How much weight do you lose in each sports discipline?

Have you ever wondered how much weight athletes lose because they do their own work?

For those who aren't into sports, there's no secret formula for staying in shape. A balanced diet combined with a healthy lifestyle and some exercise is often the best alternative. However, what is the best physical activity for burning fat and losing weight?

These are some of the most interesting examples.

Running

It is fashionable, and it is an alternative to be valued by all those who seek to lose weight. It allows you to burn between 700 and 1,000 Kcal per hour of activity. It all depends on the weight and intensity with which you practice. It is considered a very complete cardiorespiratory exercise.

Soccer

During a soccer match, up to 3 liters of body water can be lost through sweat, so it is necessary for people who practice this sport to follow a correct hydration protocol. An hour of soccer can consume between 500 and 600 Kcal.

Tennis

Speed, strength and agility are what this fun sport trains. Doing well with the racket is an excellent cardiorespiratory exercise, in addition to burning about 500-600 Kcal for every hour of play.

Bicicleta

This activity, at a moderate pace, helps you burn more than 400 Kcal per hour. The bike is considered highly aerobic and helps strengthen the legs... in addition to being recommended as an excellent means of transport.

Basketball

It improves your body's flexibility and coordination, it's a tremendously associative activity... but playing basketball will also help you burn about 500 Kcal per hour thanks to constant movements on the court.

Swimming

A very complete workout for the whole body, in which practically all muscles work. With this activity you can burn between 500 and 700 calories per hour, depending on the intensity and speed of your practice.

Padel

Another of the most fashionable sports. It is estimated that in the practice of approximately one hour of paddle tennis you can burn about 400 Kcal, playing at an average level of intensity.

Aerobics

A very complete discipline for your body, which allows you to increase flexibility and tone your muscles at the same time, burning about 250 calories per hour of activity.

Pilates

Pilates helps us lose weight because it affects the work of the center (abdomen, buttocks, hips, etc.). One hour will allow us to burn approximately 250 Kcal.

Formula 1

Since Formula 1 drivers withstand very high G-forces and very high temperatures inside the car, they tend to lose around three liters of water in a Grand Prix. Such dehydration causes several psychophysical misfortunes, so they must drink large amounts of water before, during and after the race. Its caloric expenditure per hour is between 700 and 1,000 Kcal.

Karting

The sport where professional drivers take their first steps, and a good alternative as a recreational sport for fans, with multiple benefits. Every minute you spend behind the wheel of a kart will consume between 8 and 11 Kcal. Therefore, the calculation for one hour of activity would be between 500-700 Kcal.

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