How Many Calories Are Burned From Throwing a Ball?

Throwing a ball is a key skill in a variety of sports, including baseball, basketball and handball. The act of throwing a ball is also an effective method to burn calories if you want to lose weight.

Playing Catch

The calories you burn throwing a ball depend on time spent on the activity and starting weight. If you weigh 155 pounds, you burn 176 calories an hour. If you weigh 180 pounds, you burn 204 calories in 60 minutes of throwing a ball, according to NutriStrategy.

Basketball

If you weigh 155 pounds and play basketball, where passing the ball and throwing it in are major parts of the game, you burn 596 calories an hour, according to the Harvard Medical School. If you weigh 185 pounds, you burn 710 calories in an hour, though basketball also involves constant running and jumping.

Handball

In handball, a high-intensity sport where throwing the ball is the key feature, you burn 892 calories per hour if you weigh 155 pounds. If you weigh 185 pounds, you burn 1,066 calories an hour.

References

• Harvard Medical School: Calories Burned in 30 Minutes
• NutriStrategy: Exercise & Calories Burned Per Hour