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Calories Burned Per Minute for Various Activities
Estimated calories burned are based on activities per minute. Actual calories burned vary with your individual body weight - the more you weigh, the more you burn, as indicated by the chart. (Source: http://www.coolnurse.com/index.htm)
| Activity | Weight in pounds: 105-115 |
Weight in pounds: 127-137 |
Weight in pounds: 160-170 |
Weight in pounds: 180-200 |
| Aerobic dancing | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 8.6 |
| Basketball | 9.8 | 11.2 | 13.2 | 14.5 |
| Bicycling - stationary 10 mph | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 8.3 |
| Bicycling - stationary 20 mph | 11.7 | 13.3 | 15.6 | 17.8 |
| Bicycling - 10 mph | 5.5 | 6.3 | 7.8 | 14.5 |
| Dancing - fast | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Golf - no cart | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.9 |
| Hiking - with backpack | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 |
| Jogging - 5 mph | 8.6 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 12.7 |
| Lawn mowing (power motor) | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| Running - 8 mph | 10.4 | 11.9 | 14.2 | 17.3 |
| Skateboarding | 8.6 | 9.2 | 11.5 | 12.7 |
| Skating - fast | 8.1 | 9.3 | 10.9 | 12 |
| Skiing - downhill | 7.8 | 10.4 | 12.3 | 13.3 |
| Skiing - cross country | 13.1 | 15 | 17.8 | 19.4 |
| Snow shoveling - light | 7.9 | 9.1 | 10.8 | 12.5 |
| Snow shoveling - heavy | 13.8 | 15.7 | 18.5 | 20.5 |
| Stair climbing - normal speed | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 8.8 |
| Swimming - slow | 3.9 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 6.8 |
| Swimming - fast | 11 | 12.5 | 14.8 | 17.9 |
| Tennis (singles) | 7.8 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 11.6 |
| Volleyball | 7.8 | 8.9 | 10.5 | 11.6 |
| Walking - 2 mph | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Walking - 4 mph | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
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Près de 75 p. 100 de la pollution atmosphérique dans les basses terres de la Colombie-Britannique provient des véhicules automobiles.
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