous
12-14 miles per hour
14-16 miles per hour
16-20 miles per hour
Greater than 20 miles per hour
Mountain
|
250
335
505
385
480
575
790
410
|
Billiards
Casual
|
115
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Boxing
Punching bag
Sparring
|
275
430
|
Bowling
Casual
Lawn
|
145
135
|
Broomball
Moderate
|
320
|
Calisthenics
Moderate
Vigorous
|
215
385
|
Canoeing
Casual
Moderate
Vigorous
|
135
320
545
|
Cricket
Moderate
|
230
|
Croquet
Casual
|
115
|
Curling
Casual
|
180
|
Dancing
Ballet
Ballroom
Disco
Foxtrot
Slow
Square
Twist
Waltz
|
290
265
265 (Disco?)
145
145
265
290
145
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Darts
Casual
|
115
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Diving
Platform
Springboard
|
135
135
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Exercise machines
Circuit
Training - moderate
Elliptical trainer - moderate
Rider - moderate
Rowing - moderate
Rowing - vigorous
Ski
Stairs
|
385
430
240
335
410
455
290
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Fencing
Moderate
|
275
|
Fishing
Sitting
Standing
Wading
|
115
160
275
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Football (American)
Vigorous
Flag
Touch
|
430
385
385
|
Frisbee
Casual
Moderate
|
135
160
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Golf
Using power
cart
Using pull cart
Carrying clubs
Driving range
Miniature
|
170
230
265
135
135
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Gymnastics
Moderate
|
190
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Handball
Moderate
Vigorous
|
365
575
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Hiking
Cross-country
|
290
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Hockey
Field
Ice
|
385
385
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Horseback riding
Walking
Casual
Trotting
|
115
180
295
|
Kayaking
Moderate
|
240
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Kickball
Moderate
|
320
|
Lacrosse
Moderate
|
365
|
Martial arts
Judo
Karate
Kickboxing
Tai Chi
|
480
480
480
190
|
Ping pong
Casual
|
180
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Polo
Moderate
|
365
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Racquetball
Moderate
Vigorous
|
335
480
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Rollerblading
Moderate
|
335
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Rock climbing
Repelling
Ascending
|
365
500
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Rope jumping
Casual
Moderate
Vigorous
|
365
455
545
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Rowing
Casual
Moderate
Vigorous
|
135
320
545
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Running
12 minutes
per mile
10 minutes per mile
8 minutes per mile
6 minutes per mile
|
385
480
600
790
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Scuba diving
Moderate
|
335
|
Skateboarding
Moderate
|
240
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Skating
Roller -
moderate
Ice - casual
Ice - moderate
Ice - vigorous
|
320
250
320
410
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Skiing
Cross-country
- casual
Cross-country - moderate
Cross-country - vigorous
Downhill - casual
Downhill - moderate
Downhill - vigorous
Water - moderate
|
320
365
410
230
275
364
290
|
Snow shoeing
Moderate
|
385
|
Skin diving
Moderate
|
335
|
Snowmobiling
Casual
|
335
|
Soccer
Casual
Vigorous
|
320
455
|
Softball
Playing catch
Batting/Fielding
|
115
230
|
Squash
Vigorous
|
545
|
Stretching
Casual
|
190
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Surfing
Casual
|
130
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Swimming
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Butterfly
Crawl
Sidestroke
Moderate
Vigorous
|
385
480
530
530
385
290
480
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Tai chi
Moderate
|
335
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Tennis
Doubles
Singles
|
275
365
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Walking
17 minutes
per mile
15 minutes per mile
13 minutes per mile
|
190
215
240
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Windsurfing
Casual
|
230
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Volleyball
Casual
Moderate
Vigorous
|
145
190
385
|
Weight lifting
Casual
Vigorous
|
145
275
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