Which Exercise Burns More Calories? By Annie Hauser, Senior Editor

Which Exercise Burns More Calories?

• By Annie Hauser, Senior Editor

Regular exercise is essential for managing your weight, reducing your disease risk, and much more. But if you’re not maximizing your calorie burn during your daily dose of activity, you could be selling your health short.
Take our quiz and find out if you’re a calorie-torching master, or if you need to make over your fitness routine for more effective workouts.

1. Which body-weight routine blasts more calories?

• One hour of yoga45 minutes of Pilates

2. Which exercise toasts the most calories?

• 30 minutes of jogging30 minutes of walking on an incline

3. Which low-impact activity zaps calories faster?

• 45 minutes of ZumbaOne hour on an elliptical trainer

4. Which burns more calories around the house?

• 30 minutes of cleaning30 minutes of gardening

5. Which heart-pumping activity torches more calories?

• One hour of aerobics30 minutes of jumping rope

6. Which workout delivers the greater caloric knockout?

• 30 minutes of boxing45 minutes of boot camp class

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