# How many calories does jumping rope burn per minute? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 10, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-calories-does-jumping-rope-burn-per-minute/239358 "2004-04-10T20:25:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![agiantdwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8c91f0/32.png) [@agiantdwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agiantdwarf)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-calories-does-jumping-rope-burn-per-minute/239358/1 "2004-04-10T20:25:51Z")
I am trying to lose weight and get in shape, and I have been jumping rope for 15 minutes. I do this at a fairly fast pace: if I jump little faster I usually hear the rope cutting through the air. My question is, how many kilocalories does jumping rope at a fairly fast pace burn per minute ? (I am 5’4 and weigh 140 pounds, male). By the way, I also plan to lengthen my workout to 30-40 minutes, not just 15 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![Headcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Headcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headcoat)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-calories-does-jumping-rope-burn-per-minute/239358/2 "2004-04-10T20:30:35Z")
How many jumps do you get in those 15 minutes? ---
**Author:** ![agiantdwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8c91f0/32.png) [@agiantdwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agiantdwarf)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-calories-does-jumping-rope-burn-per-minute/239358/3 "2004-04-10T20:30:52Z")
According to this site, I’d probably burn about 750-800 calories per hour, or 12.5-13.3 per minute. So 30 minutes of jumproping would be about 350-400 calories. ---
**Author:** ![agiantdwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8c91f0/32.png) [@agiantdwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agiantdwarf)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-calories-does-jumping-rope-burn-per-minute/239358/4 "2004-04-10T20:32:30Z")
Er, [this site](http://www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist2.htm). **Headcoat** : I have no idea, I jump faster than I can count (since I’m fatigued I don’t really want to count anyway). Maybe 2 per second? ---
**Author:** ![Headcoat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6bbea6/32.png) [@Headcoat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headcoat)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-calories-does-jumping-rope-burn-per-minute/239358/5 "2004-04-10T20:36:49Z")
I consider myself to be pretty fit (weightlift and run regularly), and I can’t do more than 500 reps at once. Less than five minutes. How’d you get to that? ---
**Author:** ![agiantdwarf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8c91f0/32.png) [@agiantdwarf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/agiantdwarf)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2004, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-calories-does-jumping-rope-burn-per-minute/239358/6 "2004-04-10T20:53:24Z")
I jumped rope 3 times a week for 3 months. ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2004, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-calories-does-jumping-rope-burn-per-minute/239358/7 "2004-04-11T05:36:52Z")
_Whistles appreciatively_ That is some stanima. Never realized how many calories jumping rope burns either. Wow. Might have to get me some of that. ---
**Author:** ![Epimetheus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c4cdca/32.png) [@Epimetheus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Epimetheus)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2004, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-calories-does-jumping-rope-burn-per-minute/239358/8 "2004-04-11T05:37:54Z")
_Stamina_ I should say. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2004, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-calories-does-jumping-rope-burn-per-minute/239358/9 "2004-04-11T12:41:12Z")
Well, if the girl who is jumping rope is pretty, & has “huge tracts of land”, I think I’d burn _lots_ of calories, just by _watching_. ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-many-calories-does-jumping-rope-burn-per-minute/239358/10 "2004-04-11T15:39:26Z")
Of course, the calories burned per minute depend on your weight, body composition, and cardiovascular fitness, but any way you slice it, jumping rope is a pretty intense activity. I wish I didn’t have neighbors downstairs.