How many calories are burned by various exercises?
The number of calories expended during exercise varies depending on the type, intensity and duration of the exercise, as well as the body weight and fitness of the individual who is exercising. An obese person will burn more calories performing the same task than will a physically fit person. Most people dont sustain an exercise program long term simply because they start too intensely and expect too much (“crash exercising” is as bad as “crash dieting”). A safe, effective exercise program begins with a medical examination, supervision from a trained fitness or health professional, and progresses from balance and low intensity strength training & walking (or other preferred low impact aerobic exercise) to higher intensity strength training and higher impact, higher intensity aerobic activities. As a reference, we have listed a few common activities below to give you an idea of how many calories one might burn at different levels of fitness.
