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Saturday, January 21, 2012

Drinking Water to Burn Calories

Most of you might have heard drinking ice water burns Calories(source:HowStuffWorks). That's very well true and confirmed. According to the source, drinking a 16 ounces(approximately 500ml) of ice water burns about 17508 calories. REMEMBER: Small 'c' calorie is different from the big 'c' calorie; 1 Calorie = 1000 calories; Calorie is the term we used to describe the amount of energy contained in food whereas calorie is energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius. Health experts have suggested us to drink at least 8 cups of water(1 cup is about 200-250ml, source:Wikipedia) so, if we do as advised and drink that much ice water, we can burn 74 Calories in a day.

But we should also consider just drinking plain water also helps. Imagine yourself as a warm-blooded mammal(which you are) having to drinking several cups of water a day for maintaining optimum metabolism levels in you. As learned through Science, we warm-blooded humans have to maintain our optimum body temperature of 37 degrees Celsius for metabolic processes. The water we normally drink is usually around room temperature(25 degrees Celsius) so our body heats up the water we drink to that optimum temperature. In the process we burn Calories to produce heat energy(Chemical Energy from our body ---> Heat Energy in water). So by calculation, drinking the recommended 8 cups a day burns (2000ml of plain water at room temperature X 12 degrees Celsius change in water temperature) = 24 Calories. This doesn't give you a reason to drink a deluge everyday. Just drink when you feel thirsty.

FACT: 3500 Calories builds up 1 pound(lb). 1g of carbohydrates or 1g of protein = 4 calories; 1g of fat = 9 calories.

By comparison:                                Source:NutriStrategy
Calories Burned During Activities, Sports and Exercises Chart

