Saturday, March 6, 2010

Your Activity Chart

What happens to all the food that we eat? No, residing in your waistline is not one of its favourite places. The energy derived from each meal you have eaten goes into the numerous activities that are packed in your entire day.

Even while you are lying on the couch, the body uses energy to make the internal organs work. Want to know how much of energy or calories are being burnt in each activity?

Shown here is a list of activities and the calories used per 30 minutes of performing it.


Activity Calories (30 Minutes)
Sleeping
32
Sitting at the desk
45
Cooking
50
Driving a car
50
Writing
50
Volley ball
105
Bowling
108
Golf
108
Fishing
114
Mopping floors
150
Aerobics
178
Badminton
180
Dancing
210
Walking downstairs
210
Hockey
249
Swimming
250
Skiing
252
Horse riding
255
Basketball
258
Tennis
261
Mountain climbing
270
Ice skating
315
Roller skating
315
Running
325
Climbing stairs
360
Judo
363
Rowing
378
Squash
440
Walking 5.5km / hourWalking 8 km / hourWalking 12 km/ hourWalking 16 km / hour
168300450600
Jogging 5 mile / hourJogging 7.5 mile / hour
300450
Bicycling 8km / hourBicycling 24km / hour
150360

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