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Calories burnt playing Golf - I wonder if you can help?

Hi there, I play golf and have seen the calories burnt in the exercise section but am not sure how to use them. If I take 3 hours to play a round of golf, do I enter 180 minutes or is it just the actual time taken swinging the golf club that counts? Thanks

Our expert says...

Hi, 

I would recommend you go with the general golf figure of 240 calories per hour and roughly estimate the time you have spent walking and then swinging the club but try to discount any time you spend standing around or chatting (depending on the way you play golf). The general figure provided is designed to take into account all aspects of golf, the walking between holes and the shots made. 

Hope this helps, 

Kelly