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How many calories can you burn doing forms? It's not cardio, but I can work up quite a sweat doing them. I'm just curious how it compares to other forms of exercise.
I think the attached chart is good. Just have to figure/guess which things listed might resemble the actions of a form. Then divide how long the form is into what they have listed, which is in thirty minute segments. It only goes up to a 185 pound person, though. But maybe you could look at how the other weight categories burn calories and do some figuring from there.
Calories burned in 30 minutes of leisure and routine activities - Harvard Health Publications
I'm going to guess Calisthenics: Vigorous is a good category. Its not as high as Martial Arts, but for that I'm assuming is more the cardio side of martial arts.
I have trouble working out (because I get bored and distracted), but I could easily see myself practicing my forms a lot. I figure if I do every form I know, it would at least burn a few calories.