Calorie Cost of Physical Activity
August 31, 2015
These exercise calorie calculations are based on a 150-pound person. A person who weighs more expends more and a person who weighs less expends less.
Low Intensity:
Housework100 cal/hour
Gardening150cal/hour
Medium Intensity:
Golf (walking) 225cal/hour
Tennis (singles) 275cal/hour
Racquetball 300 cal/hour
Walking (3mph) 300 cal/hour (100cal/mile)
Aerobics 300 cal/hour
Canoeing 300 cal/hour
Exercycle 300 cal/hour (low intensity)
Calisthenics 300 cal/hour
Dancing 325 cal/hour
Cross-country skiing 350 cal hour (2 ? mph-level terrain)
High Intensity:
Tennis (singles)400 cal/hour (competitive)
Swimming500 cal/hour (400-600cal/mile)
Exercycle650 cal/hour (high intensity)
>Very High Intensity:
Running 700 cal/hour (7 mph)
Cross-country skiing 800 cal/hour (competitive)
Stair climbing machine 700-900 cal/hour
Walking up the stairs 1050 cal/hour
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