A Big @ss List of 177 Activities that Burn Calories

gchutson

As I posted before, I believe one of the best ways to lose weight, get fit, workout, etc, is to find 1 to 5 activities that make you sweat, without realizing that you're actually working out.

For me, I can fight, work the heavy bag, spar, etc, for hours without getting bored, or even tired for that matter.

However, you put me on an elliptical, and I'm ready to hang myself in the locker room within minutes.

Find something you like, and get to it...

(1) ...... Aerobics
(2) ...... Archery
(3) ...... Backpacking - Hiking With Pack
(4) ...... Badminton
(5) ...... Bagging Grass, Leaves
(6) ...... Balance Board
(7) ...... Ballet
(8) ...... Ballroom Dancing
(9) ...... Basketball
(10) ..... Bathing Dog
(11) ..... Bike Riding
(12) ..... Billiards
(13) ..... Bird Watching
(14) ..... Boating
(15) ..... Bodypump
(16) ..... Bootcamps
(17) ..... Bowling
(18) ..... Boxing
(19) ..... Boxing, In Ring
(20) ..... Boxing, Punching Bag
(21) ..... Boxing, Sparring
(22) ..... Calisthenics
(23) ..... Canoeing
(24) ..... Carpentry
(25) ..... Carrying 16 To 24 Lbs, Upstairs
(26) ..... Carrying 25 To 49 Lbs, Upstairs
(27) ..... Carrying Heavy Loads
(28) ..... Carrying Infant, Level Ground
(29) ..... Carrying Infant, Upstairs
(30) ..... Carrying Moderate Loads Upstairs
(31) ..... Carrying Small Children
(32) ..... Circuit Training
(33) ..... Cleaning
(34) ..... Cleaning Gutters
(35) ..... Climbing Hills
(36) ..... Coaching - Football, Basketball, Soccer
(37) ..... Country Dance
(38) ..... Crew, Sculling, Rowing, Competition
(39) ..... Cricket - Batting, Bowling
(40) ..... Croquet
(41) ..... Cross Country Snow Skiing
(42) ..... Curling
(43) ..... Cycling - Street, Mountain Bike, Bmx
(44) ..... Dancing
(45) ..... Darts - Wall Or Lawn
(46) ..... Diving - Springboard, Platform
(47) ..... Dodgeball
(48) ..... Elliptical Machine
(49) ..... Farm Chores
(50) ..... Fencing
(51) ..... Figure Skating
(52) ..... Fishing
(53) ..... Football Or Baseball, Playing Catch
(54) ..... Football, Competitive
(55) ..... Football, Touch, Flag, General
(56) ..... Freestyle Dancing
(57) ..... Frisbee Playing, General
(58) ..... Frisbee, Ultimate Frisbee
(59) ..... Gardening / Lawn Work
(60) ..... General Cleaning
(61) ..... Golf
(62) ..... Gymnastics
(63) ..... Hacky Sack
(64) ..... Handball
(65) ..... Heavy Bag - Boxing
(66) ..... Hiking
(67) ..... Hiking, Cross Country
(68) ..... Hockey, Field Hockey
(69) ..... Hockey, Ice Hockey
(70) ..... Hopscotch
(71) ..... Horse Grooming
(72) ..... Horse Racing
(73) ..... Horseback Riding
(74) ..... Horseshoe Pitching
(75) ..... Housework
(76) ..... Hula Hooping
(77) ..... Ice Skating
(78) ..... Jai Alai
(79) ..... Jazzercise
(80) ..... Jiu Jitsu
(81) ..... Judo
(82) ..... Juggling
(83) ..... Jumping Rope
(84) ..... Kayaking
(85) ..... Kickball
(86) ..... Kickboxing
(87) ..... Krav Maga Training
(88) ..... Lacrosse
(89) ..... Lifting Weights
(90) ..... Loading, Unloading Car
(91) ..... Long Walks
(92) ..... Marching, Rapidly, Military
(93) ..... Martial Arts
(94) ..... Martial Arts, Judo, Karate, Jujitsu
(95) ..... Martial Arts, Kick Boxing
(96) ..... Martial Arts, Tae Kwan Do
(97) ..... Mild Stretching
(98) ..... Mixed Martial Arts
(99) ..... Mowing Lawn, Riding Mower
(100) .... Mowing Lawn, Walk, Power Mower
(101) .... Orienteering
(102) .... Paddle Boat
(103) .... Paddleball, Competitive
(104) .... Painting
(105) .... Pilates
(106) .... Playing With Children
(107) .... Pole Dancing
(108) .... Polo
(109) .... Pushing A Wheelchair
(110) .... Pushing Stroller Or Walking With Children
(111) .... Race Walking
(112) .... Racquetball
(113) .... Rock Climbing, Ascending Rock
(114) .... Rock Climbing, Mountain Climbing
(115) .... Rock Climbing, Rappelling
(116) .... Roller Blading, In-line Skating
(117) .... Roller Skating
(118) .... Rollerblading
(119) .... Rowing Machine
(120) .... Rugby
(121) .... Running
(122) .... Running Stairs
(123) .... Sailing
(124) .... Shoveling Snow By Hand
(125) .... Shuffleboard, Lawn Bowling
(126) .... Skateboarding
(127) .... Ski Machine
(128) .... Skin Diving
(129) .... Sky Diving
(130) .... Sledding, Tobagganing, Luge
(131) .... Snorkeling
(132) .... Snow Shoeing
(133) .... Snow Skiing
(134) .... Snowmobiling
(135) .... Soccer
(136) .... Softball
(137) .... Speed Skating
(138) .... Spinning
(139) .... Sprints
(140) .... Squash
(141) .... Stair Machine
(142) .... Stationary Cycling
(143) .... Stretching, Hatha Yoga
(144) .... Surfing
(145) .... Swimming
(146) .... Table Tennis, Ping Pong
(147) .... Tae Bo
(148) .... Tai Chi
(149) .... Taking Out Trash
(150) .... Tennis
(151) .... Tether Ball
(152) .... Track And Field - High Jump, Pole Vault
(153) .... Track And Field - Hurdles
(154) .... Track And Field - Shot, Discus
(155) .... Trail Hiking
(156) .... Trail Running
(157) .... Trampoline
(158) .... Unicycling
(159) .... Volleyball
(160) .... Volleyball, Beach
(161) .... Walking
(162) .... Wallyball
(163) .... Water Aerobics
(164) .... Water Jogging
(165) .... Water Polo
(166) .... Water Skiing
(167) .... Water Volleyball
(168) .... Watering Lawn Or Garden
(169) .... Weeding, Cultivating Garden
(170) .... Weight Lifting
(171) .... Whitewater Rafting
(172) .... Wii Fit
(173) .... Wii Zumba
(174) .... Windsurfing, Sailing
(175) .... Wrestling
(176) .... Yoga
(177) .... Zumba

