Imagine calculating how many calories you can lose with each exercise you do. That’s exactly what you’ll find in this list of 37 exercises.
How many calories can you lose while sleeping? And watching TV? Yes, you burn calories doing anything, even doing nothing.
Calories act as fuel necessary for our body to function. Therefore, gaining weight and losing weight is a matter of using less or more calories than your body needs.
The math is basic, if you are consuming a lot of calories and your body burns little, you will gain weight. If you burn a lot of calories, proportional to the amount you eat, you will lose weight. Of course, these calculations are made individually, and each organism spends the energy it accumulates in a personal way.
And to help with the calculations and make life easier, here is a list of how many calories you can lose in each exercise. There are 39 exercises practiced on a daily basis.
It is worth mentioning that the list presents an average based on the average body of North Americans, weighing on average from 72kg to 90kg.
Learn how many calories you can lose with each of these 39 exercises
39. Hatha yoga: 183 calories/hour – 228 calories/hour
38. A slow walk (2 miles per hour): 204 calories/hour – 255 calories/hour
37. Bowling: 219 calories/hour – 273 calories/hour
36. Ballroom dancing: 219 calories/hour – 273 calories/hour
35. Tai Chi: 219 calories/hour – 273 calories/hour
34. Canoeing: 256 calories/hour – 319 calories/hour
33. Slow and easy cycling (under 10 mph): 292 calories/hour – 364 calories/hour
32. Volleyball: 292 calories/hour – 364 calories/hour
31. Power yoga: 292 calories/hour – 364 calories/hour
30. Golf (taking your equipment): 314 calories/hour – 391 calories/hour
29. Downhill skiing or snowboarding: 314 calories/hour – 391 calories/hour
28. A brisk walk (3.5 mph): 314 calories/hour – 391 calories/hour
27. Low-impact aerobics: 365 calories/hour – 455 calories/hour
26. Slow running: 365 calories/hour – 455 calories/hour
25. Resistance training/weight lifting: 365 calories/hour – 455 calories/hour
24. Kayaking: 365 calories/hour – 455 calories/hour
23. Baseball/softball: 365 calories/hour – 455 calories/hour
22. Aqua aerobics: 402 calories/hour – 501 calories/hour
21. Light or moderate swimming: 423 calories/hour – 528 calories/hour
20. Hiking: 438 calories/hour – 546 calories/hour
19. Machine thigh exercises (moderate intensity): 438 calories/hour – 546 calories/hour
18. Water skiing: 438 calories/hour – 546 calories/hour
17. Slow cross-country skiing (4 km/h): 496 calories/hour – 619 calories/hour
16. Squats: 511 calories/hour – 637 calories/hour
15. Ice skating: 511 calories/hour – 637 calories/hour
14. Racquetball: 511 calories/hour – 637 calories/hour
13. High-impact aerobics: 533 calories/hour – 664 calories/hour
12. Skating: 548 calories/hour – 683 calories/hour
11. A basketball game: 584 calories/hour – 728 calories/hour
10. American flag football: 584 calories/hour – 728 calories/hour
9. Climbing: 584 calories/hour – 728 calories/hour
8. Single tennis: 584 calories/hour – 728 calories/hour
7. Running (8 km/h): 606 calories/hour – 755 calories/hour
6. Running on stairs: 657 calories/hour – 819 calories/hour
5. Swimming (vigorous): 715 calories/hour – 892 calories/hour
4. Taekwondo: 752 calories/hour – 937 calories/hour
3. Football: 752 calories/hour – 937 calories/hour
2. Jumping rope: 861 calories/hour – 1,074 calories/hour
1. Running (13 km/h): 861 calories/hour – 1,074 calories/hour
And to help with calculating calories, there is nothing better than also calculating the food consumed. Learn how to find out how many calories food contains.
Source: Galileu Magazine.
