Whether you grew up doing judo or taiquando, or have taken it up recently as a hobby, contact sports are a great way to keep active.
From Boxing to Tai Chi, see how many calories you can burn below .
Calories burned doing Contact Sports | Calories per hour burned |
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Calories burned Aikido (intense effort) | 580 |
Calories burned Boxing, in ring | 797 |
Calories burned Boxing, punching bag | 362 |
Calories burned Boxing, sparring | 580 |
Calories burned Fencing | 362 |
Calories burned Judo | 652 |
Calories burned Karate | 652 |
Calories burned Kick boxing (intense effort) | 652 |
Calories burned Kick boxing (moderate effort) | 290 |
Calories burned Martial Arts | 580 |
Calories burned Tae Kwan Do | 652 |
Calories burned TaeBo (intense) | 652 |
Calories burned TaeBo (moderate) | 384 |
Calories burned Tai chi | 217 |
* Figures based on a person weighing 65kg (10st 3lbs). It is important to remember that everyone's body responds differently to exercise, and that the number of calories you burn will depend on your body composition, weight and intensity you work at. For an exercise diary and personalised calories burned figure, join Nutracheck today.