May 14 2009

Calories used during activity

Calorie burning

When it comes to exercise, calories burned is definitely an issue. An hour of hard work in the gym needs to be worthwhile so here are some average calories burned by a 70kg person shown by the type of moderate to intense activity:

Activities Calories/Hour
Bicycling 6 mph 240
Bicycling 12 mph 410
Cross-country skiing 700
Jogging 5 mph 740
Jogging 7 mph 920
Running in place 650
Running 10 mph 1,280
Swimming 25 yards/min. 275
Swimming 50 yards/min. 500
Tennis-singles 400
Walking 2 mph 240
Walking 3 mph 320
Walking 4 mph 440