HOW MANY CALORIES DO WE ACTUALLY BURN WITH A GIVEN EXERCISE?
It is universally known that exercise, in many cases is the key element that helps us achieve that golden number on the balance ... but in reality killing ourselves on the stairmaster for 30 minutes and later on eating a pizza is sort fatal to our schemes.
To get a general idea, training at a constant pace, medium intensity and for about 30 minutes can help us lose between 100 to 300 calories. We must also take into account that our weight matters ... as you can imagine the higher our overall weight, the greater amount of calories we will ultimately burn…
So below I have drawn up a table with conventional examples of exercises and how many calories we manage to destroy in an hour.
Activity | 45 kg (100lbs) | 150kg (69lbs) | 90kg (200lbs) |
Bicycle 6miles (9,6 km) | 160 | 240 | 312 |
Bicycle 12miles (19,2 km) | 270 | 410 | 534 |
Jogging 6 miles (9.6 km) | 610 | 920 | 1230 |
Jumping rope | 500 | 750 | 1000 |
Running 5.5 miles (9 km) | 440 | 660 | 962 |
Running 10 miles (16 km) | 850 | 1280 | 1664 |
Swimming 22mts x minute | 185 | 275 | 358 |
Swimming 44mts x minute | 325 | 500 | 650 |
Tennis | 265 | 400 | 535 |
Walking 2 miles (3,2km) | 160 | 240 | 312 |
Walking 3 miles (4,8 km) | 210 | 320 | 416 |
Walking 4.5 miles (7,2 km) | 295 | 440 | 575 |
And I am glad to present some UNCONVENTIONAL examples to burn between 300 to 400 calories. Some are fun and good for the heart!
- Apply Lipbalm to your lips about 740 times.
- Try out 16 bikinis in less than an hour.
- Act like Keith Richards, and jam out with an air guitar for over 15 minutes.
- Chew gum for 16 hours.
- Go to the market, carry purchases (more than 5 bags) to your house (at least walk 2 blocks), store food and disposing of the bags.
- Push a supermarket cart for 45 minutes.
- Lift a baby of 5kilos for 25 minutes.
- Walk with "stiletto heels" for ½ hour.
- Fly a kite for 15 minutes.
- Carry a cooler with water 4lts of water for 20 minutes.
- Lose the remote control for 40 minutes and discover that there is nothing on TV ... have to constantly get off the coach to change channel.
- Watch the Simpsons on repeat 16 times (laughter burns a huge amount of calories.)
- Sing like Lady Gaga for an 1hr ... perform your favorite rendition POKER FACE.
- Write a good article on your computer for about 35 minutes.
- Roll a pencil incessantly on the surface of your desk for 45 minutes while you’re at work.
AND FINALLY THOSE THAT ARE QUITE FUN. (If there are children in the room ... please vacate them from the perimeter).
- "RIDE HIM" like a lawless cowgirl for 25 minutes ... not just burn 300calorias, also work helps work the leg and thigh muscles
- Have a 45minute session of foreplay and roll in the hay (in different positions) for 25 minutes ... 500 calories burned and according to your level of expertise, you might also workup different muscles.
- Burn 520 calories practicing the missionary position for 1hr and 7 minutes and 690 calories doing "Reverse monkey staring out window."
Hopefully these tips can help, not only in providing information on how to burn an extra amount of calories … but also to enjoy your self in the process.
"If you do things with a smile and a positive outlook, they will not only be done better, but we might have a bit of fun in the meantime."
