Basic Fitness and Calorie Burners
Categories: Health, exercise, fitness, burningcalories,caloric burn snowmobiling, shoveling
Blistery, wintry climates double as a haven for snowlovers. Whether it's whipping through the snow on a snowmobile, accelerating at high speeds, downhill skiing or the rigorous movement of cross-country skiing, fun in the snow is exercise made indulgent.
For a person who weighs 100, 150 pr 200 pounds, 30 minutes of uninterrupted activity is equivalent to a caloric burn of:
| Physical activity | 100 lbs. | 150 lbs | 200 lbs. |
| Cross-country skiing | 236 | 348 | 409 |
Downhill Skiing | 173 | 267 | 363 |
| Shoveling Snow | 108 | 186 | 273 |
As for people who live in climates that rarely dip below45 degrees, the following outdoor or indoor fitness activities represent 30minutes for the following body weights 100, 150, 200:
| Physical activity | 100 lbs. | 150 lbs | 200 lbs. |
Aerobic/Cardiovascular (low impact) | 114 | 170 | 227 |
Cardiovascular/Aerobic (high impact) | 193 | 239 | 318 |
| Bicycling (stationary bike) | 159 | 236 | 318 |
| Tennis (average play) | 159 | 238 | 318 |
| Golfing (with cart) | 79.5 | 119 | 159 |
| Jogging (moderate) | 204 | 306 | 409 |
For other online resources, to help you plan, chart and monitor your weight loss please visit the following health, exercise and nutritional information websites:
* Preset customizable caloric burner chart
* Dieting information and news MayoClinic.comm
* MyPyramid.gov
Holly Bentz (c) 2008 fruitionmedia.net
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