3500+ Calories burned challenge 4/11 - 4/17

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  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
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    Hi All.
    Not to be a killjoy, but....
    Something to keep in mind when you're looking at calories burned, is that cardio equipment is generally highly inaccurate. Those machines were designed using very fit people with low body fat, as the manufacturers know that the lower your body fat, the more calories you burn due to the amount of lean muscle mass. The machines also obviously have no clue as to an individuals metabolic rate, or body fat percentage.
    The best way to determine calories burned is to determine your metabolic rate (typically through a metabolic specialist). Short of that, I would recommend that if you're fit with low body fat, subtract 10 to 15% from the machine's 'estimate' of calories burned. If your body fat percentage is on the higher side, drop it by 25% (e.g. a machine estimate of 300 calories burned, is really more like 225),
    This is of course still a very rough number, but should give you a more realistic picture, and hopefully prevent people consuming those extra calories in error.

    I am sorry to be a kill joy to your kill joy but not all of us are using cardio equipment to determine out calories burned. I for one am using a heart rate monitor and since a lot of the people aren't even using cardio equipment I doubt they are going off that as well. The purpose of the challege is really to have a goal set and try to reach it.
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
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    Weekly Goal: 3500
    Mon: 237 calories burned (25 mins leg work out, 33 mins various cardio)
    Tues: 0 calories burned (rest day)
    Wed: 832 calories burned (55 mins trainer, 25 mins elliptical 25 mins treadmill)
    Thur:503 calories burned (20 mins treadmill 43 mins ellitpical)
    Fri: 704 calories burned (40 mins treadclimber 30 mins elliptical)
    Sat:560 calories burned (30 mins treadclimber 30 mins elliptical)
    Sun:504 calories burned (36 min 5k, 15 mins treadclimber)

    Total: 3337
    Left to go: 163

    I think I will try and go for a walk or something later to finish up my goal. I just had limited time I could be at the gym today.
  • hungrymarathongirl
    hungrymarathongirl Posts: 444 Member
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    Weekly Goal: 5000

    Mon: 750 calories burned (6.5 mile run; Ripped in 30 Week 2)
    Tues: 602 calories burned (7.5 mile run; Shred It With Weights Level 2)
    Wed: 741 calories burned (6.7 mile run; Ripped in 30 Week 2)
    Thur: 822 calories burned (7.8 mile run; Ripped in 30 Week 2)
    Fri: 689 calories burned (2 JM Workouts - Banish Fat Boost Metabolism & Shred It With Weight Level 2)
    Sat: 1417 calories burned (17.7 mile run)
    Sun:

    Total: 5091
    Left to go: over by 91
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
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    Hi All.
    Not to be a killjoy, but....
    Something to keep in mind when you're looking at calories burned, is that cardio equipment is generally highly inaccurate. Those machines were designed using very fit people with low body fat, as the manufacturers know that the lower your body fat, the more calories you burn due to the amount of lean muscle mass. The machines also obviously have no clue as to an individuals metabolic rate, or body fat percentage.
    The best way to determine calories burned is to determine your metabolic rate (typically through a metabolic specialist). Short of that, I would recommend that if you're fit
    with low body fat, subtr
    act 10 to 15% from the machine's 'estimate' of calories burned. If your body fat percentage is on the higher side, drop

    No sh-t Sherlock.
  • pixycats
    pixycats Posts: 62
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    Weekly Goal: 3500
    Mon: 416 (60 minutes of jogging/walking on treadmill)
    Tues: 208 (30 minutes of walking/jogging outside)
    Wed: 618 (20 minutes on bike, 30 minutes jogging/walking on treadmill, 30DS, gym circuit)
    Thur: 460 (60 minutes of group power, 60 minutes of group centergy)
    Fri: 510 (75 minutes jogging/walking on treadmill)
    Sat: 703 (30 minutes on bike, 50 minutes walking/jogging outside, 30DS)
    Sun: 658 (60 minutes of group step)

    Total: 3573
    Left to go: It was close, but over by 73!
  • gardea
    gardea Posts: 75
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    Weekly Goal: 3500
    Mon: 530 calories burned (high impact aerobics 45 min, walking 25 min)
    Tues: 506 calories burned (walking 70 cal, dancing 101 cal, jogging 124 cal, stairs 211 cal)
    Wed: 769 calories burned (random dancing 38 min. 256 cal, Blast Dance 513 42 min. 513 cal)
    Thur: 130 calories burned (22 min. calisthenics)
    Fri: 130 calories burned (22 min. calisthenics)
    Sat: 762 calories burned (heavy cleaning, crunch body sculpt 42 min, calisthenics)
    Sun: 768 calories burned (621 cal. high impact dancing 45 min, 147 cal. calisthenics 30)

    Total: 3605
    Left to go: over by 105!!!!

    YES!!!! I was able to do it!!!! I am so excited I can hardly contain myself, lol!!! Thank you so much for this challenge! I will most definately be in for this coming week!!
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
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    Well I decided to not make up my 163 calories as I already have 350 calories left to eat for the day that I probably won't eat.
  • ContinuousEffort
    ContinuousEffort Posts: 136
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    Weekly Goal: 3500

    Mon: 301 calories burned (walking the dog .... 60min)
    Tues: 98 calories burned (walking the dog...12min)
    Wed: 0
    Thur: 350(walking the dog....70min)
    Fri: 0
    Sat: 200(walking the dog...40min)
    Sun:563 (long hike....112min)

    Total: 1,512
    Left to go: 1,988 :(.

