More fun facts about Snowshoeing to go along with yesterday's Sunday Driving article.
CALORIE COUNTER
CALORIE COUNTER
Estimated calories per hour per pound of body weight burned during exercise at a comfortable pace:
Dancing, ballroom: 1.6
Weight training: 1.9
Volleyball: 2.2
Golf, walking: 2.3
Walking, 3.5 mph: 2.4
Skating, ice: 2.6
Skiing, downhill: 2.6
Bicycling, 10 mph: 2.7
Tennis, singles: 2.9
Water-skiing: 3.0
Rowing machine: 3.1
Swimming, slow crawl: 3.5
Hiking, hills: 3.6
Skiing, cross-country: 3.7
Soccer: 3.7
Jumping rope: 3.8
Racket ball: 4.1
Jogging, 6 mph: 4.2
Squash: 4.3
Snowshoe walking: 4.5
For comparison, here are estimated calories per hour per pound of body weight burned during daily activities at a comfortable pace:
Housecleaning: 1.6
Chopping wood: 2.3
Scrubbing floors: 2.9
Snow shoveling, light: 2.9
Farming, heavy: 3.2
Gardening, hoe, dig: 3.2
Sawing, by hand: 3.3
References:
"How Many Calories are Burned Doing Various Exercises," Brett Denton, examiner.com
Physiology of Sport and Exercise, Jack H. Wilmore and David L. Costill, 2004
Sports Nutrition Guidebook, Nancy Clark, 1997
