Taekwondo or rollerblading, anyone?
It’s no secret that eating healthy and exercising are the keys to trimming down unwanted body fat, but trying to figure out which exercises are best can be tricky.
After digging through research published by the National Institutes of Health, the Mayo Clinic put together a list of some of the most popular ways to get fit, and how many calories each of these activities actually burns.
It’s important to note that body type, gender, age, and other factors will cause these figures to vary from person to person, but below are the calorie-burning activities that made it into the top 10 of the list.
All of these activities were calculated to show the number of calories that would be burned in a one-hour exercise period:
10. Rollerblading
160-pound (73 kgs) person: 548 calories
200-pound (91 kgs) person: 683 calories
220 pound (109 kgs) person: 818 calories
9. Playing basketball
160-pound (73 kgs) person: 584 calories
200-pound (91 kgs) person: 728 calories
220 pound (109 kgs) person: 872 calories
8. Flag or touch football
160-pound (73 kgs) person: 584 calories
200-pound (91 kgs) person: 728 calories
220 pound (109 kgs) person: 872 calories
7. Tennis, singles
160-pound (73 kgs) person: 584 calories
200-pound (91 kgs) person: 728 calories
220 pound (109 kgs) person: 872 calories
6. Running (5 mph)
160-pound (73 kgs) person: 606 calories
200-pound (91 kgs) person: 755 calories
220 pound (109 kgs) person: 905 calories
5. Stair treadmill
160-pound (73 kgs) person: 657 calories
200-pound (91 kgs) person: 819 calories
220 pound (109 kgs) person: 981 calories
4. Vigorous swimming
160-pound (73 kgs) person: 715 calories
200-pound (91 kgs) person: 892 calories
220 pound (109 kgs) person: 1,068 calories
3. Taekwondo
160-pound (73 kgs) person: 752 calories
200-pound (91 kgs) person: 937 calories
220 pound (109 kgs) person: 1,123 calories
2. Jump rope
160-pound (73 kgs) person: 861 calories
200-pound (91 kgs) person: 1,074 calories
220 pound (109 kgs) person: 1,286 calories
1. Running (8 mph)
160-pound (73 kgs) person: 861 calories
200-pound (91 kgs) person: 1,074 calories
220 pound (109 kgs) person: 1,286 calories
h/t: Business Insider
