Healthy Living - Increase Calorie Expenditure By Physical Activity

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To Increase Calorie Expenditure By Physical Activity

Remember to accumulate 30 minutes or more of moderate physical activity on most -- preferably all -- days of the week.

Examples of moderate physical activities for healthy U.S. adults

walking briskly (3-4 miles per hour)

conditioning or general calisthenics

home care, general cleaning

racket sports such as table tennis

mowing lawn, power mower

golf -- pulling cart or carrying clubs

home repair, painting

fishing, standing/casting

jogging

swimming (moderate effort)

cycling, moderate speed <10 miles per hour)

gardening

canoeing leisurely (2.0-3.9 miles per hour)

dancing

Source: Adapted from Pate, et al., Journal of the American Medical Association, 1995, Vol. 273, p. 404.