50 Ways to Burn 100 Calories
(Values are approximate and are based on a 150-pound person.)
Workouts:
1. Biking: 23 minutes of casual cycling
2. Cardio dance class: 15 minutes
3. Elliptical: 8 minutes
4. Jumping rope: 9 minutes at a moderate intensity
5. Lifting weights, vigorously: 15 minutes
6. Pilates: 24 minutes
7. Rowing machine: 13 minutes
8. Running stairs: 6 minutes
9. Running: 9 minutes of running at a 6 mph pace
10. Swimming: 15 minutes moderate intensity
11. Walking stairs: 11 minutes
12. Walking: 20 minutes of walking at a 3 mph pace
13. Water aerobics: 23 minutes
14. Yoga: 20 minutes
15. Zumba: 11 minutes
Sports and Leisure Activities:
16. Basketball, shooting hoops: 20 minutes
17. Bowling: 30 minutes
18. Dancing around living room: 20 minutes
19. Darts: 35 minutes
20. Golfing, carrying clubs: 15 minutes
21. Ice skating, moderate: 18 minutes
22. Kickball: 13 minutes
23. Mini golf or driving range: 30 minutes
24. Playing catch with a football: 35 minutes
25. Playing Frisbee: 30 minutes
26. Playing soccer, casual: 13 minutes
27. Skiing, downhill: 10 minutes
28. Softball or baseball: 18 minutes
29. Tennis (doubles): 21 minutes
30. Tennis (singles): 15 minutes
31. Treading water, moderate effort: 23 minutes
32. Volleyball, recreational: 26 minutes
33. Water skiing: 15 minutes
Yard Work:
34. Mowing the lawn: 20 minutes
35. Painting house: 18 minutes
36. Raking leaves: 23 minutes
37. Shoveling snow: 15 minutes
38. Washing the car: 20 minutes
39. Weeding the garden: 18 minutes
Everyday Activities:
40. Carrying an infant: 24 minutes
41. Cleaning, moderate effort: 26 minutes
42. Cooking: 34 minutes
43. Doing dishes: 40 minutes
44. Mopping the floor: 20 minutes
45. Playing with children: 23 minutes
46. Pushing a stroller: 35 minutes
47. Rearranging furniture: 14 minutes
48. Shopping: 38 minutes
49. Sweeping: 23 minutes
50. Walking the dog, 26 minutes
