Working out regularly is an important part of any program to get in shape. When working out is combined with diet and proper hydration, you can lose weight and improve your condition. Knowing how many calories you burn when you exercise can give you the security that your workout is have a positive impact.
Cardiovascular Exercise
Running is often one of the baseline activities in any workout program. You will burn calories based on the amount of time you pursue your activity and how fast you run. For example, a 225-pound man will burn 864 calories by running a 12-minute mile, according to the freedieting.com Calories Burned Calculator. A 10-minute mile will burn 1,080 calories, an 8-minute mile will burn 1,350 calories and a 7-minute mile will burn 1,566 calories.
You can also burn calories by walking. If you walk a mile in 17 minutes, you will burn 432 calories while a 13-minute walking mile will burn 540 calories.
Weight Training
Weight training is also an important part of any conditioning program. In addition to building strength, you can burn calories while you are working out. Vigorous weight lifting will burn 648 calories in an hour for a 225-pound man, while recreational weight lifting will burn 324 calories in an hour. Circuit training will help a 200-pound man burn 864 calories in an hour. Vigorous work on rowing machines, which will build significant strength and endurance, will burn 918 calories in an hour.
Competitive Sports
You can also burn calories by playing team sports. An hour of basketball with burn 864 calories in a 225-pound man, and an hour of football will burn 972 calories. Playing an hour of competitive volleyball will burn 432 calories in an hour, playing racquetball will burn 756 calories in a recreational match and playing softball will burn 548 calories. Downhill skiing will burn 648 calories in an hour while cross country skiing will burn 864 calories in an hour.
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