Calories Burned In An Hour Of Softening

Calories Burned In An Hour Of Softening

recreational sofball It could not be thought of as a main activity to burn calories at the level of football, cycling or squash, sports with continuous action. However, sofbol allows a person to burn a significant number of calories.

Calories burned

Harvard Health Publications estimates that sofbol burns 300 calories per hour for a 125-pound person. This figure goes up to 372 calories for someone 155 pounds and 444 for someone 185 pounds.

More on calories burned

The NutriStrategy website provides slightly higher figures for athletes who play softball or baseball, estimating that a 155-pound person burns 352 calories per hour. A pitcher weighing 155 pounds burns even more calories, 422 per hour. A referee weighing 155 pounds burns 281 calories per hour.

Benefits of sofball

Sofball burns as many calories per hour as skateboarding, kayaking or walking at 4.5 mph, according to Harvard Health Publications. Softball burns more calories than golf using a cart, horseback riding and gymnastics and less than downhill skiing, swimming, jogging or racquetball.

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