Energy to Burn Activity
Use the table below to find the number of calories burned in 10 minutes for each of the activities by people weighing different amounts. This problem can be worked by using a spreadsheet such as Excel.
|
Activity & Calories/10 min. |
125 lbs |
150 lbs |
175 lbs |
200 lbs |
|
Aerobics (traditional at high intensity) |
95 |
115 |
134 |
153 |
|
Gardening |
41 |
49 |
57 |
65 |
|
Racquetball |
75 |
90 |
105 |
120 |
|
Running (9 min/mile) |
109 |
131 |
153 |
174 |
|
Shopping |
35 |
42 |
49 |
56 |
|
Sitting (reading or watching TV) |
10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
|
Sleeping |
10 |
12 |
14 |
16 |
|
Standing (light activity) |
20 |
24 |
28 |
32 |
|
Volleyball |
28 |
34 |
40 |
45 |
|
Walking (15 min/mile) |
44 |
52 |
61 |
70 |
|
Walking upstairs |
150 |
175 |
202 |
229 |
The above data was obtained from Reebok Instructor News, Volume 4, Number 2, 1991.
In an article How Many Calories Am I Burning When I Exercise, by Lisa Balbach
http://kirtland.cc.mi.us/~balbachl/calorie.htm
1. How many calories are burned doing aerobics for 10 minutes by a 240 lb person? ________________
2. How many calories are burned by a 240 lb person sleeping 2 hours? __________________________
3. What would you have to change to find calories burned by a person 98 pounds? _______________________________________________________________________________
4. Make that change and find how many calories would be burned by a 98 pound person walking up stairs for 10 minutes. __________________
5. How many calories would be burned by a 98 pound person running for 20 minutes? _________________
6. Why do you think a person who weighs more would burn more calories doing the same activity as a person who weighs less? ___________________________________________________________________
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7. Enter your weight in cell D1 and record in your journal the amounts of energy you would burn for each activity.
8. What did you learn while doing this activity? _______________________________________________________________________________
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