My first REAL NSV!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Nice going! Makes me want to get off my couch :)
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    clgaram720 wrote: »
    @pearso21123

    08009 3.0
    Carrying, loading or stacking wood,
    loading/unloading or carrying lumber, light-tomoderate
    effort
    3.3
    3.37
    (Phillips 1954)
    08010 5.0
    Carrying, loading or stacking wood,
    loading/unloading or carrying lumber, moderate
    effort
    5.5 (Lundgren 1946)

    There see? I found it with a simple search on that second site for "stacking firewood"

    This is awesome, though I'm still trying to figure out how to convert a MET into calories. I need to keep looking; I'm probably just missing it.

    You actually burn calories driving!!! Do you know how many hours I spend in my car? But, I'm not going to count it- it is daily activity of living for me.

    i wouldn't count it either:) Here's the simple formula.

    Convert your weight from lbs to kilos: Weight/2.2 =Z

    Multiply the MET value of an activity by your weight(K): MET x Z = Y

    Multiply the resulting number by the number of hours doing the activity (so for 30 minutes=.5 hrs)

    Y x .5 = Calories Burned, and as always, consider rounding down to avoid inaccuracy
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    Nice going! Makes me want to get off my couch :)

    Thank you! I'm having to take a break from actual jogging til I can get some running shoes to correct my MASSIVE overpronation before I permanently damage something though:( if I could change anything about my body, it would be my horrible terrible knock knees...
  • pearso21123
    pearso21123 Posts: 351 Member
    clgaram720 wrote: »
    clgaram720 wrote: »
    @pearso21123

    08009 3.0
    Carrying, loading or stacking wood,
    loading/unloading or carrying lumber, light-tomoderate
    effort
    3.3
    3.37
    (Phillips 1954)
    08010 5.0
    Carrying, loading or stacking wood,
    loading/unloading or carrying lumber, moderate
    effort
    5.5 (Lundgren 1946)

    There see? I found it with a simple search on that second site for "stacking firewood"

    This is awesome, though I'm still trying to figure out how to convert a MET into calories. I need to keep looking; I'm probably just missing it.

    You actually burn calories driving!!! Do you know how many hours I spend in my car? But, I'm not going to count it- it is daily activity of living for me.

    i wouldn't count it either:) Here's the simple formula.

    Convert your weight from lbs to kilos: Weight/2.2 =Z

    Multiply the MET value of an activity by your weight(K): MET x Z = Y

    Multiply the resulting number by the number of hours doing the activity (so for 30 minutes=.5 hrs)

    Y x .5 = Calories Burned, and as always, consider rounding down to avoid inaccuracy

    Simple enough.

    Here's another good site I just found, where you can just enter your weight and it does the math for you: http://calorielab.com/burned/.
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    clgaram720 wrote: »
    clgaram720 wrote: »
    @pearso21123

    08009 3.0
    Carrying, loading or stacking wood,
    loading/unloading or carrying lumber, light-tomoderate
    effort
    3.3
    3.37
    (Phillips 1954)
    08010 5.0
    Carrying, loading or stacking wood,
    loading/unloading or carrying lumber, moderate
    effort
    5.5 (Lundgren 1946)

    There see? I found it with a simple search on that second site for "stacking firewood"

    This is awesome, though I'm still trying to figure out how to convert a MET into calories. I need to keep looking; I'm probably just missing it.

    You actually burn calories driving!!! Do you know how many hours I spend in my car? But, I'm not going to count it- it is daily activity of living for me.

    i wouldn't count it either:) Here's the simple formula.

    Convert your weight from lbs to kilos: Weight/2.2 =Z

    Multiply the MET value of an activity by your weight(K): MET x Z = Y

    Multiply the resulting number by the number of hours doing the activity (so for 30 minutes=.5 hrs)

    Y x .5 = Calories Burned, and as always, consider rounding down to avoid inaccuracy

    Simple enough.

    Here's another good site I just found, where you can just enter your weight and it does the math for you: http://calorielab.com/burned/.

    I totally have that in my favorites! These two are really good too. The best ones I have found for altering caloric output measurements for a TREADMILL walk instead of a concrete one. I was going way over cal before I figured out the treadmill doesn't burn as much. It's something to do with how gravity is different when you're actually going a direction.

    http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/calories_burned_list.asp

    http://www.prohealth.com/weightloss/tools/exercise/calculator1_2.cfm
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    clgaram720 wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    Nice going! Makes me want to get off my couch :)

    Thank you! I'm having to take a break from actual jogging til I can get some running shoes to correct my MASSIVE overpronation before I permanently damage something though:( if I could change anything about my body, it would be my horrible terrible knock knees...

    That sucks. I pronate as well. Great wear pattern on my shoes after a while :laugh:

    There are some great bargain shoe places, if you know why type you need. I hope you get some soon, it would be great to keep up with the momentum now that you're excited about it!

  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    clgaram720 wrote: »
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    Nice going! Makes me want to get off my couch :)

    Thank you! I'm having to take a break from actual jogging til I can get some running shoes to correct my MASSIVE overpronation before I permanently damage something though:( if I could change anything about my body, it would be my horrible terrible knock knees...

    That sucks. I pronate as well. Great wear pattern on my shoes after a while :laugh:

    There are some great bargain shoe places, if you know why type you need. I hope you get some soon, it would be great to keep up with the momentum now that you're excited about it!

    Well I just know that I need overpronation correction and a little extra in the padding department because I'm quite heavy and I don't want the impact to destroy my knees or something, especially cause I'm knock kneed. I'm going to "Runners World" on Monday to get an actual gait test done and see EXACTLY what I'll need, then I'm gonna get on my knees and plead with my mother to pay for the actual shoes, cause Rent is happening and I can't do it but I don't wanna quit and she's the only one around here with any expendable income ha ha!
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    oops, guess it's called runner's roost
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Once I knew what I was looking for I have found shoes (my favorite brand with the pronation control, but not the exact same style) for $60, compared to over $200 in the specialty stores. I'm in Canada, but there should be similar type places close to you. Or maybe you can find something on clearance. I hope you find something! The enthusiasm is great. I miss how I felt when I could run for a bit longer than where I am right now. Just need to get off my butt :smile:
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    Once I knew what I was looking for I have found shoes (my favorite brand with the pronation control, but not the exact same style) for $60, compared to over $200 in the specialty stores. I'm in Canada, but there should be similar type places close to you. Or maybe you can find something on clearance. I hope you find something! The enthusiasm is great. I miss how I felt when I could run for a bit longer than where I am right now. Just need to get off my butt :smile:

    I'm just so scared if I quit now cause of this leg/foot issue I'm having that I'll never start again. I'm not good at hitting walls while on a roll. I'm much better at keeping the roll going. I think they call that "highly susceptible to burn out" ha ha:)
  • nutmegoreo
    nutmegoreo Posts: 15,532 Member
    Yup, that's my problem too! For me it comes for the go big or go home mentality. Gets me into more trouble than I care to admit :laugh:
  • CoffeeNCardio
    CoffeeNCardio Posts: 1,847 Member
    nutmegoreo wrote: »
    Yup, that's my problem too! For me it comes for the go big or go home mentality. Gets me into more trouble than I care to admit :laugh:

    Amen sister
  • kgb6days
    kgb6days Posts: 880 Member
    Woot Woot!!!!!!
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