14 Best Ways to Crush Calories in Colorado
Patrick Betts
Now that it’s a new year, it’s a great time to think about recommitting to your fitness resolutions. We’ve made a list of Colorado’s favorite activities and ordered them by how many calories they’ll help you burn per hour. Keep in mind that numbers are adjusted for someone weighing 155 pounds and exerting themselves at a moderate level. If you weigh more or less, you’ll likely burn more or less accordingly. Likewise, if you’re exercising with more or less intensity, you’ll burn more or fewer calories.
14. Bird Watching — 175 calories per hour
13. Disc golf — 200 calories per hour
12. Golf — 317 calories per hour
Broadmoor East Golf Course. Photo courtesy of The Broadmoor.
Broadmoor East Golf Course. Photo courtesy of The Broadmoor.
11. Kayaking – 350 calories per hour
Lake Dillon, Dillon, Colorado.
Lake Dillon, Dillon, Colorado.
10. Stand-Up Paddleboarding – 400 calories per hour
Dillon Reservoir.
Dillon Reservoir.
9. Hiking – 420 calories per hour
401 Trail, Crested Butte.
401 Trail, Crested Butte.
8. Skiing – 422 calories per hour
Woodward at Copper Mountain Resort.
Woodward at Copper Mountain Resort.
7. Snowboarding – 440 calories per hour
Sarah Gibeau of Colorado Springs rides the Schauffler chute in Montezuma Bowl at Arapahoe Basin. Photo Credit: Christian Murdock
Sarah Gibeau of Colorado Springs rides the Schauffler chute in Montezuma Bowl at Arapahoe Basin. Photo Credit: Christian Murdock
6. Cross Country Skiing – 560 calories per hour
5. Snowshoeing – 562 calories per hour
Members of the Gleneagle Women’s Hiking Club set off on a snowshoe trek Monday, February 22, 2010 in the fresh snow in Fox Run Regional Park. Member Carol Nettles said the club has been around for 20 years and has more than 100 members. She said they try to get out twice a month. She said she didn’t know how far they’d be snowshoeing Monday but that it would probably be “until we get tired.” Photo Credit: Mark Reis.
Members of the Gleneagle Women’s Hiking Club set off on a snowshoe trek Monday, February 22, 2010 in the fresh snow in Fox Run Regional Park. Member Carol Nettles said the club has been around for 20 years and has more than 100 members. She said they try to get out twice a month. She said she didn’t know how far they’d be snowshoeing Monday but that it would probably be “until we get tired.” Photo Credit: Mark Reis.
4. Mountain Biking – 600 calories per hour
Evolution Bike Park, Crested Butte, Colorado.
Evolution Bike Park, Crested Butte, Colorado.
3. Cycling – 700 calories per hour
Vail Pass, Vail, Colorado.
Vail Pass, Vail, Colorado.
2. Running (10 minute mile) – 704 calories per hour
Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs.
Garden of the Gods, Colorado Springs.
1. Rock climbing – 775 calories per hour
Officer’s Gulch near Frisco, Colorado.
Officer’s Gulch near Frisco, Colorado.