Calorie burning chart
The following calorie burning chart shows some different activities and how many calories you burn while doing them. Note that this table gives estimates for a 155-pound person. The actual number of calories you burn may be slightly higher or lower, depending on your body composition and activity level). But, this calorie burning table will provide you a worthy general hint of how many calories you can expect to burn.
Activity | Calories Burned per Hour |
Watching TV | 56 |
Sleeping | 56 |
Sitting at computer | 102 |
Power walking | 400 |
Playing with your dog | 115 |
Softball | 260 |
Light yoga | 300 |
Playing basketball | 510 |
Eating | 140 |
Downhill skiing | 315 |
Swimming | 520 |
Cooking | 186 |
Hockey | 600 |
Running (5 mph) | 600 |
Running (7.5 mph) | 940 |
Water aerobics | 720 |
Playing with kids (not rigorous) | 120 |
Driving | 120 |
Dancing (disco/ballroom/square) | 410 |
Volleyball | 340 |
Hiking | 440 |
Rowing | 632 |
Tennis | 520 |
Mowing the lawn | 410 |
Lifting weights (light) | 224 |
Shoveling snow | 446 |
Boxing | 670 |
Light yoga | 300 |
Golfing (walking w/ bag) | 410 |
Gardening | 300 |
Biking (fast pace) | 530 |
Cross-country skiing | 600 |
Standing in line | 100 |
Stretching | 300 |
Scuba diving | 520 |
Circuit weight training | 540 |
Racquetball | 740 |
Household chores | 225 |
Bicycling (> 20 mph) | 1220 |