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DESCRIPTION:
This tool estimates calories burned for common activities based on body weight.
It includes data for 240 common activities. Total calories burned is only an approximate value.
Results will vary according to many factors, such as the intensity of the exercise and a person's fitness
level. Source: Adapted from information provided by the United States government and data from Medicine and Science in Sports and
Exercise, The Official Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine.
BUTTONS:
| Calculate |
Calculates
calories burned for the specified activity and time. |
| Clear |
Clears all
data input
fields.
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FIELDS:
| English/Metric |
Specifies
whether to use English or metric units in the fields
below. When this option is changed, fields not used will be grayed out.
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| Activity |
Specifies
a description of the exercise or activity. Activities are
listed in alphabetical order.
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| Weight |
Specifies
your body weight in pounds or kilograms.
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| Time |
Specifies
the total exercise time. This should be entered in the
form "HH:MM:SS", where the first box represents hours,
the second minutes, and the third seconds. |
| Calories
Burned |
Specifies
the estimated number of calories burned for the weight, time and
activity selected. |
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