Amount of Calories Burned while Playing Squash

At various gyms and indoor sports centers, you will find tons of sports that individuals can enjoy. Apart from the top favorites like basketball, volleyball, rock climbing, swimming, bowling, and baseball, squash is also preferred by many. Whether you are trying to lose weight, stay fit, or sharpen your skills at squash, this indoor racquet sport is fantastic. There are either 2 or 4 players in the small court which has 3 walls and a glass door. You need to be very swift with your moves, judge where the ball will rebound after smashing at the wall, and how you can hit the ball so the opponent misses it.

Since this sport is fast-moving and high-impact, it is one of the best cardiovascular exercises for anyone. Regardless of age or gender, any individual can learn and practice squash on a daily basis. Squash helps in increasing your overall strength, fitness level, and flexibility in the body. You can build your hand-eye coordination, become agile, and improve concentration level. Many a time, people have also noticed that playing squash (and other sports) can also release stress. After working long hours in office and taking care of other errands, playing squash can be a wonderful way to take your mind off other things. Apart from playing squash indoors, if weather permits, you can play outdoors as well. Since squash has so many benefits and even is considered a kind of a workout, there are certain amount of calories you can burn while playing squash. And that is what we are here to discuss in this article, and if you want some helpful techniques to play the sport better, read the article on squash tips for more information.

Play Squash to Burn Maximum Calories

A lot of factors affect the number of calories you can burn while playing any sport or working out in at the gym. Each physical activity, depending on your current health condition and fitness level, will help you burn calories. But it also matters the amount of time spent doing that activity, the number of times a week, and the intensity level in which it was done. When you combine all these factors together, include will power and dedication to it, and that's your recipe to burn an incredible amount of calories and lose weight over time.

No activity, performed once or twice for few minutes will give you visible results. Burning calories is a sweaty thing, literally, and there are no quick fixes when it comes to losing weight. Now as you go over the table below, you will see that we have separated the total number of calories burned while playing squash into 2 groups - female and male. Now depending on your current weight and the amount of time you spend playing squash, the total calories are presented. Now remember, these calories are approximate calculation and they may vary from one person to another.

Total Calories Burned - Female
Total Weight	110 (lbs)	120 (lbs)	140 (lbs)	160 (lbs)	180 (lbs)	200 (lbs)	220 (lbs)
15 mins	146	151	161	171	181	191	201
30 mins	292	302	322	342	362	382	402
45 mins	432	453	483	513	543	573	603
60 mins	584	604	644	684	724	764	804
Total Calories Burned - Male
Total Weight	110 (lbs)	120 (lbs)	140 (lbs)	160 (lbs)	180 (lbs)	200 (lbs)	220 (lbs)
15 mins	154	161	176	190	204	218	233
30 mins	308	322	352	408	436	436	466
45 mins	462	483	528	570	612	654	699
60 mins	615	644	701	759	816	873	931

Wearing ideal clothes while playing squash is very important. Dress yourself in a t-shirt and shorts or skirt. As we mentioned before that squash is a fast-moving and high-impact sport, which is why, you need to be very careful as to avoid any and all injuries in the court. You will be running around in the court and that means, your knees will take a lot of stress. So if you have never played squash before, I'd suggest you take proper sessions from a trained coach or fitness instructor. This way, you can be sure to learn how to play squash, gain its benefits, and keep yourself far from harm's way.