Burn Calories Through Moderate Daily Exercise

Burn Calories Through Moderate Daily Exercise
The United States Surgeon General reports that the following
Moderate Daily Activities (Exercises) could help your
Child or Teen burn 150 Calories :
( Remember that one pound of weight is equivalent to 3,500 Calories )

Activity Time Spent
* Basketball (playing a game) - for 20 minutes
* Basketball (shooting baskets) - for 30 minutes
* Bicycling – 4 miles in 15 minutes
* Bicycling – 3 miles in 30 minutes
* Climbing Stairs - for 15 minutes
* Dancing (fast) with a partner – for 30 minutes
* Football (Touch) – playing a game for 45 minutes
* Gardening – for 45 minutes
* Pushing a Stroller – 1 ½ miles for 30 minutes
* Raking Leaves – for 30 minutes
* Running – 1 ½ miles in 15 minutes
* Shoveling Snow – for 15 minutes
* Swimming Laps – for 20 minutes
* Volleyball (playing a game) – for 45 minutes
* Walking (without interruption) – 2 miles in 30 minutes
* Walking (without interruption) – 1 ½ miles in 35 minutes
* Washing & Waxing a Car – for 60 minutes
* Washing Windows (or Floors) – for 60 minutes
* Water Aerobics (playing a game) – for 30 minutes
* Wheelchair Basketball (playing a game) – for 20 minutes
* Wheeling (oneself) in a Wheelchair – for 40 minutes

Note : To effectively consume (burn) these 150 calories, the above activities
must be performed continuously throughout the required time span.

Dr. Augusto Agostini
Ph. D. in Nutrition