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How To Burn Calories
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Here's a list of more than 25 activities and their calorie counts
to help you figure out what you're losing when you exercise.
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Activity
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Calories*(30 Minutes)
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Aerobic Dance
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178
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Basketball
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258
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Bicycling (10 mph, level ground)
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189
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Bowling (competitive)
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108
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Canoeing (vigorous)
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192
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Croquet
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111
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Field Hockey
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249
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Fishing
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114
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Golf (carrying clubs)
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162
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(power cart)
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108
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Handball (leisure)
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270
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(vigorous)
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297
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Horseback Riding (galloping)
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255
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(trotting)
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204
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(walking)
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75
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Ice Skating (fast pace)
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315
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(slow pace)
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199
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Judo
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363
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Jumping Rope
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223
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Mountain Climbing
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270
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Rowing Machine
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378
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Roller Skating (fast pace)
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315
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(slow pace)
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199
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Running (5.5 mph)
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295
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(7.5 mph)
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426
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Skiing (cross-country, 2.5 mph)
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252
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(cross-country, 8 mph)
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459
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(downhill)
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247
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Sleeping
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32
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Squash
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393
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Swimming (breaststroke, 1 mph)
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300
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(crawl, fast)
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291
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(backstroke)
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315
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Tennis (singles)
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216
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(doubles)
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162
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Volleyball
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93
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Walking (3 to 3.5 mph)
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130
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*Approximate number of calories burned based on a
135-lb woman:
Increase number by 10% for every 15 pounds over 135; decrease by 10% for every 15 pounds
under 135.
Source: Valley Yellow Pages
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