Thursday, July 23, 2009

Calories Burned In Everyday Activities

Thursday, July 23, 2009 18
Below is a list of 20 daily activities and the amount of calories that are burned for each activity.


This list is taken from the book "Book Of Lists" by Christopher Rigby. There are other interesting information in this book and for those who love trivial pursuit, this is the book to read. There are many categories of information which include the movie industry, famous people, science, music and many more. You have to check out the book. It contains information that you might not know of like the real names of movie stars, the real meaning behind the Christmas song "The Twelve Days of Christmas" and many more other trivia.





And now here is the list that is taken from a page in the book.

1. Kissing for 1 minute     30 calories 
2. Sleeping 60 calories/hour
3. Watching television 75 calories/hour
4. Standing in a queue 100 calories/hour
5. Driving 120 calories/hour
6. Ironing clothes 150 calories/hour
7. Repairing the car 200 calories/hour
8. Gentle stroll 220 calories/hour
9. Cleaning the house 240 calories/hour
10.Climbing stairs 300 calories/hour
11.Digging the garden 360 calories/hour
12.Skating 360 calories/hour
13.Rock climbing 390 calories/hour
14.Mowing the lawn 400 calories/hour
15.Dancing 400 calories/hour
16.Playing tennis 420 calories/hour
17.Playing football 650 calories/hour
18.Swimming 720 calories/hour
19.Skipping with a rope 750 calories/hour
20.Jogging at 7 miles/hour 920 calories/hour

Source : Book Of Lists by Christopher Rigby (2005)
Published by Bardfield Press in 2005
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