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Nutrition and Fitness Project
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Developed
by:
Ellen Predmore and Marcie Maphia
Ballston Spa High School
Ballston Spa Central School District
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Use the following websites in order to answer all of the questions. Click here to print a worksheet to record your answers.
1.) How much time is required for a 165lb. person to burn 300 calories by playing the guitar (rock and roll)?
2.) How much time is required for a 140lb. person to burn 300 calories by aerobic dancing (low impact)?
3.) If a 205 lb. person spends 45 minutes running 6.7 mph (9 min/mile), how many calories will he/she burn?
4.) List three activities a 175lb. person could do if they wanted to burn 600 calories in 30 minutes or less?
5.) A 16 year old male who weighs 150 lbs. and is 5 feet 10 inches tall (70 inches) spends 10 hours a day sleeping, 6 hours a day sitting in school, 1 hour at the computer lab, 2 hours at basketball practice, 3 hours clearing tables at a local restaurant, and 2 hours watching television. How many calories should he consume daily in order to maintain his present weight?
6.) A 16 year old male who weighs 150lbs and is 5 feet 10 inches tall (70 inches) spends 12 hours a day sleeping, 11 hours sitting in school and in front of the television, and 1 hour of playing on the computer. How many calories should he consume daily in order to maintain his current weight?
7.) How many more calories does the male in question #5 need on a daily basis in order to maintain his current weight?
8.) A 15 year old female ate ONE McDonald's cheeseburger. Please fill out the chart on the worksheet.
Hint: Make sure you check the serving size (1 cheeseburger not one ounce).
Be sure to display all nutrients!!!
9.) Analyze the following diet that a 15 year old female ate in one day. Please fill out the chart accordingly for the entire day. Hint: Put all foods in first then hit analyze foodsBreakfast: 2 cups of Maxwell House Vanilla Coffee with three teaspoons of granulated sugar added.
2 chocolate glazed doughnuts
1 cup of California chilled orange juiceLunch: McDonald's Big Mac, Large French fries, and 24 fluid ounces of root beer
Snack: 4oz. bag of nacho flavored tortilla chips
Dinner: 3 medium slices of pizza hut pan cheese pizza
3 plain bread sticks
20 fluid ounces of carbonated lemon lime sodaSnack: 3 prepared from dry-mix chocolate chip cookies
10.) If an average 15 year old female who requires 2,000 calories a day consumed the diet in question #9, how many calories would she be over her recommended daily allowance?
11.) How many calories equal one pound?
12.) If a person consumes an extra 200 calories per day then he/she expends how many pounds would this person gain in a year?
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Questions? Contact Us
Ellen Predmore
epredmore@ballstonspak12.ny.us.edu
Marcie Maphia
mmaphia@ballstonspa.ny.us.edu
