This page shows you the number of calories you burn for 20 minutes participation in different exercises. We should all aim to take 30 minutes of moderate exercise 5 days a week. This can be a mixture of all types of physical activity, anything that makes you slightly out of breath and raises your heart rate slightly.
This table doesn’t only show values for organised exercises, but also for more enjoyable pass times, like walking, dancing and gardening which many of us enjoy to do.
| ACTIVITY | CALORIES |
| Leisurely walk | 80 |
| Dancing | 120 |
| Cycling | 160 |
| Running | 90 |
| Aerobics | 140 |
| Weights | 140 |
| Cleaning | 50 |
| Driving | 35 |
| Swimming | 100 |
| Tennis | 120 |
| Rowing | 200 |
| Golf | 45 |
| Circuit Training | 260 |
| Skipping | 100 |
| Gardening | 160 |
| Skiing | 130 |
It is interesting to note that our days resting requirement is 1300 calories for women, and 1600 for men. This is the minimum calories we would need to maintain a healthy weight if we stayed in bed all day!
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This is great, will really help burn those unwanted calories each day
Superb post! I’m extremely interested in knowing how the cals are burnt! I guess there would be some difference depending on the amount of effort put in on each category, i.e. fast paced walking rather than leisurely etc, i’m surprised at how low swimming came out, less surprised at the figure for gardening, i’m a pro gardener in the UK, and i never have a problem losing the Christmas weight!
great info though, thanks
I reguarlly use carb cycling as im a bit of a body builder but its a good way for anyone looking to lose weight.