Sometimes having a good time is linked to the odd drink or two. If you are trying to watch your weight and look after your health, then it is important to know how many calories/units you are drinking per week?
WPT Fitness has produced this simple guide with estimated values, which should help you to workout your alcohol intake and the amount of exercise required to balance this out.
Note:
If you drink spirits with a mixer, i.e. coke or fruit juice, these will have an average of around 50 calories in each100ml.
Exercise Required To Burn The Calories From Alcoholic Beverages:
4 units = two pints of larger
This is equal to approximately 400 calories. In order to burn 400 calories an average man (170 lb.) would need to:
Weight train for over 90 minutes. Cycle at a moderate pace for 62 minutes. Jog for 45 minutes
or Walk for 75 minutes.
4 units = Two large glasses of red wine
This is equal to approximately 300 calories. In order to burn 300 calories, an average man
would need to:
Weight train for 75 minutes. Cycle at a moderate pace for 50 minutes. Jog for 35 minutes
or Walk for 65 minutes.
How many calories in alcholoic beverages are you drinking?
Alcoholic Drink : Beer
Size : Pint
Units : 2
Calories : 184
Alcoholic Drink : Lager
Size : Pint
Units : 2
Calories : 180
Alcoholic Drink : Cider
Size : Pint
Units : 2
Calories : 200
Alcoholic Drink : Whisky (large)
Size : 50ml
Units : 2
Calories : 110
Alcoholic Drink : Gin (large)
Size : 50ml
Units : 2
Calories : 110
Alcoholic Drink : Brandy (large)
Size : 50ml
Units : 2
Calories : 110
Alcoholic Drink : Rum (large)
Size : 50ml
Units : 2
Calories : 110
Alcoholic Drink : Southern Comfort (large)
Size : 50ml
Units : 2
Calories : 95
Alcoholic Drink : Bacardi (large)
Size : 50ml
Units : 2
Calories : 118
Alcoholic Drink : Wine red (small glass)
Size : 120ml
Units : 1
Calories : 80
Alcoholic Drink : Wine white dry (small glass)
Size : 120ml
Units : 1
Calories : 75
Alcoholic Drink : Wine white medium (small glass)
Size : 120ml
Units : 1
Calories : 80
Alcoholic Drink : Wine white sweet (small glass)
Size : 120ml
Units : 1
Calories : 110
Alcoholic Drink : Wine white sparkling (small glass)
Size : 120ml
Units : 1
Calories : 90
Alcoholic Drink : Rose (small glass)
Size : 120ml
Units : 1
Calories : 75
Alcoholic Drink : Champagne (small glass)
Size : 120ml
Units : 1
Calories : 140
Alcoholic Drink : Sherry dry (large)
Size : 100ml
Units : 2
Calories : 110
Alcoholic Drink : Sherry medium (large)
Size : 100ml
Units : 2
Calories : 112
Alcoholic Drink : Sherry sweet (large)
Size : 100ml
Units : 2
Calories : 130
Alcoholic Drink : Port (large)
Size : 100ml
Units : 2
Calories : 160
Alcoholic Drink : Martini (large)
Size : 100ml
Units : 2
Calories : 175
Alcoholic Drink : Malibu (large)
Size : 100ml
Units : 2
Calories : 204
