Monday, June 22, 2009

Exercise Revisited

Walking is by far my exercise of choice but I like having options so I have looked at other exercises to see how many calories you burn doing them. Here is what I've found:

Activity (60 min.)

The following information is the amount of calories burned by someone weighing 160 lbs

Aerobics, high impact 511 Aerobics, low impact 365

Aerobics, water 292
Backpacking 511
Basketball game 584
Bicycling (10mph) 292

Bowling 219
Canoeing 256
Dancing, ballroom 219

Football 584
Golfing 329
Hiking 438
Ice Skating 511

Jogging 584
Racquetball 511
Roller blading 913

Rope Jumping 730
Rowing, stationary 511
Running 986
Skiing, cross-country 511

Skiing, downhill 365

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