I'm pregnant and on the treadmill

mrsaniamanning
mrsaniamanning Posts: 56 Member
edited November 27 in Food and Nutrition
Hey guys so I am pregnant going onto my 10th week and I go on my treadmill daily at 3 mph at 10% incline for 95 minutes. I am 5'9 23 yrs old and 145 lbs. My doctor told me to eat at least 1800 calories plus what I burn, but I looked at treadmill calorie calculators and it says I burn 800 calories on the treadmill, is that right?

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  • wizzybeth
    wizzybeth Posts: 3,578 Member
    The treadmill is probably wrong. They overestimate. I would probably take 400-500 max
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    edited December 2015
    mrsaniamanning wrote: »
    Hey guys so I am pregnant going onto my 10th week and I go on my treadmill daily at 3 mph at 10% incline for 95 minutes. I am 5'9 23 yrs old and 145 lbs. My doctor told me to eat at least 1800 calories plus what I burn, but I looked at treadmill calorie calculators and it says I burn 800 calories on the treadmill, is that right?

    Cardio machines are not accurate.
  • mrsaniamanning
    mrsaniamanning Posts: 56 Member
    wizzybeth wrote: »
    The treadmill is probably wrong. They overestimate. I would probably take 400-500 max

    Oh the treadmill says like 1000 something Lol I went on the website on http://www.shapesense.com/fitness-exercise/calculators/walking-calorie-burn-calculator.aspx
  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    Make sure you add in at least 500 calories, however. 2300 for the day.
  • mariadeanda393
    mariadeanda393 Posts: 1 Member
    Treadmill is wrong. Heart rate monitor would be more accurate.
  • mrsaniamanning
    mrsaniamanning Posts: 56 Member
    mariadeanda393 wrote: »
    Treadmill is wrong. Heart rate monitor would be more accurate.

    I'm not basing my calorie burn off of my treadmill though, it's an online calculator
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    It depends on effort. For max effort (running), the average person burns around 10 cals a minute. For walking at an incline I would say less, maybe 6-8 cals a minute which would be around 600-700 cals for your 95 minute workout.

    That's a complete estimate though, it completely depends on your level of effort and other factors. The only way to get a good estimate would be to use a heart rate monitor.

    The calculator is probably estimating a little high but fairly close. Maybe go with around 75% of what the calculator tells you?
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    edited December 2015
    Shapesense calculator for net is going to be about the best you will find. I'd trust it. So at least 450-500 + the 1800. And tell your doctor about the exercise you are doing.
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