A 150-pound (68-kilogram) person burns one calorie per minute during bed rest. The approximate caloric expenditure of other activities for a person weighing 150 pounds are given below. Actual numbers may vary, depending on the vigor of the exercise, air temperature, clothing, etc.
| Activity |
Calories Used per Hour |
| Aerobic dance |
684 |
| Basketball |
500 |
| Bicycling (5.5 mph) |
210 |
| Bicycling (13 mph) |
660 |
| Bowling |
220–270 |
| Calisthenics |
300 |
| Circuit weight training |
756 |
| Digging |
360–420 |
| Gardening |
200 |
| Golfing (using power cart) |
150–220 |
| Golfing (pulling cart) |
240–300 |
| Golfing (carrying clubs) |
300–360 |
| Football |
500 |
| Handball (social) |
600–660 |
| Handball (competitive) |
> 660 |
| Hoeing |
300–360 |
| Housework |
180 |
| In-line skating |
600 |
| Jogging (5–10 mph) |
500–800 |
| Lawn mowing (power) |
250 |
| Lawn mowing (hand) |
420–480 |
| Racquetball |
456 |
| Raking leaves |
300–360 |
| Rowing machine |
415 |
| Sitting |
100 |
| Skiing (cross-country) |
600–660 |
| Skiing (downhill) |
570 |
| Snow shoveling |
420–480 |
| Square dancing |
350 |
| Standing |
140 |
| Swimming moderately |
500–700 |
| Tennis (doubles) |
300–360 |
| Tennis (singles) |
420–480 |
| Vacuuming |
240–300 |
| Volleyball |
350 |
| Walking (2 mph) |
150–240 |
| Walking (3.5 mph) |
240–300 |
| Walking (4 mph) |
300–400 |
| Walking (5 mph) |
420–480 |
