Golf -- What's your call

shaunshaikh

Went to play golf this weekend, planned to walk but this particular course forces you to ride the cart because of how far the holes are spaced. So, I wore my HRM anyways to track calories burned.

Over 4 hours, I burned 750 calories. However, when you consider that in an average sedentary hour I burn ~90 calories, should I credit myself for the full 750? I normally don't try to nitpick about this because my normal workouts are an hour or less, but since this was over 4 hours and my basic metabolism calories was a large percentage of my exercise calories, I had to think hard about it. 350 calories makes a big difference when you're going to Olive Garden for dinner!

I think I officially just said that I burned 400 calories from golf (4*90 = 360). Just curious to hear what other fitness gurus have done in similar situations.

AggieCass09

I also take the number my HRM says and deduct my hourly BRM rate. For the driving range, however, i use the full amount on my hrm.

Golf is great and when you walk (and get frustrated with bad shots) you do burn a sizable amount of calories while using muscles that aren't normally utilized during the day.

erickirb

You should back out the calories you would have burned had you not played golf. So you should back out the 360 from the 750. This is the correct way to do it with all exercise.

If yo were running for 45 min and burned 600 cals on your HRM you should back out the 68 (1.5*45) cals you would have burned anyway. Which leaves yo with 532 to enter in MFP. This is important if you eat all of your exercise calories.

erickirb

I also take the number my HRM says and deduct my hourly BRM rate. For the driving range, however, i use the full amount on my hrm.

Golf is great and when you walk (and get frustrated with bad shots) you do burn a sizable amount of calories while using muscles that aren't normally utilized during the day.

You should actually back out maintenance calories not BMR cals, as is you were not working out you wouldn't be in a coma (BMR cals are cals burned in a coma like state) Your maintenance may be 350-1000 cals/day higher which will make a difference in backing out cals if you are working out for over an hour, including the driving range.

vitosbud

As we just had our latest snowstorm (15 cm last night) I just want to say how jealous I am that you're even golfing at all Hopefully we'll have a mild end of April, if not we wait til May... soooo jealous

shaunshaikh

:happy: that's the beauty of Houston, TX!!