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A Burning Calorie Question

soldier4242
soldier4242 Posts: 1,368 Member
edited February 1 in Fitness and Exercise
If I juggle for 1 hour I burn about 300 calories.

If I walk for 1 hour I burn about 300 calories.

If I juggle and walk non-stop for 1 hour I don't think I will burn 600 calories but I think I will burn more than I would if I did either activity independently.

I want to know what the difference would be no matter how minor. I am just a curious person like that. I don't know the formula that I should be using to calculate what it would be. I have put the question to google an it was just useless.

I am also interested in finding other tasks that could be done in conjunction to get an increase in efficiency.

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  • Aim4skinnyjeans
    Aim4skinnyjeans Posts: 45 Member
    You should invest in a HRM, so then you'll know for sure:)
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    idk get an HRM

    people use weights when they walk. could get a weighted jump rope.

    idk i knew a guy that used to bounce a tennis ball to keep from getting bored when he ran marathons, i guess thats close to the same thing tho.
  • soldier4242
    soldier4242 Posts: 1,368 Member
    When I get to the point where I can both walk and juggle nonstop for 1hour I might invest in a HRM but for now I was hoping someone know a mathematical way that I could break it down. Due to the number of variables I know it would be a not less than but not more than type of answer but that would be fine.
  • No_Finish_Line
    No_Finish_Line Posts: 3,661 Member
    well the HRM formula is based on weight, duration, and heart rate. there was a thread on here that got rather scientific about it. i suppose those factors are put through some formula that can probably be found on the internet.

    but unless your juggling something 5 lbs or so, i wouldn't expect it to burn much more then say power walking where there arms are pretty envolved anyway.
  • soldier4242
    soldier4242 Posts: 1,368 Member
    Now you are hitting on the crux of the matter. I anticipate an increase but I don't expect a large one. The reason is because I suspect that there is a great deal of overlap between the two activities so doing the two in conjunction will not result in a straight up addition.

    For example if 1. was 300 exactly and 2 was 300 example doing the two together would be 600.

    I expect it to end up at something higher than 300 but less than 600.

    I am also starting to suspect that clubs are going to demand more from me then balls. With clubs my arms actually start burning.
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