Back to Basics: Your guide to 7 summer calorie-burners

In the summer, I like to exercise outside as much as possible – soak in enough sun (with sunscreen on, of course!) to make up for all those dreary winter months. I almost always wear my heart rate monitor to track the calories I burn. But this simple guide from the American Council on Exercise can help you get a general idea of how much you’re burning doing these 7 popular summer activities… so burn, baby, burn! Walking at 4 MPH 120 pound person burns 4.5 calories/minute 180 pound