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Calories Burned Per Activity

All activity burns calories but it does HELP to set goals.  A good start is a goal of burning 150 calories a day.  If you are already physically active, set a higher goal.  To help stick with your goal stay with one activity or use several different ones.  I prefer to stick with the same one but I know most people get bored with that very easily.  Use frequent short periods of activity or less frequent longer ones. You decide what works for YOU!  Be sure to schedule your activity into your day. This will help you follow through with it.  GOOD LUCK!

Calories Burned Per 20 Minutes (127-137 lbs.)

ACTIVITY

Calories
Burned

ACTIVITY

Calories
Burned
Aerobics (low)

81.6

Aerobics (med)

195

Basketball (1/2 court)

165

Basketball (full court)

223.2

Bicycling (5 1/2 mph)    

71.6

Bicycling (10 mph)

123.2

Bicycling (13 mph)

195

Bowling  

56.6

Canoeing (2 mph)

90

Canoeing (4 mph)

186.6

Football (touch)

178.2

Gardening

115

Golf (cart)

66.6

Golf (carry clubs)

113.2

Golf (pull clubs)

98.2

Hiking (20 lb. pack/2 mph)

90

Horseback Riding (trot)

123.2

Housework

60

Rowing (2 mph)

90

Rowing (4 mph)

195

Running (5.5 mph)

196

Running (9.5 mph)

294

Running (12.5 mph)

462

Sailing (calm water)

46.6

Sailing (rough water)

55

Scuba Diving

133.2

Sex

90

Shopping

50

Shoveling Snow (light)

181.6

Shoveling Snow (heavy)

313.2

Skating (ice or roller/leisure)

103.2

Skating (ice or roller/vigorous)

185

Skiing (downhill)

176.6

Skiing (cross-country/5 mph)

208.2

Skiing (cross-country/9 mph)

296.6

Swimming (20 yards/min)

90

Swimming (30 yards/min)

125

Swimming (35 yards/min)

160

Swimming (40 yards/min)

178.2

Swimming (45 yards/min)

205

Swimming (55 yards/min)

250

Tennis (singles)

126.6

Tennis (doubles)

90

Volleyball (recreational)

103.2

Volleyball (competitive)

178.2

Walking (2 mph)

56

Walking (3 mph)

90

Walking (4 mph)

104

Walking (5 mph)

166

Weight Training

90

Yoga

68.2

   

*These calculations are based on the approximate calories burned per 20 minutes for a person weighing between 127 to 137 lbs.  More calories will be burned by people weighing more as your body must use more calories to move around - less calories will be burned by people weighing less.  If you exercise for a longer period of time you will burn more calories. By exercising harder and faster you only slightly increase the amount of calories burned.