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Activity Chart
Calories Burned in 10 Minutes of Activity
The calories expended on physical activity depend on the type of activity and your weight. It takes more energy (calories) to move more weight.
ACTIVITY
CALORIES/10 MINUTES
100
to
130 lbs
131
to
160 lbs
161
to
190
lbs
191
to
220
lbs
221
to
250
lbs
251
to
280
lbs
281
to
300
lbs
Bicycling
60-70
70-90
90-110
110-130
130-150
150-160
160-180
Bicycling (stationary)
50-60
60-80
80-100
100-110
110-130
130-140
140-150
Bowling
20
20-30
30-40
40
40-50
50-60
60
Dancing
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
70-80
80-90
90-100
Gardening
30-40
40-60
60-70
70-80
80-90
90-100
100-110
Golf
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
70-80
80-90
90-100
Hiking
30
40-60
60-70
70-80
80-90
90-100
100-110
House cleaning
20-30
30-40
40-50
50
50-60
60-70
70
Lawn mowing (power)
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
70-80
80-90
90-100
Racquetball
50-60
60-80
80-100
100-110
110-130
130-140
140-150
Resistance training, circuit
60-70
70-90
90-100
110-130
130-150
150-160
160-180
Rollerblading
60-70
70-90
90-100
110-130
130-150
150-160
160-180
Rowing
50-60
60-80
80-100
100-110
110-130
130-140
140-150
Skiing, cross-country
60-70
70-90
90-100
110-130
130-150
150-160
160-180
Skiing, downhill
40-50
50-70
70-80
80-90
90-110
110-120
120-130
Stairclimbing
40-50
50-70
70-80
80-90
90-110
110-120
120-130
Swimming, easy crawl
60-70
70-90
90-100
110-130
130-150
150-160
160-180
Tennis, singles
60-70
70-90
90-100
110-130
130-150
150-160
160-180
Walking 3.5 mph
30
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
70-80
80-90
Walking 4.5 mph
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
70-80
80-90
90-100
Weightlifting
20
20-30
30-40
40
40-50
50-60
60
Wheelchair, self-motion
30-50
50-60
60-70
70-80
80-100
100-110
110
Yoga
30
30-40
40-50
50-60
60-70
70-80
80-90
IMPORTANT:
Check with your health care provider before significantly increasing your physical activity level.
NOTE:
The level of exertion for most activities listed is moderate or general, unless otherwise noted.
© Conversions supplied by Personal Best and adapted from Shape Up America!
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