Calories Burned Playing Sport

If you have ever wondered how many calories are burned in various sports then this list should help you out. All physical activity is good both for your physical and mental well being and you can have a lot of fun playing any of these sports. This list shows you approximately how many calories are burned per hour performing various sporting activities and exercises.

Running

Running is one of the best cardiovascular exercises and unsurprisingly also burns up the most calories. An hours running will typically burn up between 800 and 900 calories per hour.

Swimming

Swimming is a very low impact way of burning up calories and works your muscles as well as your cardiovascular system. An hour swimming usually burns between 400 and 700 calories per hour.

Cycling

As well as toning your legs and thighs, an hours cycling will burn off around 400 – 800 calories and hour depending on your intensity.

Tennis

Tennis can be a perfect way to have fun and exercise at the same time and burns somewhere between 400 and 600 calories per hour.

Basketball

A typical game of basketball can burn up around 500 – 600 calories per hour.

Boxing

Boxing is a very physically demanding sport that can burn between 600 and 700 calories per hour. As well as burning up calories, boxing can also do wonders for your cardiovascular fitness and muscular endurance.

Rowing

As well as being a good cardiovascular workout, rowing is also great for building up your muscular endurance and works your biceps, shoulders and thighs. Rowing can burn up to 600 calories per hour.