Sunday, 6 March 2011

Calorie-burning exercise – cycling comes fifth

Typical calorie expenditure9 - stone (57kg) woman11 - stone (70kg) man


Running (calories per hour at 8-minute mile pace)

 720


913


Swimming (calories per hour for continuous laps)

 630


730


Uphill walking at a 10% gradient (calories per hour)
 590

694



Rowing (calories per hour at a moderate pace)
  
540


611


Cycling (calories per hour at 12-14mph pace )
  
500


584


Jogging (calories per hour at 12-minute mile pace)
  
   440


511


Walking (calories per hour at 15-minute mile pace)
  
  252
365

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