{"id":5481,"date":"2019-06-24T13:17:00","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T13:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/en\/?p=5481"},"modified":"2019-06-24T13:23:23","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T13:23:23","slug":"how-many-calories-do-you-burn-scuba-diving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kooxdiving.com\/en\/how-many-calories-do-you-burn-scuba-diving\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many Calories Do You Burn Scuba Diving?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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How Many Calories Do You Burn Scuba Diving?<\/h1>\n

Scientific research has shown that scuba diving is a low impact exercise activity that not only keeps you fit and healthy but also helps you lose weight! Diving is energy consuming \u2013 especially when the body is subject to significantly lower temperatures than normal \u2013 using more calories as needs are increased.
\nHow many calories do you burn scuba diving? Find out here\u2026<\/p>\n

Facts and Figures<\/h2>\n

As a rough guide scuba diving can use from 400 to 700 calories each hour. The actual number of calories burned can change due to different conditions \u2013 such as water temperature, currents, and the amount of exercise carried out during the dive.<\/p>\n

When measured in metabolic equivalents \u2013 METS \u2013 where one MET is defined as 1 Kcal\/kg\/hour, scuba diving has an average level of 7 METS with moderate scuba diving reaching 11.8 METS. And fast diving 15.8 METS.<\/p>\n

Variations<\/h2>\n

Scuba diving provides a full body workout toning muscles and combining cardio and strength training. Diving through the water with increased energy demand and additional movement needed to overcome water resistance means a higher calorific burn. Deviations may occur due to:<\/p>\n