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Logging Couch25k?

leonora711
leonora711 Posts: 29 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello :)
I've just run/walked couch25k week1 day3 and I'm starting to think I might need a few extra calories on the days I run.
Does anyone have a good way of logging these workouts calorie wise?
According to mapmyrun (no heart rate monitor, just weight input) I burned 360 calories. Should I use this estimate and just eat back half the calories?

Stats:
Weight: 109kg/240lbs
Height: 163cm/5'4
BMI:41
Calories/day: 1500
Age:23

Thank you! :smile:

Replies

  • jemhh
    jemhh Posts: 14,261 Member
    You can do it that way or you can add up the number of minutes spent running, log that, and then log the rest as walking. You'd need an approximation of your walking/running speeds for that.
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
    edited July 2015
    leonora711 wrote: »
    According to mapmyrun ... I burned 360 calories. Should I use this estimate

    Yes

    It's close enough. Any method of faffing about worrying about time running cf time walking isn't going to be any more meaningful.

    When I was doing C25K I was eating back everything that Runkeeper gave me, and losing weight rapidly.

  • leonora711
    leonora711 Posts: 29 Member
    Thanks guys :). I think I'll keep it simple and just do what mapmyrun tells me.
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