Rifle spinning is the sort of thing you associate with United States Marines, not with counting calories and weight loss programs. However, precision drilling with rifles burns calories much the same as any other precision drilling exercise, such as cheerleading and dance team.
Basic Calorie Burn
Rifle spinning exercises are physiologically similar to modern dance. According to health resource website Nutristrategy, this sort of activity burns about 310 calories per hour in a 155 pound person.
Body Weight
Because heavier people carry more weight, your body weight plays a role in how many calories you burn during exercise. A 205 pound person will burn 400 calories in the same 1-hour rifle spinning session. A 130 pound person will burn only 265.
Other Factors
Many factors combine to determine an individual's exact calorie burn. Some things that will raise or lower how many calories you burn while spinning rifles includes the footwork portion of the drilll, the weather outside, your level of exertion and even your mood.
References
- NutriStrategy.com: Calories by Exercise
- Ben Cohn; Fitness Coach; Hillsboro, OR
- "Brawn"; Stuart McRobert; 2007
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