Table 13:
Calories Burned During Physical Activities

ActivityCalories Burned per Hour*
Bicycling, 6 mph240
Bicycling, 12 mph410
Cross-country skiing700
Jogging, 5½ mph740
Jogging, 7 mph920
Jumping rope750
Running in place650
Running, 10 mph1280
Swimming, 25 yds./min.275
Swimming, 50 yds./min.500
Tennis, singles400
Walking, 2 mph240
Walking, 3 mph320
Walking, 4½ mph440
* These figures are for a person who weighs 150 pounds. The amount of calories you burn during an activity depends on how much you weigh. The more you weigh, the more calories you burn. For example, a person weighing 100 pounds burns only 0.67 times the calories of a person who weighs 150 pounds (100 ÷ 150 = 0.67). So, to find the number of calories a burned in an activity by a person weighing 100 pounds, multiply the number of calories in this chart by 0.67. For a person weighing 200 pounds, multiply by 1.3. To find the number of calories you burn in any activity, divide your weight by 150 and multiply the number of calories in the chart by that number.

min. = minutes
mph = miles per hour
yds. = yards

Sources:
Exercise and Your Heart -- A Guide to Physical Activity. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute / American Heart Association, DHHS, PHS, NIH Publication No. 93-1677.

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