The number of calories you burn in an hour will vary depending on your metabolism, your body weight, the intensity at which you’re working out, and the activity you perform.
The chart below shows you a number of different activities and the typical amount of kcals burned in an hour.
|
Activity |
Energy consumption |
Ergometer effort level |
|
Walking |
200 kcals/hr at 4 kph |
50 watts |
|
Cycling |
250 kcals/hr at 12 kph |
80 watts |
|
Swimming |
300 kcals/hr at 35 m/min |
110 watts |
|
Rowing |
400 kcals/hr at 7 kph |
100 watts |
|
Running |
600 kcals/hr at 9 kph |
160 watts |
|
Skiing |
600 kcals/hr at8 kph |
160 watts |
If you’re using a cardiovascular machine that requires you to enter your age and weight then do so. It will calculate the calories burned during your workout more accurately. This is because it takes into consideration your weight when calculating the calories burned.