How many calories doing calisthenics/bodyweight exercises?

aliwhalen
aliwhalen Posts: 150 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm 5'4", weigh 146ish (depends on the day) and have started trying to maintain my weight. If I start to incorporate calisthenics with just a bit of cardio (about 20 minutes 3 times a week), how many calories should I be eating to tone and maybe even build muscle? I have calculated maintenance to be about 1875 with exercise 3 days a week. I don't have weights to use but wanted to start with just using my bodyweight and work on form first.

Thanks for any advice!

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  • markjacobs1987
    markjacobs1987 Posts: 162 Member
    Well if you are looking to build muscle then 1875 will probably work. Just keep on eye on the scale once a week and if you are staying at the weight you want then you are fine. If not then you can adjust from there. You should be exercising at least 5 times a week if you really want to tone and build muscle. Also use weights if you want to build muscle. That will help you build muscle and tone faster.

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