Best Calorie burn exercise?

Jonesie1984

i usually burn between 400-550 cals a workout on the treadmill (yes i know it's boring, but effective). speed of 4.8 or 4.9 (pretty brisk walk) at an incline of 1.5... seems to be doing the trick. try to be consistent too. One 1000 calorie workout and the rest of the days aching from overexertion is much less productive than three 500 calorie workout and that make you actually feel good. plus to add variation once or twice a week i do intervals (run for 1 minute, walk for 2 etc...) it keeps the heart rate up. You sweat like a pig but man.. it works

Candice73

My fave is Zumba not only a good workout but great fun too, normally go to classes however as there hasnt been any over xmas I have the zumba on kinect and just burnt 143 cals in 20 mins including a cool down and I wasnt really going for it..difficult to move on the carpet!!

Mixing this up with one of my workout dvd's or doing some tabata I am sure I would reach 1000 cals easily!

Chgogal1

First off it is pretty hard to burn that many calories in a day - unless you are on the Biggest Loser and exercise 6-8 hours a day. Secondly, I think those people who are posting that they burn 1000 calories in a workout are way overestimating. You can't rely on the machines at the health club as giving you an accurate number of calories you burn, as they are way off.

If you want to know your real calorie burn, you need to get yourself a good heart rate monitor - one with a chest strap. You can get a polar heart rate monitor for about $125.

Good luck.

tuduis

Rowing Machine <--- One of the most overlooked pieces of equipment in my book. Utilizes your entire body and can become quite fun once you find your rhythm. (I'd recommend music though, as it can get somewhat repetitive)

mschelle

According to my HRM:

I burn 10-11 calories per minute doing kickboxing type workouts.
Wii Fit boxing does about 6/minute for me.
Wii FIt hula hoop does about 5/minute.
Jillian michaels/Biggest Loser videos do 6-9/minute for me, depending on my effort.
P90x varies depending on the workout but ranges 6/minute (weights) to 12/minute (Plyometrics)
Ellipticals range 6-10/minute depending on my effort.

Like others have said, 1000 is VERY ambitious and could actually backfire - leaving you ravenously hungry, sick, or dizzy. It's also not a sustainable goal.

seanvettoor

Lunges are definately the best calorie burn excercise because the use the biggest muscle in your body.

JMun

Rowing Machine <--- One of the most overlooked pieces of equipment in my book. Utilizes your entire body and can become quite fun once you find your rhythm. (I'd recommend music though, as it can get somewhat repetitive)

hey. good call. I have a rowing machine attachment for my bowflex. I totally forgot about it to be perfectly honest. My pudgey butt thanks you for reminding me. :blushing:

I've never burned 1000 exercise cals in a day. Today I worked out for 90 mins. Bowflex, free weights, elliptical and then running. I wore a heart rate monitor and managed to burn 571 cals. If you can find the secret to a 1000 burn (in 90 mins or less) please message me!

SunLove8

GREAT ideas and advice! Rowing, Zumba, and kickboxing all sound so much fun! I think it's time to look outside the box. I have gotten caught up on the calories I see being burned and I've been feeling like 300-400 is nothing when I see a 1,000 calorie burn. I suppose it isn't something I should always aim for, however I'm sure if I skied for 3 hours or hiked it would be easy to burn that without killing over

fasttrack27

First off it is pretty hard to burn that many calories in a day - unless you are on the Biggest Loser and exercise 6-8 hours a day. Secondly, I think those people who are posting that they burn 1000 calories in a workout are way overestimating. You can't rely on the machines at the health club as giving you an accurate number of calories you burn, as they are way off.

If you want to know your real calorie burn, you need to get yourself a good heart rate monitor - one with a chest strap. You can get a polar heart rate monitor for about $125.

Good luck.

For what its worth, my previous post about exceeding 1000 IS straight from my (nearly new) Polar FT40, w/ chest strap. I only do that much once a week though. The other 4 days I average 500-700 in 60-75 minutes. It's logged weekly on my Polar website account so I can track every workout.

SillySarah

Rowing Machine <--- One of the most overlooked pieces of equipment in my book. Utilizes your entire body and can become quite fun once you find your rhythm. (I'd recommend music though, as it can get somewhat repetitive)

For real.

To the OP: You can do rowing intervals for as little as 15 minutes and get a killer workout. I switch the screen display to Wattage to see how much work I am doing. Here's a pattern to try:

5 min easy pace warm up (75 watts for me)
5 min interval steps
- 1 min at 100 watts
- 1 min at 125 watts
- 1 min at 150 watts
- 1 min at 125 watts
- 1 minute at 100 watts
5 minute easy pace cool down (75 watts for me again).

Also, burpees are great way to improve strength and burn a bunch of calories. Plus there are ton of different combinations to try so you can keep things interesting.

SunLove8

I gotta join a gym that has a row machine and go buy Turbo Jam, kickboxing, and Zumba workout vids STAT!

heathersmilez

To the previous Turbo Jam posters and the op: when you read our suggestions, watch out for others weight.

Turbo Jam 50 minutes burns 400 calories for me as per my HRM (523 as per MFP) so don't get excited with the 800 cal burns people are posting. I'm 138lbs, 5'8.

CaptainSmedley

You need to go work out for an hour at a minimum if you want to see some real results. It takes some time to build up your endurance but the results will come. Believe me, I started out at 265 lbs and cracked 180 two weeks ago. It has taken many (7) years.

lezerlies

Insanity is GREAT for burning calories. I burn an average of 700 calories in 40 minutes. It's the most intense (hence the name, I'm sure) cardio I've ever done.

kaylou

1000 calories is insane. I barely hit 400 when running a 5K.
An hour long video for me is just over 300.
I really think some people grossly overestimate their exercise.

I agree. I ran a 10k this past september and burned 675. But that was 6 miles! I usually burn 210-250 for a 30 minute workout or 450 for a 50 minute workout. And I am also around 300-325 for a 5k.