    I'm happy I burned the calories I did, but need to do better next week.
    I like this challenge... it's motivating!
  • Mishy
    Mishy Posts: 1,551 Member
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    Didn't make it this week, which is a first for me doing this challenge. C'est la vie!

    Weekly Goal: 3500
    Mon: 569 calories burned (51 minutes Running-on-Air-Stepper-Machine)
    Tues: 531 calories burned (51 minutes Elliptical Machine)
    Wed: 574 calories burned (45 minutes jogging and walking)
    Thurs: 650 calories burned (50 minutes Running-on-Air-Stepper-Machine )
    Fri: 635 calories burned (50 minutes Running-on-Air-Stepper-Machine)
    Sat:calories burned (how they were burned)
    Sun: 189 calories burned (60 minutes of walking &bike riding - couldn't get my HR up for anything!)

    Total: 3148
    Left to go: 352
  • kimcat73
    kimcat73 Posts: 687 Member
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    Weekly Goal: 3600
    Mon: 580 (Step Aerobics Class)
    Tues: 289 (Firm Body Sculpt)
    Wed: 835 (30 Treadmill, 30 Elliptical, 30 Cycle)
    Thur:437 (Jillian Michaels Banish Fat / Boost Metabolism)
    Fri: 495 (Step Class)
    Sat: 600 (Step Aerobics Class)
    Sun:494 (Bob Harper Ultimate Cardio Body)

    Total: 3730
    Left to go: OVER BY 130!
  • MissingMinnesota
    MissingMinnesota Posts: 7,486 Member
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    Next weeks challenge

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/219729-3500-calories-burned-challenge-4-18-4-24-easter-addition
  • loveme445
    loveme445 Posts: 2,439 Member
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    Weekly Goal: 7,000

    Mon: 1230 (B210K-Week 1 Day 3 & Walking)
    Tues: 576 (Walking & Strength Training)
    Wed: 1743 (B210K-Week 2 Day 1 & Walking)
    Thur: 1570 (Walking, Strength Training, StairMaster & Zumba Class)
    Fri: 0
    Sat: 1210 (B210K-Week 2 Day 2, Elliptical & Strength Training)
    Sun: 841 (Walking)

    Total: 7170
    Left to go: ~
  • aablacknell
    aablacknell Posts: 856 Member
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    Week #12

    Weekly Goal: 4500
    Mon: REST DAY! Traveled back from Florida
    Tues: 1075 calories burned (spin & walked 6 miles)
    Wed: 515calories burned (C25K, arm circuit & glute circuit)
    Thur: 1277 calories burned (spin, back circuit & walk 7 miles)
    Fri: 792 calories burned (C25K, glutes circuit & walk 3.36 miles)
    Sat: 600 calories burned (spin & arm circuit)
    Sun: 558 calories burned ( walk 4 miles & Insanity Fit Test)

    Total: 4817
    Left to go: 0/Zero (+317 Over)
  • pjfmaui73
    pjfmaui73 Posts: 408
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    Weekly Goal: 6000

    Mon: 572 (JM RI30 wk 4, hiking 30min)
    Tues: 1008 (cleaning 3hrs, hiking 30min)
    Wed: 1013 (JM RI30 wk 4, mtn. biking 40min, walking 30min, cleaning 20 min)
    Thur: 1069 (walking and cleaning)
    Fri: 1213 (JM RI30 wk 4, walking & cleaning)
    Sat: 601 (walking and cleaning)
    Sun: 1019 (dancing, walking, hiking, cleaning)

    Total: 6493
    Left to go: +493 :bigsmile:
  • mauryr
    mauryr Posts: 385
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    Made it last week, try again this week!

    Weekly Goal:3500
    Mon: 1016 burned (treadmill: 308; Rowing: 301; elliptical: 407) a good day.
    Tues: 751 burned (elliptical: 240; racquetball, competitive: 511) still, a pretty good day - won one game of r-ball, and came close on the second...
    Wed: 750 burned (treadmill: 250; rowing: 250; elliptical: 250)
    Thur:733 (racquetball competitive: 943; racquetball: casual:90)
    Fri: 903 burned (treadmill: 251; rowing: 300; elliptical: 351) -DONE
    Sat:659 burned (treadmill: 259; elliptical: 400)
    Sun:720 burned (elliptical: 606; racquetball, casual:134)

    Total:5532
    Left to go 0 Done!

    PERSONAL BEST!
  • Athena413
    Athena413 Posts: 1,709 Member
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    Weekly Goal: 4,200
    Mon: 829 (Zumba)
    Tues: 346 (30 min. softball practice)
    Wed: 264 (leisurely walking aka grocery shopping)
    Thur: 0
    Fri: 0
    Sat: 384 (1 mile run)
    Sun: 2,093 (2 hours raking and mowing)

    Total: 3,916
    Left to go: 284
  • Kolohe71
    Kolohe71 Posts: 613 Member
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    Weekly Goal: 3500
    Mon: 314 (60 min of moderate pace walking)
    Tues: 1109 (75 min of moderate to vigorous canoe paddling)
    Wed: 314 (60 min of moderate pace walking)
    Thur: 790 (60 min of moderate to vigorous canoe paddling)
    Fri: 0 (Last minute tickets to Ducks vs. Predators)
    Sat: 750 (60 min of moderate canoe paddling)
    Sun: 314 (60 min of moderate pace walking)

    Total: 3591
    Left to go: 91 Over

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