Exercise and Calories Burned per Hour
130 lbs
155 lbs
180 lbs
205 lbs
Running, 5 mph (12 minute mile)
472
563
654
745
Running, 5.2 mph (11.5 minute mile)
531
633
735
838
Running, 6 mph (10 min mile)
590
704
817
931
Running, 6.7 mph (9 min mile)
649
774
899
1024
Running, 7 mph (8.5 min mile)
679
809
940
1070
Running, 7.5mph (8 min mile)
738
880
1022
1163
Running, 8 mph (7.5 min mile)
797
950
1103
1256
Running, 8.6 mph (7 min mile)
826
985
1144
1303
Running, 9 mph (6.5 min mile)
885
1056
1226
1396
Running, 10 mph (6 min mile)
944
1126
1308
1489
Running, 10.9 mph (5.5 min mile)
1062
1267
1471
1675
Running, cross country
531
633
735
838
Running, general
472
563
654
745
Running, on a track, team practice
590
704
817
931
Running, stairs, up
885
1056
1226
1396
Running, training, pushing wheelchair
472
563
654
745
Sailing, competition
295
352
409
465
Sailing, yachting, ocean sailing
177
211
245
279
Shoveling snow by hand
354
422
490
558
Shoveling, digging ditches
502
598
695
791
Shuffleboard, lawn bowling
177
211
245
279
Sit, playing with animals, light
148
176
204
233
Sitting, light office work
89
106
123
140
Skateboarding
295
352
409
465
Ski machine
413
493
572
651
Ski mobiling
413
493
572
651
Skiing, water skiing
354
422
490
558
Skin diving, fast
944
1126
1308
1489
Skin diving, moderate
738
880
1022
1163
Skin diving, scuba diving
413
493
572
651
Skindiving or scuba diving
708
844
981
1117
Sky diving
177
211
245
279
Sledding, tobagganing, luge
413
493
572
651
Snorkeling
295
352
409
465
Snow shoeing
472
563
654
745
Snow skiing, downhill skiing, light
295
352
409
465
Snowmobiling
207
246
286
326
Soccer, competitive
590
704
817
931
Soccer, playing
413
493
572
651
Softball or baseball
295
352
409
465
Softball, officiating
236
281
327
372
Softball, pitching
354
422
490
558
Speed skating, ice, competitive
885
1056
1226
1396
Squash
708
844
981
1117
Stair machine
531
633
735
838
Standing, bartending, store clerk
136
162
188
214
Standing, playing with children, light
165
197
229
261
Stationary cycling, light
325
387
449
512
Stationary cycling, moderate
413
493
572
651
Stationary cycling, very light
177
211
245
279
Stationary cycling, very vigorous
738
880
1022
1163
Stationary cycling, vigorous
620
739
858
977
Steel mill, working in general
472
563
654
745
Stretching, hatha yoga
236
281
327
372
Surfing, body surfing or board surfing
177
211
245
279
Swimming backstroke
413
493
572
651
Swimming breaststroke
590
704
817
931
Swimming butterfly
649
774
899
1024
Swimming laps, freestyle, fast
590
704
817
931
Swimming laps, freestyle, slow
413
493
572
651
Swimming leisurely, not laps
354
422
490
558
Swimming sidestroke
472
563
654
745
Swimming synchronized
472
563
654
745
Swimming, treading water, fast
590
704
817
931
Swimming, treading water, moderate
236
281
327
372
Table tennis, ping pong
236
281
327
372
Tae kwan do, martial arts
590
704
817
931
Tai chi
236
281
327
372
Tailoring, general
148
176
204
233
Taking out trash
177
211
245
279
Teach exercise class (& participate)
384
457
531
605
Teach physical education class
236
281
327
372
Tennis playing
413
493
572
651
Tennis, doubles
354
422
490
558
Tennis, singles
472
563
654
745
Track and field (high jump, pole vault)
354
422
490
558
Track and field (hurdles)
590
704
817
931
Track and field (shot, discus)
236
281
327
372
Trampoline
207
246
286
326
Truck driving, loading,unloading truck
384
457
531
605
Typing, computer data entry
89
106
123
140
Unicycling
295
352
409
465
Using crutches
295
352
409
465
Volleyball playing
177
211
245
279
Volleyball, beach
472
563
654
745
Volleyball, competitive
472
563
654
745
Walk / run, playing, moderate
236
281
327
372
Walk / run, playing, vigorous
295
352
409
465
Walking 2.0 mph, slow
148
176
204
233
Walking 2.5 mph
177
211
245
279
Walking 3.0 mph, moderate
195
232
270
307
Walking 3.5 mph, brisk pace
224
267
311
354
Walking 3.5 mph, uphill
354
422
490
558
Walking 4.0 mph, very brisk
295
352
409
465
Walking 4.5 mph
372
443
515
586
Walking 5.0 mph
472
563
654
745
Walking downstairs
177
211
245
279
Walking the dog
177
211
245
279
Walking, pushing a wheelchair
236
281
327
372
Walking, snow blower
207
246
286
326
Walking, under 2.0 mph, very slow
118
141
163
186
Wallyball
413
493
572
651
Water aerobics
236
281
327
372
Water aerobics, water calisthenics
236
281
327
372
Water jogging
472
563
654
745
Water polo
590
704
817
931
Water volleyball
177
211
245
279
Watering lawn or garden
89
106
123
140
Weeding, cultivating garden
266
317
368
419
Weight lifting, body building, vigorous
354
422
490
558
Weight lifting, light workout
177
211
245
279
Whitewater rafting, kayaking,canoeing
295
352
409
465
Windsurfing, sailing
177
211
245
279
Wrestling
354
422
490
558
NOTE: 1 kg= 2.204 pounds(lbs)

Hmm.. quite a nice compilation of info indeed. I can use this as a guide myself. :)

Life Lessons by Oh Teik Bin

Read this book from a friend at National Service camp and it really enlightened me. It's compilation of moral and Dhamma messages from various celebrities and other people compiled by a Buddhist, Oh Teik Bin. This is the kind of books that should be thought in Moral Studies lessons in Malaysia instead of dozens of unnecessarily defined moral values. My personal favourites are:
1. Life is uncertain but death is certain
2. A person is born into the world empty-handed and departs in a like manner
3. There is one certainty and that is uncertainty

The full book can be found Here
Let this be an eye-opener to the path of light in achieving greatness and happiness in life.