Calories Burned by 30 Minutes of cross country skiing at a brisk speed of 5.0-7.9 mph with vigorous effort
Last Update - 14th January 2016
The calories burned, for an average male, weighing 190 pounds (86 kg) is 539 Calories, in 30 minutes of cross country skiing at a brisk speed of 5.0-7.9 mph with vigorous effort.
The calories burned, for an average female, weighing 163 pounds (74 kg) is 462 Calories, in 30 minutes of cross country skiing at a brisk speed of 5.0-7.9 mph with vigorous effort.
Calories Burned Score and Rank
The activity cross country skiing at a brisk speed of 5.0-7.9 mph with vigorous effort has a Calorie Burned Score© of 52.90 out of 100. This is our new score, which relates the calories burned to the maximum possible calories. This score the calorie burn is 52.90 % of the highest realistic calorie burn possible.
This activity has a Calorie Burned Rank© of 23.00 out of 100 ie it is in the top 23.00 % of activities in terms of calorie burn. By comparing to our full database of activities there are 26.00 activities that have a higher calorie burn.
Calories per minute and per hour
The calories burned per minute, by cross country skiing at a brisk speed of 5.0-7.9 mph with vigorous effort for an average man is 18 Calories per minute, and for an average woman is 15 Calories per minute.
The calories burned in one hour is 1,077 calories for a typical man, and 924 calories in one hour for a typical woman.
Activities Which Burn the Same Calories
The activities which burn the same number of calories as cross country skiing at a brisk speed of 5.0-7.9 mph with vigorous effort are as follows -
- canoeing, rowing, kayaking, competition, >6 mph, vigorous effort
- skiing, roller, elite racers
Comparing to 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 cross country skiing at a brisk speed of 5.0-7.9 mph with vigorous effort burns 13.5 times more calories than the equivalent time of inactivity for an average man and 12.5 times more calories for an average female.
Equivalent Calories in Food
This level of 539 calories burnt by an average man is equivalent to 1.0 Big Macs, 1.9 snickers bar, 4.5 Starbucks Grande Skinny Lattes, 1.8 cheeseburgers, 1.9 slices of pizza or 1.4 large blueberry muffins. For an average female burning 462 calories is equivalent to 0.8 Big Macs, 1.7 snickers bar, 3.9 Starbucks Grande Skinny Lattes, 1.5 cheeseburgers, 1.6 slices of pizza or 1.2 large blueberry muffins.
Weight Loss From cross country skiing at a brisk speed of 5.0-7.9 mph with vigorous effort
To answer the question how many pounds will I lose from the activity cross country skiing at a brisk speed of 5.0-7.9 mph with vigorous effort? Taking this example of in 30 minutes, the weight loss for a typical man is a minimum of 0.08 pounds, and a typical woman would lose 0.07 pounds.
Based on 4 sessions per week of for a duration of 30 minutes per session, the approximate time taken to lose one pound is 3 weeks for a man and 4 weeks for a woman, assuming no other changes in lifestyle or eating habits.
The same 4 sessions per week of for a duration of 30 minutes per session, would lose 1kg in 1 weeks for a man and 2 weeks for a woman. To personalise the calories burned cross country skiing at a brisk speed of 5.0-7.9 mph with vigorous effort, please enter your weight and time spent performing the activity, in minutes, into the box below and press the calculate button to find your calories burned.
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Reference:
Compendium of physical activities: an update of activity codes and MET intensities.
Ainsworth, B, Haskell, W, Whitt, M.
Med Sci Sports Ex, 32(9): S498-S516, 2000.