How Many Calories are Burned by Step aerobics?
For aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step, which is a typical intensity activity under the general description of step aerobics activities, the average calories burned by a person weighing 190 pounds (86 Kg) in 30 minutes is 323 Calories. In one hour aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step will burn 646 Calories.
Summary of Step aerobics Information and Charts
To help you find the information you need, we first focus on aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step which is the most common step aerobics activity. This is followed by the activities with the highest burn rate which is aerobic, step, with 10 - 12 inch step, and the lowest which is aerobic, step, with 4-inch step, giving the average calories burned per minute and per hour, along with food calorie equivalents and our new proprietary calories burned score© and calories burned rank©The calorie score gives an indication of the relative burn rate of the step aerobics activities measured as a percentage score out of 100 for the different step aerobics activities, where 100% is the maximum calorie burn which we estimate from running at a pace of 4 minutes per mile which is a world class speed for running for 30 mins.
The calorie rank is the rank of the step aerobics activity compared with all other 800 activities in our database to give an indication of the percentage of activities which have a higher or lower calorie burn. A rank of 1 means it is the highest ranking activity in terms or calorie burn and a rank of 100 means it is the activity with the lowest carlorie burn compared with all other activities.
Effect of Intensity on the Calorie Calculator
Although the above is a typical example for step aerobics, the calculator we use to determine the calories burnt depends on the intensity, duration and your body weight. At the bottom of the article we have a variety of different intensities which can be personalized based on your weight and the duration of the activities, using our free calculator.
Calorie Score and Calorie Rank for Step aerobics
At dietandfitnesstoday we have a new proprietary concept of a Calories Burned Score© and Calories Burned Rank©.
Calories Burned in 30 Minutes for a Typical step aerobics Activity
As we have previously mentioned Aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step is a moderate and typical level of intensity for step aerobics and can be used as a general representative approximate measure for calories burnt by step aerobics. For this activity in 30 minutes an average man weighing 190 pounds (86 kg) burns 323 Calories, while an average woman weighing 163 pounds (74 kg), in 30 minutes burns 277 Calories.
Calories Per Minute
The calories burned per minute for Aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step is 11 Calories per minute, for a typical man and for a typical female is 9 Calories per minute.
Calories Per Hour
The calories lost in one hour is 646 calories for a typical man, and 555 calories in one hour for a typical woman.
How to Burn 100 Calories
To burn 100 calories for a typical male would require 9 minutes of the activity aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step and to burn 100 calories with the same step aerobics activity for a typical female would take 11 minutes.
Score and Rank
Aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step has a Calorie Burned Score© of 30.40 out of 100 which means it gives a calorie burn of 30.40 % of the highest realistic calorie burn possible. This activity has a Calorie Burned Rank© of 52.00 out of 100 ie it is in the top 52.00 % of activities in terms of calorie burn. There are in fact 158.00 activities that have a higher calorie burn than aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step
Equivalent Activities
The following activities burn the same number of calories as Aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step -
- bicycling, general
- carrying groceries upstairs
- dog sledding, mushing
- moving, carrying or pushing heavy objects, 75 lbs or more, only active time (e.g., desks, moving van work)
- rock climbing, ascending rock, high difficulty
Comparison with Inactivity
30 mins of inactivity for example just sitting and watching television burns 43 calories for a typical man and 37 calories for a typical woman. Which means Aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step burns 8.1 times more calories than the equivalent time of inactivity for an average man and 7.5 times more calories for an average female.
Food Calorie Equivalents
This level of 323 calories burnt by an average man aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step is equivalent to 0.6 Big Macs, 1.2 snickers bar, 2.7 Starbucks Grande Skinny Lattes, 1.1 cheeseburgers, 1.1 slices of pizza or 0.8 large blueberry muffins.
For an average female burning 277 calories is equivalent to 0.5 Big Macs, 1.0 snickers bar, 2.3 Starbucks Grande Skinny Lattes, 0.9 cheeseburgers, 1.0 slices of pizza or 0.7 large blueberry muffins.
Weight Loss from Step aerobics
To answer the question how many pounds will I lose from the activity step aerobics? Taking this example of aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step in 30 minutes, the weight loss for a typical man is a minimum of 0.05 pounds, and a typical woman would lose 0.04 pounds.
Based on 4 sessions per week of aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step for a duration of 30 minutes per session, the approximate time taken to lose one pound is 5 weeks for a man and 6 weeks for a woman, assuming no other changes in lifestyle or eating habits.
The same 4 sessions per week of aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step for a duration of 30 minutes per session, would lose 1kg in 2 weeks for a man and 3 weeks for a woman.
Step aerobics Activity with the Highest Calorie Burn
The highest number of calories burned for an average person is achieved by aerobic, step, with 10 - 12 inch step. For this activity in 30 minutes an average man burns 409 Calories, while an average woman in 30 minutes burns 351 Calories.
This activity of aerobic, step, with 10 - 12 inch step has a Calories Burned Score© of 39.40 out of 100 which means it gives a calorie burn of 39.40 % of the maximum realistic calorie burn possible. This activity has a Calories Burned Rank© of 40.00 out of 100 ie it is in the top 40.00 % of activities in terms of calorie burn. There are in fact 80.00 activities that have a higher calorie burn than aerobic, step, with 10 - 12 inch step
Step aerobics Activity with the Lowest Calorie Burn
The step aerobics activity with the lowest calories burnt is aerobic, step, with 4-inch step, which for an average man in 30 minutes burns 237 Calories, and for an average woman burns 203 Calories.
This activity of aerobic, step, with 4-inch step has a Calories Burned Score© of 21.40 out of 100 which means it gives a calorie burn of 21.40 % of the maximum realistic calorie burn possible. This activity has a Calories Burned Rank© of 68.00 out of 100 ie it is in the top 68.00 % of activities in terms of calorie burn. There are in fact 279.00 activities that have a higher calorie burn than aerobic, step, with 4-inch step
Average Calories Burned by Step aerobics
Based on the the list of 3 step aerobics activities, shown below, the average calories burned for an average male, weighing 190 pounds (86 kg) is 323 Calories for 30 minutes of step aerobics. The average burnt for an average female, weighing 163 pounds (74 kg) is 277 Calories for 30 minutes of step aerobics.
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| Calories Burned in 30 minutes of step aerobics for Average Male (M) and Female (F) (click to personalise). | |
| aerobic, step, with 10 - 12 inch step - calories Male=409 kcal, Female=351 kcal. | |
| aerobic, step, with 6 - 8 inch step - calories Male=323 kcal, Female=277 kcal. | |
| aerobic, step, with 4-inch step - calories Male=237 kcal, Female=203 kcal. | |
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