Calories Burned Activity Chart

Author: Rod Ferris CPT (YMCA, ACE), CPAFLA

Introduction

Caloric expenditure can be calculated by several ways, but this chart and calculator will focus on certain activities and their expenditure per hour. Calories equals energy consumed and in order to lose weight and keep it off you need to expend more calories than you consume (read more) while building muscle that will help keep the fat stuff off your body.

All Activities are Not Created the Same

You might think that most activities if performed for the same amount of time would produce the same amount of caloric expenditure. While, in theory that sounds like a valid thought; but if you consider 'Squash VS Baseball' you could see why it is not. Squash is an activity where you are exercising at 60-100% of your intensity for the duration of the match, while baseball you might reach 95% of your maximum heart rate a few times during an entire 2 hour game.

Activity Chart

Reading this chart is simple. Please look up your weight on the top row and then scroll down to find the corresponding activity. You can then input that value into the calculator below to find out how many calories you're burning based on the amount of time you're putting in.

(*All values are based on calories Per Hour)

Your weight(pounds)

97

110

123

137

159

163

176

190

203

216

229

242

255

269

Badminton 265 300 325 360 395 430 465 500 535 570 600 635 665 700
Baseball 210 225 240 255 270 285 290 305 320 335 350 365 380 395
Basketball 365 415 460 510 565 610 660 710 760 805 855 905 950 995

Competitive Basketball

390

445

500

550

600

655

710

760

810

865

910

960

1010

1065

Boxing 400 455 510 565 620 675 730 785 840 895 950 1005 1055 1110
Circuit Training 350 380 410 440 470 500 530 560 590 620 650 680 710 740
Cycle at 12 mph 360 390 425 460 495 530 565 600 635 670 705 740 775 810
Racing 450 510 570 630 690 750 810 870 930 990 1050 1110 1170 1230
Dancing 270 295 320 345 370 395 420 445 470 495 520 545 570 595
Field Hockey 360 405 450 500 545 590 635 680 725 770 815 860 905 950
Football 355 400 445 490 535 580 625 670 715 760 805 850 895 940
Golf 230 260 290 320 350 380 410 440 470 500 530 560 590 620
Horse Riding 240 275 310 345 370 405 440 475 510 545 580 615 650 685
Rowing Crew 600 660 720 780 830 890 940 1000 1060 1120 1180 1235 1295 1345
Running 6.5 mph

@ 10 mph

425

620

480

690

535

765

590

835

650

900

705

965

760

1035

820

1100

875

1170

930

1235

985

1300

1045

1365

1100

1430

1160

1495

Skating (inline) 250 285 320 355 380 410 445 480 515 550 590 625 660 700
Skiing (piste) 295 335 375 415 455 495 535 575 615 655 695 735 775 815
Squash 515 580 645 710 785 850 915 980 1045 1110 1175 1240 1305 1370
Swimming Slow

Fast laps

230

400

260

445

290

490

320

535

350

580

380

625

410

670

440

705

470

750

500

795

530

840

560

885

590

930

620

975

Tennis social 300 340 375 415 455 490 530 570 605 645 680 720 760 795
Weight Training 350 395 440 485 530 575 620 665 710 755 800 845 890 935
Walking 5 kph. 200 220 240 260 280 300 320 340 360 380 400 420 440 460

For a more exhaustive list you can look over here.

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*Does this mean I should eat Less to Lose weight?

It means you should EXERCISE more and choose the right type of food for your body to turn it into a fat burning machine (have a look at a good meal plan for the day). Your net caloric deficit should take place AFTER your body has received all it's nutrients to build muscle and keep your brain working normally and while keeping your hormones stable.

Read more about healthy ways to lose weight here.

Calculator

Please input the calories per hour from the table above:


Input the time you spend completing the activity:
ie. 30 minutes is: 30/60=0.5, 15min is 15/60=0.25