The
number of calories you burn depends upon your weight, the
activity your are doing and the intensity level you are
exercising at. Any activity that you perform can be done
at a variety of intensity levels. If you exercise at a higher
intensity level, you will be working harder, expending more
energy and burning more calories than someone who is not
working quite so hard. I've
included four separate Activity/Calorie tables.
The
tables should be used as a general guideline (the numbers
are approximations). The number of calories you actually
burn could be slightly higher or lower depending upon your
intensity level and your weight. The
first table deals with step aerobics only. Calories are
calculated for different step heights based upon a stepping
rate of 120 beats per minute for a 120 pound person. If
you weigh more than 120 or you are in a faster paced step
class, the number of calories you'll burn will be higher
than those displayed in the table. If you weight less than
120 or you are in a slower paced step class, you'll burn
fewer calories than indicated in the table. The table is
just an approximation of the number of calories you expend.
If you work at a more intense level (raise your arms above
your shoulders, lift your knees all the way to your chest
etc...) you will burn more calories than displayed. (Data
for this table was taken from Reebok Instructor News,
Volume 4, Number 3, 1997.)
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