How many calories do you burn during a workout?

[gshoemate]

I was curious as to how many calories you burn during a workout. I don't know if i'm doing good or bad. Today I spent an hour on the treadmill....all the way up to an incline of 14 and I burned a total of 480 calories. Anyone know if there is an average amount?

[tlgoblue]

I don't know if there is an average amount. It depends on many factors. Intensity, duration and your weight play important parts. I always try to shoot for at least one free meal. (Burning as many calories as I ate, through exercise) Usually my workouts burn around 300 calories. Sometimes more, sometimes less. But that 300 calorie deficit, combined with my overall calorie cutting of 500, means I am burning about 800 calories a day more than I eat. That means I should be burning about 5600 calories /week, giving me a loss of about 1.5 pounds/ week. That is safe and 6 pounds/month is happy days for me.

If you are asking if you can exercise too much, of course you can. I think 480 calories is a pretty intense workout. But if it feels good to you and you aren't wiped out the next day, go for it!::yes:: BTW If you are not programming your weight, age, etc into the machine, it will calculate at a default of 150 pounds. If you weigh more than you will burn more calories. Less, well, you get the picture. I don't think I've ever burned 480 pounds on the treadmill, even when I run. That's great! Keep up the good work!

Tracy

[newholiday]

just checked my pedometer
I try to walk 10,000 steps ea day - which burns about 430 calories - when I walk continuously up to 10,000 steps it takes about an hr

[AKASnowWhite]

I find that my calories burned varies greatly depending on the type of workout I do.

I wear a heart rate monitor, that is set specifically to my height, weight, age, sex etc....measures my heart rate as I work out and calculates calories burned. When I run or cycle I burn anywhere from 450 - 550 calories an hour. Weightlifting is significantly less - but then my heart isn't pumping continuously then either.

Sorry to say though, you can't always *trust* the calorie counters on treadmills/ellipticals etc. They simply don't have enough personalized info to be accurate.....

[DoomBuggieDriver]

Snow White-that was a good point about the treadmill calorie counter. I try to hit 300 per workout, but who know how accurate it is. What type of monitor do you have and where did you get it? I think it would be a good investment for me. Thanks:D
Kathy

[AKASnowWhite]

I use a Polar heart rate monitor...it's the model A5....it runs about $110. It's the "middle of the road" model....more "bells & whistles" than the basic, but not too advanced. I bought it at the gym where I work out, but most major sporting goods stores carry them. I've been very happy with it.

[DoomBuggieDriver]

Thanks for the info! Sounds like something I can afford and would benefit from.
:wave2:
Kathy

[tiggerlover]

Like others have said, it depends on the workout itself. The type of equipment or exercise you are using the intensity level and all that. For me personally, I usually do the elliptical for 45 minutes and on average I burn 535 calories.