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Calories burned tennis

Tennis singles is intense interval cardio. Doubles is more moderate. Court coverage and rally length dictate intensity.

Light

386

kcal/hr

Moderate

540

kcal/hr

Vigorous

694

kcal/hr

For a 170 lb adult.

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MET-based formula. Adjust weight and duration.

Calories burned

540 kcal

170 lb · 60 min · moderate

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What it is

Tennis matches singles or doubles. Singles burns roughly 50% more than doubles.

What changes the burn

  • Singles vs doubles
  • Recreational vs competitive
  • Hard surface vs clay

How calories burned is calculated

kcal = MET × kg × h

Tennis · MET 7 · ≈ 540 kcal/hr · 77 kg · moderate

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