In Response to a Question: How Many Calories Does T’ai Chi Burn?
It depends upon how much you weigh and how intense your workout is. The following offers a general guideline.
All data is from the Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise journal, the official journal of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Calories Burned Walking – Moderate Pace ( Approx. 3 mi per hour)
- If you weigh roughly 130 pounds: 195 calories burned walking per hour
- If you weigh roughly 155 pounds: 232 calories burned per hour
- If you weigh roughly 180 pounds: 270 calories burned per hour
- If you weigh roughly 205 pounds: 307 calories burned per hour
Calories Burned – Tai Chi
- If you weigh roughly 130 pounds: 236 calories burned tai chi per hour
- If you weigh roughly 155 pounds: 281 calories burned per hour
- If you weigh roughly 180 pounds: 327 calories burned per hour
- If you weigh roughly 205 pounds: 372 calories burned per hour