The number of calories that you burn while footbiking, (non-motorized scootering), lie somewhere between that of bicycling and running. The advantage of scootering over running is that there are fewer injuries. Because you can scooter to and from work or even run light errands, scootering is a means of exercising that is very easy to incorporate into a person’s everyday life. Whether you are 2 or 72, age is no restriction. Almost anyone can obtain the benefits of footbiking including those who are overweight.

Calorie Consumption by Weight

The number of calories that you burn while footbiking depend to a large extent on your body weight and fitness level. Shown below is a calorie consumption overview:

Calorie-burning – 65 kg body weight:

Activity	Tempo	Kcal (Calorie)	Kjoules
1 hour	sitting	65	273
1 hour- walking	3 km/hr	130	546
1 hour -walking	6 km/hr	325	1365
1 hour – biking	20km/hr.	520	2184
1 hour – biking	30km/hr.	650	2730
1 hour – footbiking	18km/hr	720	3074
1 hour – footbiking	23km/hr	850	3570
2 hours – sitting	sitting	130	546
2 hours – walking	3 km/hr	260	1092
2 hours- walking	6 km/hr	650	2730
2 hours – biking	20 km/hr	1040	4368
2 hours – biking	30km/hr	1300	5460
2 hours – footbiking	18km/hr	1440	1648
2 hours – footbiking	23km/hr	1700	7140

Calorie-burning – 75 kg body weight:

Activity	Tempo	Kcal	Kjoules
1 hour.	sitting	75	315
1 hour walk	3 km/ hr	150	630
1 hour walk	6 km/hr	375	1575
1 hour biking	20 km/hr	600	2520
1 hour biking	30 km/hr	750	3150
1 hour footbiking	18 km/hr	820	3444
1 hour footbiking	22 km/hr	950	3990
2 hours	sitting	150	630
2 hours walking	3 km /hr	300	1260
2 hours walking	6 km /hr	750	3130
2 hours biking	20 km / hr	1200	5040
2 hours biking	30 km /hr	1500	6300
2 hours footbiking	18 km /hr	1640	6888
2 hours footbiking	23 km /hr	1900	7980

The top speed on a footbike over a distance of 40 km for men is about 30 km/hr and about 27 km/hr for women. The caloric numbers shown above are based on a footbiker who is in reasonably good condition and has good kicking technique. Note that people who start kicking burn more calories than mentioned in the upper table. All data shown above is courtesy of the International Kicksled and Scooter Association. For further information on the sport of footbiking please visit: http://www.iksaworld.com

Daily Nutrition

For reference, here are the suggested daily nutrition amounts by Health Canada:

	Men	Women
Calories	2400	2000
Fat	90 g	65 g
Protein	56 g	46 g
Sodium	1500 – 2400 mg
Carbohydrates	281 – 325 g