How many calories do you burn doing Jumping Jacks?
The number of calories burned while doing Jumping Jacks depends on various factors such as body weight, muscle mass, and the intensity of the exercise. As a general estimate, a person may burn around 10 calories per minute while performing Jumping Jacks. On average, a person can do about 50 Jumping Jacks in one minute. Based on this, each individual Jumping Jack may burn approximately 0.2 calories. Therefore, if a person does 100 Jumping Jacks, they may burn approximately 20 calories.
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Someone weighing 180 lbs burns approximately 660 kilocalories per hour doing Jumping Jacks. Fill in the form and calculate how many calories you burn doing Jumping Jacks or use our Calorie Calculator for other activities.
How many calories do you burn doing Jumping Jacks?
The number of calories burned while doing Jumping Jacks depends on various factors such as body weight, muscle mass, and the intensity of the exercise. As a general estimate, a person may burn around 10 calories per minute while performing Jumping Jacks. On average, a person can do about 50 Jumping Jacks in one minute. Based on this, each individual Jumping Jack may burn approximately 0.2 calories. Therefore, if a person does 100 Jumping Jacks, they may burn approximately 20 calories.
Related Calorie Calculators :
Burpees - Crunches - Jumping Jacks - Lunges - Push-Ups - Sit-Ups - Squats
Someone weighing 180 lbs burns approximately 660 kilocalories per hour doing Jumping Jacks. Fill in the form and calculate how many calories you burn doing Jumping Jacks or use our Calorie Calculator for other activities.
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Burned calories (KCAL)
doing Jumping Jacks
How to Do Jumping Jacks
The Jumping Jack (check Wikipedia for overall information) is a an aerobic exercise. The basic movement is performed in three steps :
- Stand straight with your legs together
- Jump into the air. As you jump, spread your legs about 30 inches apart. While doing this, stretch your arms out and over your head.
- Jump back to the starting position.
Repeat these steps as long as you can.
Unsure about these movements? Watch this video on Youtube and learn how to do Jumping Jacks the correct way.
If i do 100 jumping jacks, how many calories will i burn?
The number of calories burned during 100 jumping jacks will depend on several factors, including body weight, muscle mass, and intensity of the exercise.
On average, a person can burn approximately 10-16 calories per minute while doing jumping jacks. Assuming that it takes about 2 minutes to complete 100 jumping jacks, the estimated number of calories burned would be between 20 and 32 calories.
Again, this is just an estimate, and the actual number of calories burned may vary depending on individual factors such as age, gender, and fitness level.
Calories burned with Home exercises (weight: 180 lbs)
| MET | 15 min. | 30 min. | 45 min. | 60 min. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abs Exercises | 7 | 150 | 300 | 450 | 600 |
| Bridges (Butt lift) | 6 | 129 | 257 | 386 | 514 |
| Burpees | 8 | 171 | 343 | 514 | 686 |
| Crunches | 5 | 107 | 214 | 321 | 429 |
| Jumping Jacks | 7.7 | 165 | 330 | 495 | 660 |
| Lunges | 4 | 86 | 171 | 257 | 343 |
| Mountain Climbers | 8 | 171 | 343 | 514 | 686 |
| Push-Ups | 8 | 171 | 343 | 514 | 686 |
| Sit-Ups | 8 | 171 | 343 | 514 | 686 |
| Squats | 5.5 | 118 | 236 | 354 | 472 |
| Squats (heavy effort) | 8 | 171 | 343 | 514 | 686 |
How do we calculate the amount of calories burned doing Jumping Jacks?
This calculation uses the MET value (Metabolic Equivalent of Task) of Jumping Jacks. The MET value of Jumping Jacks = 7.7. We multiply the MET value with the person\'s body weight in kilogram. Then we multiply this with 0.0175 and the duration in minutes.
A person weighs: 180 lbs
MET value of Jumping Jacks: 7.7
Time: 30 minutes
The calorie calculation for Jumping Jacks for 30 minutes is as follows:
(180/2.20462) * 7.7 * 0.0175 * 30 minutes = 330
30 minutes of Jumping Jacks burns 330 kcal.
