Most calories burned per hour
This list ranks sports and activities by how many calories an hour of each burns, for someone of about 70 kg.
Numbers for the portion shown, the same as on each food's page. Sports are for someone of about 70 kg.
Fast and intense things like skipping rope, spinning and HIIT burn the most per minute, but few people keep them up for a full hour.
What really counts is what you will keep doing. An hour of padel or tennis you love beats twenty minutes of something you dread.
Weigh more and you burn a bit more, weigh less and it is a bit less. The order stays roughly the same.
Questions
Which sport burns the most calories?
Skipping rope, spinning and HIIT burn the most per hour, followed by tennis, beach volleyball and squash.
Does walking burn many calories?
Less per hour than running, but it is easy to do every day, so it adds up.
Why for 70 kg?
Calories burned depend on your weight. 70 kg is a common reference; heavier people burn a bit more.