BURNING CALORIES

Spring is almost here, which is evident by the wonderful weather (at least here in Arizona). So, my challenge this week is to have fun outdoors while burning a few calories. Standard activities include morning or evening walk, pulling weeds, play tennis, basketball, baseball, etc. Here are some breakdowns of how many calories you can burn in these various activities in a 45 minute period, as reported by the America College of Sports Medicine (ACSM):

Basketball: 374
Bicycling: 468
Golf: 257 (carrying clubs)
Hiking: 281
Raquet Ball: 328
Tennis: 328
Walk: 187

* Based on a person weighing 130 lbs.

Write your activity in your exercise journal. Remember that what comes in (diet) must be used (exercise) or stored (fat). So, keeping track of how you exercise is just as important as keeping track of what you eat. If you would like to see more caloric-burning breakdowns based on activities, check out the following links:

http://http://www.freedieting.com/tools/calories_burned.htm
http://http://www.preventdisease.com/healthtools/tools.html