How to do a burpee?

The burpee, is a full body exercise used in strength training and as an aerobic exercise. The basic movement is performed in four steps and known as a "four-count burpee":

1 - Begin in a standing position.

2 - Move into a squat position with your hands on the ground. (count 1)

3 - Kick your feet back into a plank position, while keeping your arms extended. (count 2)

4 - Immediately return your feet into squat position. (count 3)

5 - Stand up from the squat position (count 4)

(Source : Wikipedia)

It is hard to say how many calories you burn per hour doing Burpees. Doing Burpees is just too intense. It is far more logical to choose the amount of burpees for your calculation.

You will burn approximately 10 calories doing one minute of burpees. In one minute the average person will do arround 20 burpees, depending on speed and frequency. We calculate that it takes roughly 20 burpees to burn around 10 calories, which is half a calorie per burpee. However, weight can affect the number of calories burned during exercise as well.