Snowmobile Calorie Burn?!?!?!

Audi68

So I joing MFP becuase now that my son has graduated and moved out, it is me time. I wanted to get in shape and do more outdoor activities. My adorable, supportive husband just went and bought us some snowmobiles. HOLY CRAP!!!! He tells me "You'll be surprised at the calories you will burn." Ya, by being scared to death!!!! Oh well, life is for living, and if I suddenly stop posting you'll probably know why, I'll be in traction in hospital LOL!!

heathersmilez

Check this out for exactly how many cals you burn w/ your age/height/weight/gender.

http://www.fitday.com/webfit/exerciseinfopage.html

I burn 148 cals an hour. I guess that’s the tight gripping and straight posture. I personally wouldn’t count it as exercise but you've got yourself a fun new toy, enjoy!

AdamATGATT

:laugh:

I'm not too surprised. I get quite a burn muscling a 700-lb motorcycle along some of the twisty mountain roads here in the PNW. That and the increased heart rate that goes along with it.

A dualsport moto would be great fun and an awesome way to see more of the forests around here, while working some muscles that just don't get worked doing anything else.

mccorml

So I joing MFP becuase now that my son has graduated and moved out, it is me time. I wanted to get in shape and do more outdoor activities. My adorable, supportive husband just went and bought us some snowmobiles. HOLY CRAP!!!! He tells me "You'll be surprised at the calories you will burn." Ya, by being scared to death!!!! Oh well, life is for living, and if I suddenly stop posting you'll probably know why, I'll be in traction in hospital LOL!!

also your metabolism speeds up trying to keep warm!!

Audi68

Check this out for exactly how many cals you burn w/ your age/height/weight/gender.

http://www.fitday.com/webfit/exerciseinfopage.html

I burn 148 cals an hour. I guess that’s the tight gripping and straight posture. I personally wouldn’t count it as exercise but you've got yourself a fun new toy, enjoy!

Thanks for the link. It looks like I should burn 160 per hour. Compared to the 65 per hour I would get from sitting on the couch, the snowmobile will be a plus.

SkierElle

I think the day I went snowmobiling (the only time, and the last!) I must have burned WAY more than 150 an hour. It was in powdery snow and really hard to turn the snowmobile, and it kept getting stuck and we kept having to dig/lift it out of the snow. It ended up hurting my back real bad (now sometimes that pain comes back when I run a lot). it is such an arm and shoulder workout. sorry I am no help for finding the calorie burn... just wanted to say it's more strenuous than one would think!