A crunch is a great bodyweight exercise that gives you a full abdominal workout. It’s a simple exercise you can do alone in the comfort of your home, or in a group setting at a gym. As a crunch is such a popular exercise many people wonder how many calories crunch actually burn.
An average person, weighing 137 pounds, burns 0.21 calories per crunch, which means that 100 crunch will burn approximately 21 calories.
How Many Calories Do Crunches Burn Per Minute?
An average person burns 0.21 calories per crunch and the average person can do 24 crunches per minute, which means an average person burns 5 calories per minute doing crunches.
How Many Calories Do Crunches Burn Per Hour?
An average person burns 0.21 calories per crunch and the average person can do 1440 crunches per hour, which means an average person burns 302 calories per hour doing crunches.
How Many Calories Do Crunches Burn for The Average American?
Our earlier calculations assume that the average person weighs 137 pounds, which is the average weight of an adult internationally. The average weight of an American citizen however is 181 pounds.
The average American citizen, weighing 181 pounds, will burn 0.29 calories per crunch. Assuming that person can do 24 crunches per minute, that person will burn 7 calories per minute and 417 calories per hour.
*Note: These are all estimations and will differ per person.
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This article was last updated on August 4, 2021 .
