1111 Calories burned playing Golf Bonus :)

May 2024 ยท 2 minute read
Just a quick google turned up this http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/a/golfphysical.htm.

Shame I can't find any academic paper with the info though, Would search for academic stuff but my login details are no longer active. Also not quiet at that stage of boredom yet :).

Study over 9 holes with calorie burning being between 411 (if you ride a golf buggy) and 721 if you walk (and carry). Funnily enough using a push cart only burns 3 calories less than carrying. But at 721 that would burn just over 1400 calories for a full 18 holes if you simply extrapolate out the figures. Let say the electric cart falls between using a caddie and using a push trolley then it will be between 613 and 718. It's still going to be above 1000 calories for a full 18 holes.

Most interesting part is the effect on scores. Lower scores shown for those using a push trolley while carrying returning higher scores. Suggestion is due to the

This page shows different figures but again is interesting. http://golf.about.com/od/fitnesshealth/a/golfphysical.htm

From those figures and assuming an average of 4 hours for a round then just over 800 calories burned while using a cart for 130 pound golfer and around 1200 for the same golfer pulling. Best news being that for more ample people (like myself) they'll burn more over the same duration.

If these studies are in any way accurate then around the 1000 mark would seem to be perfectly reasonable expectation.

I also think higher handicappers would burn more than lower handicapper because they take more shots and therefore experience more physical exertion over the course of the round. All that zig zagging round the course would also increase the distance walked significantly.

Another to consider re: distance walked. The length of the course is a poor indication of the distance you'll actually walk. My home course is a short 6,168 from the back tees approx: 3.5 miles A quick mess about with google maps using as straight a line as possible while sticking to forced routes eg.bridges, paths etc. Takes the walk up to 8500 yards from the which is just shy of 5 miles. This doesn't account for elevation or the common deviations which would increase the distance. My course is also quiet compact. Mmm an interesting experiment for those who want to try it.

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