Question 1

How many calories would i burn from playing video games?

Accepted Answer

Sedentary activity never burns calories to any extent. Get out of the house and exercise.

Question 2

How many calories does playing badminton burn?

Accepted Answer

Depends on your weight, the intensity of the game, and how long you play. A 150 lb person playing social badminton for an hour will burn around 270 calories whereas the same person playing competitive badminton may burn up to 500 calories.

Question 3

How many calories can you burn playing racquetball?

Accepted Answer

You could lose around 680 calories per hour playing aggressive raquetball. The actual amount depends on your weight and how vigorously you play.

Question 4

How many calories could i burn if i played tennis for an hour?

Accepted Answer

The average calories burned for an average male, weighing 190 pounds (86 kg) is 500 calories for one hour of tennis. The average burnt for an average female, weighing 163 pounds (74 kg) is 450 calories for one hour of tennis.

But again, this is all dependent upon your weight, length of play, aggressiveness of play, etc...

Question 5

How many calories would i burn if i played basketball for 30 straight minutes?

Accepted Answer

Calories burned during exercise is influenced by body weight, workout intensity, conditioning level and metabolism.  Basketball for 30 minutes might burn about 200-300 calories.

Question 6

How many calories can i burn from playing racquetball for an hour this morning?

Accepted Answer

According to the american college of sports medicine a 154 pound male playing for 30 minutes would expend around 200 calories for  moderate play. More intense play can burn over 300 calories per session. So 400 to 600 calories or more.

Question 7

If you run a half mile or play golf. you would burn more calories playing a round of golf?

Accepted Answer

If you run a half mile you will burn approximately 50 calories.
If you walk a round of golf you will walk approximately four miles. Typically each mile
will burn approximately 100 calories for a 
total of 400 calories.

Question 8

How many extra calories does the atkins diet burn? i know that fat is burned instead of carbs on the atkins diet, but how does that change the amount of calories burned?

Accepted Answer

The important thing about the atkins diet is that you eat very little carbohydrate.  As a result you eat more fat.  For most people, fat is more satisfying in terms of feeling full than carbs.  As a result you eat fewer calories overall and lose weight.  Also, when fat is burned it produces ketones.  These suppress your appetite as well.  The amount of calories burned depends on your activity.

Question 9

How accurate is the calorie count on my elliptical machine?? if i'm working out for 30+ minutes and the calories burned says 100, can i rely on that? i understand i must burn more than i consume, but how can i calculate my burn at 5'5", 185 lbs??

Accepted Answer

Get the app Cronometer and enter what you eat and exercise you do and see. 100 calories is about 1/2 Snickers.  You need to exercise more or eat fewer calories.  Simple in concept difficult in execution.

Question 10

Hoping you can tell me, is regular calorie just energy and a fat calorie calories used to burn stored fat?

Accepted Answer

All  excess calories can be turned into fat by the body.

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How many calories does playing badminton burn?

How many calories can you burn playing racquetball?

How many calories could i burn if i played tennis for an hour?

How many calories would i burn if i played basketball for 30 straight minutes?

How many calories can i burn from playing racquetball for an hour this morning?

If you run a half mile or play golf. you would burn more calories playing a round of golf?

How many extra calories does the atkins diet burn? i know that fat is burned instead of carbs on the atkins diet, but how does that change the amount of calories burned?

How accurate is the calorie count on my elliptical machine?? if i'm working out for 30+ minutes and the calories burned says 100, can i rely on that? i understand i must burn more than i consume, but how can i calculate my burn at 5'5", 185 lbs??

Hoping you can tell me, is regular calorie just energy and a fat calorie calories used to burn stored fat?

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