How many calories do we burn by exercise?
Activities & Calorie Burning
The number of calories that you can burn during an activity depends upon age, body structure, heredity and lifestyle. The following table shows the number of calories you can burn for a particular activity.
| Physical Activity | Calories Burnt (in 1/2 hr) |
| Aerobics exercise | 178 |
| Basketball | 258 |
| Badminton | 125 |
| Bowling | 108 |
| Brisk walking | 150 |
| Cycling | 150 |
| Dancing | 130 |
| Driving car | 50 |
| Fishing | 114 |
| Gardening | 150-200 |
| Golf | 108 |
| Hockey | 249 |
| Horse riding | 255 |
| House work | 75-125 |
| Ice skating | 315 |
| Jogging | 300-450 |
| Judo | 363 |
| Kissing (Lips locking)* | 6.4 cal per minute |
| Lawn Mowing- Power | 125 |
| Lawn Mowing- Push | 150-200 |
| Mountain climbing | 250 |
Physical Activity Calories Burnt
(in 1/2 hr)Rowing 378 Roller skating 315 Running 325 Sitting at the desk 50 Skiing 252 Squash 325 Stairs- Downstairs 210 Stairs- Upstairs 300-500 Swimming 250 Tennis 261 Volley ball 93 Watching TV 50 Walking- strolling
level surface
1-2 mph60-75 Walking- leisurely
Level surface
3 mph150 Walking- brisk
Level surface
3.5 mph180 Walking- fast
Level surface
4.5 mph200-240