Playing sports isn’t just about burning calories. It’s a great way to socialise or simply something to enjoy for the sake of it. But if your main aim is shedding calories, boxing might be your best bet.

Research from supplement brand Forza has found that boxing burns 800 calories an hour, more than any other sport, with squash (748 calories an hour) second and rowing outdoors (740 calories an hour) third.

Clearly, there are all sorts of caveats to bear in mind when it comes to measuring the amount of calories a sport burns, more on which later, but for now let’s stick the blinders on and look at the top 10 calorie-burning sports.

The Top 10 Activities For Burning Calories (By Calories Burned In An Hour)
Boxing (800)
Squash (748)
Rowing on a lake or river (740)
Road running at a fast or medium pace (700)
Swimming – front crawl or butterfly (680)
Rugby (614)
Football (612)
Road cycling at a fast pace (604)
Gym exercise – weights and cardio (590)
Running on a treadmill (580)
Boxing’s high calorie count was based on it being a workout that recruits the entire body and involves bursts of very intense activity. We’d also bet that a few extra calories get shed due to the fear of taking a fist in the face.

source coachmag.co.uk