Calories Burned Baseball
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About baseball
Baseball gets one rating in the Compendium and it has to cover the whole roster. Code 15620 puts a game at 5.0 METs, about 352 calories an hour for a 155 lb player, and that single figure has to describe the pitcher working through six innings and the right fielder who saw two balls all afternoon. It came off a 1978 activity questionnaire, not off anyone wearing a monitor at second base. Read it as a fair average for a player who bats, runs the bases and fields a position. It is generous for a night on the bench and light for a catcher.
Calories Burned by Body Weight
Calories burned per 30 minutes of baseball at moderate intensity (MET 5)
| Body Weight | Calories Burned |
|---|---|
| 120 lbs (54 kg) | 136 cal |
| 140 lbs (64 kg) | 159 cal |
| 155 lbs (70 kg)Reference | 176 cal |
| 170 lbs (77 kg) | 193 cal |
| 185 lbs (84 kg) | 210 cal |
| 200 lbs (91 kg) | 227 cal |
| 220 lbs (100 kg) | 249 cal |
Calories Burned by Duration
Calories burned at 155 lbs body weight, moderate intensity
| Duration | Calories Burned |
|---|---|
| 15 minutes | 88 cal |
| 30 minutesReference | 176 cal |
| 45 minutes | 264 cal |
| 60 minutes | 352 cal |
| 90 minutes | 527 cal |
Calories by Intensity
Different intensities burn different calories. MET (Metabolic Equivalent) measures exercise intensity.
Food Equivalent
30 minutes of baseball burns enough calories to offset:
Based on 176 calories burned (30 min at 155 lbs)
Tips for Baseball
- Run hard out of the box on contact, the sprint to first is the only part of an at-bat that raises your heart rate
- Take infield before the game rather than after, fielding drills warm the shoulder in the pattern you are about to use
- Rotate positions in a rec league if the team lets you, an inning at catcher costs more than three in right field
- Build long toss distance over weeks, not in one afternoon, elbows do not forgive a jump from 90 feet to 200
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