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Calories burned per Hour of Activity
 
Daily Life Activities
 

 
Sitting: watching TV

100

Standing

140

Making beds

135

Housework

150 to 250

Strolling

210

Raking leaves

225

Lawn mowing (power)

250

Lawn mowing (push-power)

300-400

Gardening

300-450


Exercises
 
Walking
Level surface 1-2 mph strolling 120-150
Level surface 3 mph (leisurely walk) 300
Level surface 3.5 (brisk) 360
Level surface 4-5 mph (fast) 420-480
Downstairs 425
Downhill, 2.5 mph 240
Upstairs 600-1080
Uphill 3.5 mph 400-900

Bicycling
5 mph 240
8 mph 300
10 mph 420
13 mph 660
Badminton 350
Square dancing 350
Bowling 400
Leisurely Swimming 260-750
Brisk Swimming 360-500
Double Tennis 360
Single Tennis 480
Volley Ball (recreational) 300
Light Calisthenics 360
Strenuous Calisthenics 600
Softball 280-400
Golf riding in a power cart 240
Golf pulling a bag cart 300
Golf carrying your own clubs 360
Jogging 600-750
Moderate running 870-1020
Spinning 1130-1285
Leisurely skating (ice or roller) 420
Fast skating 700
Downhill sking 500-600
Cross country sking 560-1020
Basketball 360-660
Rowing machine 840

 

 

“Useful Tips for Finding Time for Exercise”

 
   

If you’re like most people, finding time for exercise is difficult. Here are some useful tips to help you in that quest.

 ·        Make exercise a priority. We all make time in our lives for the things that are most important to us. If someone told you he would give you a million dollars if you exercised everyday for the next 30 days, would you do it? Sure you would, because it would suddenly become a priority. If you’re serious about finding time for exercise, then it must be a priority in your life.
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Block out the same time period everyday for exercise. This way it becomes part of your daily routine just like brushing your teeth. Vehemently guard this time period. It is your time to take care of yourself.
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Exercise first thing in the morning. This is when your exercise time is least likely to get interrupted by other things.
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Turn off the television. The average adult spends 16 hours per week watching television. A woman she resolved to only watch television while she was exercising. You may not be interested in taking it that far but you can certainly cut out a few hours of television a week to make time for exercise.
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Wake up earlier in the morning to exercise.
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Spend 30 minutes or so exercising on your lunch break.
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Get a book rack for our stair climber or treadmill and spend some of your reading time exercising.
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Visit with your spouse or friend while walking around the neighborhood rather than sitting on the couch.
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Take a couple of days to write down how you spend your time everyday, then determine how you can better use your time to fit.

 
 
 


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