Although the most important thing about physical exercise is always the benefits it has for our health and quality of life, the truth is that we cannot ignore the fact that it also helps us maintain a healthy weight and achieve a better body composition.
In any case, not all sports help us burn calories in the same way. Research from Harvard Medical School has analyzed which are the sports that help us burn the most calories depending on our own body weight.
These are the five sports that burn the most calories
The Harvard Medical School analysis includes a large number of sports and physical activities. From gym activities, through sports activities, to day-to-day activities in our own home. In any case, in this case we have focused on sports.
Go out to practice running
Running is, according to this Harvard classification, the sport that burns the most calories. People between 55 and 70kg will burn, at an average speed of 12 km / h, about 375 kcal in half an hour. People weighing more than 70kg will burn about 465kcal. One of the advantages of going for a run is that we can set the schedule ourselves and set our own pace.
In any case, also to run we need some preparation. If we are beginners we will have to start walking fast, to gradually move forward.
Cycling
Cycling is the next highest calorie burning sport. A person over 50 kg will burn about 360 kcal in half an hour of practice if he practices at an average speed of 26-30 km / hour. Choosing the bicycle to go to work, for our usual errands, etc., will be an excellent way to exercise in our day to day.
Different swimming styles
Swimming fans are in luck, as this sport is one of the most calorie burners. Between 300 and 330 calories for every half hour of practice, for people between 50 and 70 kg. The difference in calories it will depend on the style of swimming we practice, but everyone will be around those levels.
The increasingly acclaimed boxing
Boxing used to be a men’s sport and very limited to certain sectors. However, more and more people are practicing it and not only is it an excellent way to release endorphins, but it helps us burn a lot of calories. In half an hour of practice, people between 55 and 70 kilos will lose about 270 calories. Those who weigh more than 70 kilos lose about 335 kcal.
High impact aerobics
Aerobics is one of the most popular sports to burn calories. It may surprise us that it is not the physical exercise that burns the most, but it is still a good option. Again, as with other sports, the calorie burn we do will depend on the intensity. If we practice low-impact aerobics we will burn less, but with a high-impact aerobics that includes the step, the burn will be around 300 calories in half an hour or almost 400 if we weigh more than 70 kilos.
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