Which Burns More Calories?

Guess which workouts, chores and leisure activities give you the biggest burn (31 Photos)

Jessica Smith on Sep 22, 2010 at 4:05PM

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Which Burns More Calories?

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Swimming


Swimming burns 270 calories per hour. Active yoga burns 166 calories per hour. Water offers up to 10 times more resistance than air, which makes swimming a great calorie burner. Alternate between the highest calorie-burning strokes (back stroke and breast stroke) for the best advantage.

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