A Year’s Worth of Calories

Burning calories with exercise is a great way of losing weight and getting fit. But, in a year, how much extra weight could you lose and how many extra calories can you burn by walking the dog every day? Or by going ice skating with friends? Or swimming, playing cricket, ice hockey, aerobics or a round of golf?
Weight Loss Resources have the answer...

A Year’s Worth of Calories

By WLR's julie howard

Even something as simple as weeding the garden for an hour once a week could help you to burn enough extra calories to lose ¼ stone!

Here’s what else you can do:

Exercise	How Long For	How Often	Calories Burned in a Year (Male)	Weight Loss in a Year (Male)	Calories Burned in a Year (Female)	Weight Loss in a Year (Female)
Basketball with friends	45 mins	Once a week	11,336	Nearly ¼ Stone	10,920	Nearly ¼ Stone
Yoga Class	45 mins	Twice a Week	13,520	¼ Stone	13,520	¼ Stone
Weeding	1 Hour	Once a Week	13,728	¼ Stone	13,728	¼ Stone
Playing Cricket (20 mins bowling, batting & fielding each)	1 Hour	Once a Week	13,988	¼ Stone	13,520	¼ Stone
Swimming	30 mins	Twice a Week	15,080	⅓ Stone	14,560	⅓ Stone
Circuit Training Class	45 mins	Once a Week	16,172	⅓ Stone	15,288	⅓ Stone
Ice Hockey	20 mins	Twice a Week	17,056	⅓ Stone	16,016	⅓ Stone
Playing Football	45 mins	Once a Week	19,708	More than ⅓ Stone	18,460	More than ⅓ Stone
1 Mile Walk at 3mph	20 mins	5 Times a Week	19,500	More than ⅓ Stone	19,240	More than ⅓ Stone
Moderate Weight Training	30 mins	3 Times a Week	21,684	½ Stone	20,904	½ Stone
Ice Skating with Friends	1 Hour	Once a Week	21,892	½ Stone	20,644	½ Stone
Bike Ride	2 Hours	Once a Fortnight	22,906	More than ½ Stone	21,580	More than ½ Stone
Low Impact Step Aerobics Class	50 mins	Twice a Week	35,880	¾ Stone	29,328	¾ Stone
Game of Tennis	2 Hours	Once a Week	36,972	More than ¾ Stone	35,204	More than ¾ Stone
Round of Golf	3½ Hours	Once a Week	50,492	A Stone	50,492	A Stone
Playing Rugby	1½ Hours	Once a Week	59,280	Over a Stone	59,280	Over a Stone

NB: The above is based on an average man and an average woman with a healthy BMI range.

The Weight Loss Resources Exercise database has hundreds of different activities that you could do along with how many calories they will help you to burn.