Calorie Expenditure Table
| Type of Exercise |
Calories/hour |
| Sleeping | 55 |
| Eating | 85 |
| Sewing | 85 |
| Knitting | 85 |
| Sitting | 85 |
| Standing | 100 |
| Driving | 110 |
| Office Work | 140 |
| Housework, moderate | 160+ |
| Golf, with trolley | 180 |
| Golf, without trolley | 240 |
| Gardening, planting | 250 |
| Dancing, ballroom | 260 |
| Walking, 3mph | 280 |
| Table Tennis | 290 |
| Gardening, hoeing etc. | 350 |
| Tennis | 350+ |
For details of the calorie burning effects of more strenuous exercises, click: Calories Burned
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