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Miscellaneous
activities
Games
Unlike
continuous forms of exercises (most aerobic
exercises), games are discontinuous. While playing the
intensity of exercises may vary from vigorous running
to standing still. In terms of fitness benefits, they
are comparable to continuous exercises only if :
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The
sport involves plenty of muscle action and the heart
rate can be raised to 70% of maximum heart rate for
about 50 - 75% of the play time (common sports which
fall into this category include tennis, badminton,
basketball, soccer, hockey etc.).
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You
play for at least 40 - 60 minutes, 3 - 4 days in a
week.
Calories burnt (kcal) per minute for various games
are as follows :
|
Game |
Calorie expenditure (kcal / hour / pound) |
|
Basketball |
4.4 |
|
Squash |
4.1 |
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Football |
3.9 |
|
Tennis |
3.0 |
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Badminton |
3.0 |
|
Volleyball |
2.3 |
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Golf (without
cart) |
2.0 |
|
Table tennis |
1.8 |
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Household activities
A good
amount of calories can be burnt through routine
household activities like housecleaning, gardening,
lawn mowing etc.
|
Activity |
Calorie expenditure (kcal / hour / pound) |
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Mopping the floor |
1.7 |
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Gardening |
1.8 |
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Lawn mowing |
2.7 |
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Ironing |
1.0 |
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Food shopping |
1.2 |
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Car washing |
1.5 |
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Trimming hedges |
2.1 |
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