How Many Calories Did You Burn Today?

When it comes to leisure time, children today have many options. Unfortunately, according to new studies, more and more American kids are choosing couch-bound activities that require little more than the energy to work a remote control or joystick. Computers, TV and video games command four or more hours of a typical child’s day—a primary reason why kids today are much less active than even 10 or 20 years ago.

This upswing in sedentary activities—coupled with overeating and poor food quality—is being blamed for the rising number of overweight children in this country. Equally unsettling, overweight or obese kids are at increased risk of hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, orthopedic problems, upper respiratory infections, heart disease and severe asthma.


So what can you do to curb this alarming trend? For starters, peel your couch potatoes off the sofa and get them moving. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says that school-age children need at least two hours of exercise a day. (Toddlers and preschoolers require no less than 60 minutes a day of unstructured movement and physical activity time; adults should get an hour of moderate to vigorous exercise every day.)


Here, we offer a chart detailing the number of calories burned during certain activities. Calories burned per hour are listed below for the example body weights of 70, 100, 130, 155, 175 and 200 pounds. 
    

























nter>Activity (1 hour)
nter>70 lbs.
nter>100 lbs.
nter>130 lbs
nter>155 lbs
nter>175 lbs.
nter>200 lbs.


Aerobics, general workout
nter>189
nter>270
nter>354
nter>419
nter>473
nter>540

Backpacking
nter>189
nter>270
nter>354

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