Calories Burned: Pilates Exercise vs Other Exercise

General Exercise

The Mayo Clinic conducted a study using several hundred people, weighing around 145 pounds, to find the calories burned during one hour of various forms of exercise. The results were as follows: (8/19/08 The Mayo Clinic seems to have updated their study and no longer use a 145 pound person, if you are checking the study.)


Aerobic Dancing 416
Backpacking 448
Badminton 288
Bicycling (outdoor) 512
Bicycling (stationary) 448
Bowling 192
Canoeing 224
Dancing 288
Gardening 256
Golfing 288
Hiking 384
Jogging (5 mph) 512
Racquetball 448
Rope Jumping 640
Running (8 mph) 864
Skating 448
Skiing (cross-country) 512
Skiing (downhill) 384
Stair Climbing 576
Swimming 384
Tennis 448
Volleyball 192
Walking (2 mph) 160
Walking (3.5 mph) 243

Pilates Exercise

On SELF.com, which I found to be the most thorough source, I found the following information for a 145 lb person doing pilates for one hour:

Beginner level pilates 241 calories
Intermediate level pilates 338
Advanced level pilates 421