[size=10pt]ralph lauren polo shirt[size=10pt] [/size]We know we should burn calories, but how many calories can you use up with various activities? On average a man needs 2500 calories a day and a woman 2000. If these calories are not all burnt off by exercise, of one sort or another, the surplus will be deposited as fat. So how much can you lose in an hour by exercising. Here are five popular calorie burners.
wholesale polo shirt Skiing. There are two types of skiing - downhill and cross country. For older people cross country skiing is the best. It does need some skiing ability, but basically it is just walking on skis. Indeed the type of motion needed has been adapted to become the fast growing summer activity of Nordic pole walking. Downhill skiing is more energetic and there is a likelihood of falls and general mayhem. Best avoided if you are of an age when you may have less than perfect balance and brittle bones. But, if you are good enough and young enough,[size=10pt]lacoste polo shirts[/size] downhill skiing can be a joy. An hour’s cross country skiing will burn 480 calories. An hour’s downhill skiing will burn 575 calories.
[/size]buy polo Cycling. Like most of these activities the amount of calories used will depend on the intensity of the exercise. Cycling can vary from a slow trundle to the shops to a flat out cross country sprint by enthusiasts embarrassingly dressed in Lycra. But if you cycle at a reasonable pace of about 12 mph you will burn 575 calories.
Tennis. This is an activity which exercises all your muscles and is by its nature a social event. A not too high powered singles game lasting an hour will burn off 400 calories.
Running. Running or jogging can get you very fit. Like walking it has the advantage of needing no equipment other than a pair of good shoes. You can burn off 1000 calories an hour running, but for most of us that level of exercise is not a good idea. Just jog at a steady 5 mph and you will lose 555 calories.
Walking. For older people this is the perfect activity. It does not exercise the upper body as well as some other types of exercise but it is easy, enjoyable and costs nothing. You can decide how fast you need to walk to burn however many calories you need to burn. An hour’s 2 mph stroll will use up 190 calories. A slightly faster 3 mph walk burns 230 calories and a brisk 4 mph walk burns 340.
So that is the five calorie burners to try outdoors. There are, of course, numerous other ways of burning calories and remember that if it is raining you can lose 280 calories an hour enjoying sex.
Of course you do not have to exercise away the 2000/2500 calories. You do not need to spend 5 hours a day playing tennis or (heaven forbid) 7 hours enjoying sex. Just have an hour’s exercise a day and your normal activities - shopping, climbing stairs, housework - will do the rest.