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| Type of sport/exercise | kcal/kg/10min | 60kg woman exercising for 30min | 70kg man exercising for 30min | ||
| Cal | KJ | Cal | KJ | ||
| Bowling (tenpin) | 0.975 | 176 | 739 | 205 | 861 |
| Calisthenics | 0.734 | 130 | 546 | 150 | 630 |
| Canoeing | (6.5km/h) 1.029 | 185 | 777 | 216 | 907 |
| Cross-country run | 1.630 | 293 | 1231 | 342 | 1436 |
| Cycling on the level | 0.734 | 130 | 546 | 150 | 630 |
| Dancing - slow | 0.612 | 110 | 462 | 129 | 542 |
| Dancing- fast | 1.014 | 183 | 769 | 213 | 895 |
| Golfing | 0.794 | 143 | 601 | 167 | 701 |
| Mountain climbing | 1.470 | 265 | 1113 | 309 | 1298 |
| Running (fast) | 5.514 | 993 | 4171 | 1 158 | 4864 |
| Running (long-distance) | 2.203 | 397 | 1667 | 463 | 1945 |
| Running (Treadmill @ 14 km/h, 2.5% gradient) | 2.652 | 477 | 2003 | 557 | 2339 |
| Running (Treadmill @ 14 km/h, 3.8% gradient) | 2.803 | 505 | 2121 | 589 | 2474 |
| Running (Treadmill on the level @ 11 km/h) | 2.045 | 368 | 1546 | 429 | 1802 |
| Running (Treadmill on the level @ 14 km/h) | 2.273 | 409 | 1718 | 477 | 2003 |
| Running (Treadmill on the level @ 18,6 km/h) | 2.879 | 518 | 2176 | 605 | 2541 |
| Running - sprinting (short distance) | 3.423 | 616 | 2588 | 719 | 3020 |
| Sport-Baseball | 0.686 | 123 | 517 | 144 | 605 |
| Sport - Football/ rugby | 1.308 | 235 | 987 | 275 | 1155 |
| Sport - Ping-pong | 0.566 | 102 | 428 | 119 | 500 |
| Sport-Squash | 1.522 | 274 | 1151 | 320 | 1344 |
| Sport - Tennis | 1.014 | 183 | 769 | 213 | 895 |
| Sport - Volleyball | 0.505 | 91 | 382 | 106 | 445 |
| Swimming | 1.454 | 262 | 1100 | 305 | 1281 |
| Walking @ 3.7 km/h | 0.513 9 | 2 | 386 | 108 | 454 |
| Walking @ 5.6 km/h | 0.733 | 132 | 554 | 154 | 647 |
| Walking @ 8.5km/ h | 1.667 | 300 | 1260 | 350 | 1470 |
Types of sport and exercise which use up more than 1000 kJ/30 min marked in bold!
Household chores and gardening
| Type of work | kcal/kg/10min | 60kg woman working for 30min | 70kg man working for 30min | ||
| Cal | KJ | Cal | KJ | ||
| Carpentry | 0.564 | 102 | 428 | 118 | 496 |
| Chopping wood | 1.101 | 198 | 832 | 231 | 970 |
| Gardening - digging | 1.365 | 246 | 1033 | 287 | 1205 |
| Gardening - weeding | 0.862 | 155 | 651 | 181 | 760 |
| Hoeing/Raking | 0.686 | 123 | 517 | 144 | 605 |
| Ironing | 0.627 | 113 | 475 | 132 | 554 |
| Make beds | 0.572 | 103 | 433 | 120 | 504 |
| Mop floors | 0.665 | 120 | 504 | 140 | 588 |
| Painting | 0.514 | 93 | 391 | 108 | 454 |
| Shovelling sand | 0.979 | 176 | 739 | 206 | 865 |
| Sweeping | 0.535 | 96 | 403 | 112 | 470 |
| Window cleaning | 0.607 | 109 | 458 | 127 | 533 |
Work which uses up more than 1 000 kJ/30 min marked in bold!
(Energy values obtained from Wilson et al, 1975)
