Calorie Burn Quiz
The number of calories you burn depends upon your weight, the activity you are doing, and the intensity
level at which you are exercising. Both diet and exercise are important to weight loss. It is recommended
to ease into exercise slowly.
Do you know how many calories your activity burns?
1. Which activity may burn over 700 calories in an hour?
a. Walking (4.5 mph)
b. Jumping rope
c. Running (5.5 mph)
2.
Which aerobic exercise burns more calories in an hour?
a. Cycling (12 mph)
b. Walking (3 mph)
c. Swimming (25 yds/min.)
3.
Which activity burns the least amount of calories?
a. Shopping (1 hour)
b. Bowling (1 hour)
c. Dancing (1 hour)
4. Which vigorous physical activity burns more calories?
a. Jogging (5 mph)
b. Bicycling (more than 10 mph)
c. Both activities burn the same
5.
Which low intensity workout burns more calories?
a. Yoga (1 hour)
b. Cleaning house (1 hour)
c. Light gardening (1 hour)
Answers will be available at final weigh-ins