How many calories can I burn playing summer sports?

Sari Greaves

Nutrition & Dietetics

Check out these summer sports and fun activities and the calories they burn per hour (based on a 130-pound woman):

Frisbee, 177 Calories Per Hour
Surfing, 177 Calories Per Hour
Softball, 295 Calories Per Hour
Kayaking, 295 Calories Per Hour
Hiking, 355 Calories Per Hour
Water skiing, 355 Calories Per Hour
Ocean swimming, 355 Calories Per Hour
Scuba diving, 414 Calories Per Hour
Flag football, 472 Calories Per Hour
Beach volleyball, 473 Calories Per Hour
Rock climbing (ascending), 650 Calories Per Hour
Rollerblading, 739 Calories Per Hour

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Calories

Every time we talk about food it seems we also talk about calories. Calories, those numbers found on nutrition fact labels and what diets tell us to watch. Calories are really the measure of how much energy is available to our bodies from what we eat. Every calorie is the same, whether it comes from legumes or lard. We burn calories from food when we perform any activity. When we eat more calories than we burn, then our bodies happily store the remaining calories as fat. Each pound of fat stores about 3,500 calories. How many calories you should have each day depends on many things, from your level of activity to your age and desired body weight.

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