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Burning calories during different activities
The following chart shows approximate calorie expenditure for a range of activities:
Activity
Kcalories used in 20 minutes of activityAerobic dancing - low intensity, equivalent to walking
80Aerobic dancing - medium intensity, equivalent to jogging
130Aerobic dancing - high intensity, equivalent to running
170Bed making
100Cleaning windows
60Cleaning stairs
65Climbing stairs (72 steps per minute)
95Climbing stairs (92 steps per minute)
130Cycling on flat ground ('own speed')
125Dancing (waltz)
130Dusting
70Gardening
110Golf
100Knitting
25Office work (general)
25Operating electric sewing machine
25Playing cricket
160Playing pool
65Playing squash
200Playing tennis
140Playing football
140Playing table tennis
90Playing cards
40Running (speed unspecified)
190Sitting typing
30Walking on the level (1-2 km per hour)
45Walking on the level (4-5 km per hour)
85Watching football
40Source: Human Energy Requirements: A manual for planners and nutritionists, by WPT James and EC Schofield, published by the Oxford University Press (1990).
Energy expenditure and activity - sedentary behaviour
This table gives the energy you would expend above your basal level (measured asleep). As you will see, some of the 'activities' burn so few calories they are hardly worth recording. A sign of the times, perhaps.
Kcalories Using TV remote control
<1Getting up to change TV channel
3Sitting, talking on the phone, 30 min
4Letting dog out of the back door
2Walking the dog, 30 minutes
125Using pre-cut vegetables
0Washing, cutting vegetables, 15 min
12Using auto car wash
18Washing and waxing car, 1 hour
300Using a lift, 3 floors
<1Walking up 3 floors
15Sending email to colleague, 4 min
2Walking and talking to colleague, 4 min
6Shopping on-line, 1 hour
30Shopping, pushing trolley, 1 hour
200Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings (77) 2002