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Calories per 10 min :
Moderate-50; Moderate high-75;
High - 110.
Benefits :
Can be done anywhere. Good for body composition
and cardiovascular fitness.
Considerations :
High impact
aerobics may cause leg injuries. Low impact aerobics may not raise heart
rate. Difficult to measure week-to-week progress.
Cycling
Calories per 10 min :
5.5 mph-40; 10mph-70; 13 mph-110;
18 mph-145
Benefits :
Strengthens leg muscles. Good for body composition
and cardiovascular fitness.
Considerations :
Cycling in traffic has
risks. Good bicycles
are expensive. Most people pedal too slowly to derive good benefit.
Climbing stairs
Calories per 10 min : 7"
riser:30 steps/min 1 at a time : 110 40steps/min 1 at a time : 140 ;
40 steps/min 2 at a time : 190
Benefits : Good for body composition and cardiovascular
fitness.
Considerations : Too strenuous for some people.
Very boring.
Yoga/stretching
Calories per 10 min :
40 or
less
Benefits :
Excellent for improving flexibility. No equipment
required.
Considerations :
No improvement in cardiovascular
fitness, reduce body fat or improve muscle endurance and strength.
Walking
Calories per 10 min : 3 mph
- 50; 4 mph - 60; 5mph - 95; 5.5 mph - 110;
Benefits: Good for body composition and cardiovascular
fitness. Low injury rate and very safe.
Considerations:
Takes longer than other activities
to improve cardiovascular fitness and derive the full benefit. Does
little to condition muscles of upper body and waist.
* Approximate calorie
usage for a person weighing 150 pounds. Add 10% for every 15 pounds
over this weight and subtract 10% for every 15 pounds under 150 pounds.

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