Exercise Calories
Oh No! I ate too
much!
Occasionally we
all overeat. After our food is digested or even the next day we may
want to do a little exercise to get rid of those unwanted calories.
Luckily, when we consume extra calories, our bodies are designed to
burn more calories than usual.
Taller, heavier
people also burn more calories, in the same activity, simply because
they have more weight to move. The harder you work at anything, the
more calories you will burn. Individuals will burn calories at different
rates, but, if you are working, you are burning.
Estimated Calories
burned in 20 minutes:
180-200 Calorie
Group
| Aerobics |
200 |
| Basketball |
190 |
|
Bicycling 10mph |
200 |
Cross
Country Skiing
|
230 |
Dancing
Fast
|
220 |
Football
|
190 |
| Handball |
200 |
|
Racquetball |
190 |
| Running
6mph |
200 |
| Skiing |
200 |
| Snow
Shoveling |
180 |
| Swimming
to Win |
180 |
| Walking
Upstairs |
200 |
140-160 Calorie
Group
| Circuit
Training |
160 |
| Hiking |
160 |
| Hockey |
160 |
| In-line
Skating |
140 |
| Jumping
Rope |
140 |
| Lacrosse |
140 |
| Low-Impact
Aerobics |
140 |
| Rugby |
150 |
| Scrubbing
Floors |
150 |
| Soccer |
140 |
| Step
Aerobics |
140 |
| Tennis |
160 |
| Water
Skiing |
160 |
| Weight
Lifting |
150 |
100-120 Calorie
Group
| Gardening |
100 |
| Golf
(walking) |
110 |
| Horseback
Riding |
120 |
| Ice
Skating |
100 |
| Mowing
the Lawn |
100 |
| Ping
Pong |
120 |
| Walk
Swiftly |
100 |
70-90 Calorie
Group
|
Calisthenics
|
90 |
| Bowling |
80 |
| Grocery Shopping |
80 |
| Playing Frisbee |
70 |
| Raking Leaves |
80 |
| Tennis, Doubles |
90 |
| Volleyball |
70 |
| Walking, leisurely |
80 |
As compared to
sitting, which burns 30 calories, all these activities at least double
the calories you burn. So get up and get moving!