kymillion

I do heavy bag, sparring , kick bag , tabata , biking , swimming ,high intensity aerobics , weight lifting , kick boxing , mma, judo ,Jiu Jitsu ..kayaking , hiking

the above regularly

volley ball is a favorite

wish playing pool was more of a work out.. lol .. I love it

gchutson

I do heavy bag, sparring , kick bag , tabata , biking , swimming ,high intensity aerobics , weight lifting , kick boxing , mma, judo ,Jiu Jitsu ..kayaking , hiking

the above regularly

volley ball is a favorite

wish playing pool was more of a work out.. lol .. I love it

I can't play pool for crap.

bettyboop573

When people say they hate exercise i think they forget how many forms of it there are!!!

gchutson

When people say they hate exercise i think they forget how many forms of it there are!!!

Agreed. Thus the list. Everyone has to find their "thing."

art3mislecter

This is brilliant. I hate working out, but I like being outside playing sports or biking or even just running around. I noticed the week I lost the most weight was when I was babysitting a couple of kids every day for a few hours in the afternoon-- instead of sitting on the couch watching Netflix I was playing at the park with them. It's almost like I have to trick myself into getting some exercise by doing something fun

lilmzzgreeneyez

my favorite form is honestly Zumba. but i love being on the elliptical too. I push strollers and carts with 70 lbs plus worth of children in them on a daily basis also. i walk with 2-4 children daily lol. (i have 4 but 2 of them like to spend time with grandma somedays) and even though some of the other activities sound fun. i have never tried most of them lol

Dave198lbs

bird watching? really?

mbajrami

Awesome! I like tennis. I suck at it, but it's definitely a workout to keep the ball going back and forth!

Thanks!

chatipati1

I like the list...they all have one thing in common...away from the refrigerator

Sveid

Hahaha, taking out the trash.

bettyboop573

bird watching? really?

My dad was a bird watcher and it IS a workout.....he hiked through some pretty good terrain lol

gchutson

bird watching? really?

I suppose if you hike several miles in the process, bird watching would burn a sh*tload of calories.

gchutson

Hahaha, taking out the trash.

Yeah, that one struck me as odd... However... we just opened a new office in Jonesborough, TN... and there is a PILE of boxes that I have to break-down and move to the street. I'm dreading it, and I workout 6 days a week.

Pebble321

Great list, thanks.
And a great reminder that "exercise" doesn't have to mean paying for a gym membership or a Jillian Michaels DVD.

(I'm watching with interest for someone to come in and say "but cleaning isn't exercise, I did it when I was fat".)

Pebble321

I just noticed "bathing dog" on there. I reckon bathing my cats burnt a few calories too! Plus the blood loss, that should have expended some extra cals too.....

maeveslim

Like this list a lot. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

MrsSWW

I just noticed "bathing dog" on there. I reckon bathing my cats burnt a few calories too! Plus the blood loss, that should have expended some extra cals too.....

:laugh: :laugh: This is the one that caught my eye as I have 2 JRTs who regularly roll in poo... though they needed THREE baths to get rid of the smell of dead fish the other week....

It can also make you fat though, as I broke my ribs on the side of the bath when I slipped lifting the tripod out and wouldn't drop him to save myself :grumble: :grumble:

gchutson

my favorite form is honestly Zumba. but i love being on the elliptical too. I push strollers and carts with 70 lbs plus worth of children in them on a daily basis also. i walk with 2-4 children daily lol. (i have 4 but 2 of them like to spend time with grandma somedays) and even though some of the other activities sound fun. i have never tried most of them lol

You're welcome to come push my kids. They're being rotten this morning.

hoch5045

Isn't sex an activity that burns calories?

gchutson

Isn't sex an activity that burns calories?

Not for me. I let her do all the work. (I'M KIDDING)

gchutson

Like this list a lot. Thanks for taking the time to put it together.

Apparently, I have entirely too much free time.

nikic50

(128) .... Skin Diving

I like #128 - never heard of it, but it sounds quite exciting!!!

lilmzzgreeneyez

lmao thanks but no, mine drive me crazy alone lol

gchutson

(128) .... Skin Diving

I like #128 - never heard of it, but it sounds quite exciting!!!

I think it's related to Skin Fluting, but I'm not sure.