The Black Death: The Greatest Catastrophe Ever. Ole J. Benedictow describes how he calculated that the Black Death killed 50 million people in the 14th century, or 60 per cent of Europeâs entire population. The disastrous mortal disease known as the Black Death spread across Europe in the years 1346-53. The frightening name, however, only came several centuries after its visitation (and was probably a mistranslation of the Latin word âatraâ meaning both âterribleâ and âblack)â.
Health resource website HealthStatus reports calories burned by various exercises. According to HealthStatus, Pilates and yoga-based program like Power Sculpt burn between 260 and 450 calories per hour, depending on your intensity level.
High Calorie Burn. If you've decided to take up yoga with the intention of burning calories quickly to develop a fit body, Bikram and Vinyasa yoga are your top choices, according to HealthStatus. The website reports a 145-pound person will burn 461 calories in an hour-long Bikram yoga class; this form of yoga also goes by the name hot yoga. The same person will burn 574 calories in 60 minutes of Vinyasa yoga.