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Fun Activities and Calories Burned When
trying to lose weight you must create a calorie deficit through
calories burned and calories consumed. This means you must
consume fewer calories than you burn. Most people think of
exercise when they hear the words burning calories. But you can have fun while burning those unwanted calories and shed excess pounds. Here are several fun activities you can add to your weekly routine to create your calorie deficit. The example calories burned in these activities use a 35 year old female weighing 165 pounds. Your results will differ based on your age and weight. If you weight less you will burn fewer calories. If you weight more you will burn more calories than in the examples given. Leisure Activities and Calories Burned
Other Leisure Activities Other fun leisurely activities that will burn calories include rock climbing (30 minutes = 248), hiking (without a pack for 30 minutes = 256), horseback riding (at a trot = 240), downhill snow skiing (30 minutes = 260) and even playing with your kids can burn in excess of 100 calories for just 30 minutes. Sports and Calories Burned Bicycling Go on a bike ride and enjoy the weather. Go with a friend and find a good riding path so you can make the most out of this fun activity. Even just 15 minutes of a leisurely bike ride can burn 75 calories. Make it more intense and longer and you will burn even more calories plus build lean muscles in your legs. Badminton At your next BBQ, get out the net and racquets and play some badminton. A fun 20 minute game can burn upwards of 100 calories. Go for an hour and reach up to 300 calories burned while having fun and kicking butt. Basketball Maybe this sport isn’t for everyone but give it a try for a fun change. Playing hoops just for fun with your friends for 20 minutes can burn over 140 calories. Make it a real game and challenge and you will burn about 240 calories for those same 20 minutes. Handball This is a great way to burn several calories in a short period of time. Of course this sport takes some skill and practice but even if you haven’t mastered it you will be burning calories. Just 30 minutes of play equals 380 calories burned. Hockey If you love to skate and always fantasized about being a star, then try this activity to burn calories and play out your fantasy. In as little as 30 minutes with this sport you could burn 300 calories. Racquetball This fun sport is another high calorie burning activity. In just 30 minutes of a fun and friendly game you could be burning over 300 calories. Go for an hour and you will burn over 600 calories. Softball A friendly game of softball at your next family reunion is just the ticket to burn excess calories. Team up with or against the in-laws and hit your home run to burn about 200 calories in just a 30 minute non-competitive game. If you get the winning home run, who knows, you may no longer be the black sheep of the family. Other Sports Other sports that can help you burn calories include soccer (30 minutes of a leisurely game = 320), squash (30 minutes = 338), table tennis, or as I like to call it, ping pong (30 minutes = 150 calories), regular tennis on the courts (30 minutes of singles = 295 calories and doubles = 198) and of course my favorite, volleyball (30 minutes = 115 for a leisure game, 198 for a competitive game and 297 for beach volleyball). To find out more how the calories are calculated, be sure to check out this article on calories burned during exercise. Related Articles Exercise Calorie Calculator Use this free interactive tool to get the exact amount of caloies you burned during your fun activity. Exercise 4 Weight Loss
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