XERCISE
28 Ultimate Weight Loss Revealed by Brad Callen about weight loss and you are trying to lose weight by walking you may be wasting your time unless you walk fast enough to keep your target heart rate for 20 minutes .
How many calories have I burnt ?
The following is a chart showing the average amount of calories burnt per half hour of each activity . Keep in mind that this just gives you a general idea and may differ slightly from person to person .
You can clearly see from the chart that the harder the activity the more calories you will burn . This may be the least liked part , but can also yield great results in a short period of time .
Activity |
Calories burnt per 30 minutes |
Laying Still |
30 |
Sitting , reading , eating , standing , playing cards etc . |
45 |
Driving a car |
60 |
Washing floors , sweeping or ironing |
66 |
Playing Golf ( riding in cart ) 9 holes |
100 |
Walking 5 km per hour |
90 |
Walking 9 km per hour |
270 |
Gardening |
150 |
Cycling ( depending on speed ) |
105 to 240 |
Rowing |
360 |
Dancing |
150 |
Tennis |
180 |
Swimming at 3 km per hour |
270 |
Running ( depending on speed ) |
300 to 750 |
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