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How Many Calories Do I Burn Playing Sports?

Topic: Dieting and Weight LossPublished September 10, 2010

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One of my clients had asked my how many calories are typically burnt during playing various sports. While answering the questio I thought that this would be a great post for LackFat.com. So here they are: 1. Playing BasketBall burns 77 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 106 calories for a 170 lb man. 2. Cycling (5.5 mph) burns 36 calories every 10 minutes for a 123lb woman and 49 calories for a 170lb man. 3. Cycling (9.4 mph) burns 56 calories every 10 minutes for a 123lb woman and 74 calories for a 170lb man. 4. Cycling (racing) burns 95 calories every 10 minutes for a 123lb woman and 130 calories for a 170lb man. 5. High Impact Dance Exercise (Aerobics) burns 94 calories every 10 minutes for a 123lb woman and 124 calories for a 170lb man. 6. Low Impact Dance Exercise (Aerobics) burns 80 calories every 10 minutes for a 123lb woman and 105 calories for a 170lb man. 7. Playing Football burns 74 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 102 calories for a 170 lb man. 8. Playing Racquetball burns 76 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 107 calories for a 170 lb man. 9. Jumping Rope slowly burns 82 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 116 calories for a 170 lb man. 10. Jumping Rope fast burns 100 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 142 calories for a 170 lb man. 11. Running an 8 minutes mile burns 113 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 150 calories for a 170 lb man. 12. Running a 11.5 minutes mile burns 76 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 100 calories for a 170 lb man. 13. Skiing burns 80 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 106 calories for a 170 lb man. 14. Stairmaster burns 88 calories every 10 minutes for a 123lb woman and 122 calories for a 170lb man. 15. Step Aerobics burns 48 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 66 calories for a 170 lb man. 16. Soccer burns 78 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 107 calories for a 170 lb man. 17. Swimming (back stroke) burns 95 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 130 calories for a 170 lb man. 18. Swimming (breast stroke) burns 91 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 125 calories for a 170 lb man. 19. Swimming (fast crawl) burns 87 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 120 calories for a 170 lb man. 20. Swimming (side stroke) burns 68 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 90 calories for a 170 lb man. 21. Swimming (treading water) burns 35 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 48 calories for a 170 lb man. 22. Tennis burns 61 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 81 calories for a 170 lb man. 23. Weight Training (circuit training) burns 104 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 137 calories for a 170 lb man. 24. Weight Training (muscular strength) burns 44 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 60 calories for a 170 lb man. 25. Weight Training (muscular endurance) burns 58 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 80 calories for a 170 lb man. 26. Walking burns 45 calories every 10 mins for a 123lb woman and 59 calories for a 170 lb man. If there are any particular sports that have not been mentioned above simply post a comment with the sport and I will update this post with those numbers. Endurance Exercises Quick Weight Loss Weight Loss Message Board

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