If an average flight of stairs has about 20 steps, you burn 15 calories climbing up, and 5 calories climbing down. Therefore, in order to burn 500 calories in a day, you need to climb and descend over 50 flights of stairs. Warning: Climbing up or climbing down so many stairs is not recommended, as it may not be good for the knees or back.
On average Men age 17-25 should burn around 590 calories in a 1 hour period and Men 25-35 a theoretical 560 calories over 1 hour. Women in the 17-21 age range, on average burn 560 calories with Women 25-35 burning 530.
Over 35s Men over 35 should burn around 530 calories in a 1 hour period and Women over 35 around 500 over 1 hour.
Over 60s Men over 60 should burn 500 calories in 1 hour with Women over 60 burning 480.
What is Average? Everyone is different. More accuracy can be found by referring to your weight below. Calorie burn generally declines as we get older but not always. People who stay active will often keep the higher burn rate as they age.
Calories Burned based on Time and Weight.