How many calories can you burn in one hour? Well, it all depends on the activity----- Nội dung dịch tự động từ ảnh ----- C. READING (2pts) How many calories can you burn in one hour? Well, it all depends on the activity. You üse calories all the time, even when you are resting. Reading, sleeping, sitting and sunbathing all use about 60 calories an hour. Very light activities use 75 calories. Examples are eating, writing, knitting, shaving, driving and washing up. Light activities which use about 100 calories an hour include playing the piano, getting dressed and having a shower. Under moderate activities which use between 100 and 200 calories an hour we can put walking, doing housework, shopping and skating. Energetic activities use 200 - 400 calories. These include horse riding, cycling, swimming, skipping, and dancing. Finally there are strenuous activities which use up to 600 calories an hour. These activities include climbing stairs, jogging, digging the garden and playing football. I. Read the following passage and decide which sentences are True (T) or False (F) _1. The amount of calories we use an hour depends on the activities we do. 2. Reading uses as many calories as writing. 3. Sunbathing uses more calories than driving. 4. Having a shower uses only 100 calories an hour. II. Answer the following questions. 1. Do you use calories when you are resting? 2. How many calories do you spend when you are swimming? |