Whether you’re trying to lose weight, maintain an organized exercise schedule or are simply curious, knowing how to burn the most calories can be important for picking an activity. .

According to Healthline, running burns the most calories.

A tried and true exercise that requires little more than your legs and the open road, running burns just over 800 calories for a 155-pound adult per hour.

While it depends on intensity and length of the workout as well as your weight, Healthline estimates a 125-pound adult would burn 652 calories in an hour and a 185-pound adult would burn about 965 calories.

Jumping rope burns around 667-990 calories per hour, according to Women’s Health Magazine.

According to the Sleep Foundation, your body burns the most calories during rapid eye movement sleep when your heart rate increases