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 |