Showing posts with label calories. Show all posts
Showing posts with label calories. Show all posts

Oct 12, 2007

Rope Skipping



Rope skipping (jump rope) will burn 116 calories for a 10-minute activity [for a 170-lb man].

Sep 29, 2007

Jogging & Calories Burned



Jogging burns 10.8 calories per minute of activity (for a 140-lb person).

Sep 11, 2007

3500 Calories = 1lb of Fat


It would take an extra 3,500 excess calories to produce one pound of fat. So if you consume an extra 500 calories per day over what you burn, by the end of the week you've added a pound of lard in your body. Think about it.