calories burned running and elliptical
jennipooh0324
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Just wondering if anyone else goes by the "calories Burned" on the elliptical machines?
At the gym I always enter my weight to get an accurate calorie burn/
Today after 35 mins on the Elliptical (10 mins level 1 at about 6-6.6mph) 10mins on level 15 (53.5mph) and 10 mins level 8 doing intervals of 6mph 9.5 mph>
It said my total burn was 410 calories.
Does that sound accurate?
Also, I have started running and go 6.2km's in anywhere between 47-53 mins ( depending on wind and coldness).
My NIKE Run on the Ipod says I burn 770 calories doing that.
I weigh 232lbs right now (scale is moving so darn slow).
Just wondering if anyone had this issue before on whether the calories burned was accurate
thanks
At the gym I always enter my weight to get an accurate calorie burn/
Today after 35 mins on the Elliptical (10 mins level 1 at about 6-6.6mph) 10mins on level 15 (53.5mph) and 10 mins level 8 doing intervals of 6mph 9.5 mph>
It said my total burn was 410 calories.
Does that sound accurate?
Also, I have started running and go 6.2km's in anywhere between 47-53 mins ( depending on wind and coldness).
My NIKE Run on the Ipod says I burn 770 calories doing that.
I weigh 232lbs right now (scale is moving so darn slow).
Just wondering if anyone had this issue before on whether the calories burned was accurate
thanks
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I'm not sure about the gym machines but I run a little over 3 miles in 35 minutes and my HRM tells me I burn anywhere from 560-580 calories. I'm at 194 # now (hopefully not much longer) Keep up the great work!0
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http://www.runnersworld.com/tools/calories-burned-calculator
this does a good job with running
elliptical machine readout can NOT be trusted0 -
Just a heads up, I found the Nike Run was always waaayyyy off for me with calories, distance & pace. I used it when I first started running but stopped once I realized how wrong it was.
Definitely try that Runner's World calories burned calculator, it's a good one.
edited to add: Congrats on your loss! Keep it up0
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