How can you burn off some of those extra calories before they turn into extra pounds? After thinking about a particular dish you savored (was it that brownie sundae?), try our “Get Moving! Calculator” to see how many calories you expend doing your favorite exercise or activity.

How are You Going to Burn it Off?

Choose an activity:
Aerobics Backpacking Badminton (singles) Ballet Ballroom dancing Baseball Basketball (half-court) Bicycling on a flat surface Brisk walking, pushing a stroller Brisk walking, with the dog Brushing Teeth Canoeing/Kayaking flat water Dancing (really kicking up your heels) Frisbee Gardening Golfing (no carts, please) Grocery Shopping Handball Hiking Horseback Riding Housecleaning Ice hockey Ice skating Indoor skiing (on a machine) Ironing Jogging Karate Kicking the ball (soccer) Kissing Lacrosse Mopping up after the guests leave Mowing the Lawn (no riding mowers, please) Painting the House Ping Pong Playing cards Playing piano Racquetball Raking Rearranging Furniture Rock Climbing (ascending) Rock Climbing (repelling) Roller blading/skating Rope Jumping Rowing Rugby Shoveling snow Sledding Snow skiing (cross-country) Snow skiing (downhill) Soccer Spinning Stacking firewood for winter Stair climbing Surfing Swimming Swing Dancing Tae Kwon Do Tai Chi Taking a stroll (without the dog or baby) Tennis (singles) Tennis (doubles) Touch football with the kids/neighbors Volleyball (beach) Volleyball (casual game) Washing the Car Washing the Dishes Watching TV Water Aerobics Water Polo Water Skiing Weight Lifting Whitewater Rafting Working out at the gym Yoga

How long are you going to do this? minutes

What's your weight? pounds



Your calories burned will be:

Note: Figures are based on moderate (as opposed to vigorous) activity. A heavier person burns more calories, so the same amount of physical activity can actually burn the same number of calories but more quickly. But remember, exercising harder and faster only increases the calories expended slightly. To burn more calories it is better to exercise for a longer time.

Determining how many calories you burn is not an exact science. This number should only be used as an estimate of calorie expenditure.

Last Updated 1/2000
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