Calories Burned Per Hour of Activity
Daily Life Activities
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Sitting, watching TV | 100 | |
Standing | 140 | |
Making beds | 135 | |
Housework | 150 to 250 | |
Strolling | 210 | |
Raking leaves | 225 | |
Lawn-mowing (power) | 250 | |
Lawn-mowing (push mower) | 300-400 | |
Gardening | 300-450 |
Exercises
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Walking | |
Level surface, 1-2 mph (strolling) | 120-150 | |
Level surface, 3 mph (leisurely walk) | 300 | |
Level surface, 3.5 mph (brisk) | 360 | |
Level surface, 4-5 mph (fast) | 420-480 | |
Downstairs | 425 | |
Downhill, 2.5 mph | 240 | |
Upstairs | 600-1080 | |
Uphill, 3.5 mph | 480-900 | |
Bicycling | |
5 mph | 240 | |
8 mph | 300 | |
10 mph | 420 | |
13 mph | 660 | |
Badminton | 350 | |
Square Dancing | 350 | |
Bowling | 400 | |
Leisurely Swimming | 260-750 | |
Brisk Swimming | 360-500 | |
Doubles Tennis | 360 | |
Singles Tennis | 480 | |
Volley Ball (recreational) | 300 | |
Light Calisthenics | 360 | |
Strenuous Calisthenics | 600 | |
Softball | 280-400 | |
Golf--Riding in a powered cart | 240 | |
Golf--pulling a bag cart | 300 | |
Golf--carrying your own clubs | 360 | |
Jogging | 600-750 | |
Moderate running | 870-1,020 | |
Sprinting | 1,130-1,285 | |
Leisurely skating (ice or roller) | 420 | |
Fast skating | 700 | |
Downhill skiing | 500-600 | |
Cross country skiing | 560-1,020 | |
Basketball | 360-660 | |
Rowing machine | 840 |
Source: American Family Physician, June 1993, 47:8:1759.
These calculations are for 150 lbs person. The amount of calories burned is less if your weight is lower, and higher if your weight is higher.
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