Lose 1 Pound a Week?

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sunrisestarter
sunrisestarter Posts: 10
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So recently I read that you burn 1 calorie per 2 jumping jacks.
If you need to create a deficit of 3500 calories a week, you need a deficit of 500 calories a day right?

So if you did 1000 jumping jacks a day for 7 days, would you lose a pound?

Tell me what you think!

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  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,554 Member
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    Theoretically, yes.
    Think I'd die though!
  • EllianaEva
    EllianaEva Posts: 14
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    I think that sounds like a LOT of jumping jacks!!:laugh:
  • babyblake11
    babyblake11 Posts: 1,107 Member
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    The burn would be different for everyone
  • rnroadrunner
    rnroadrunner Posts: 402 Member
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    The sad truth is the fitter you become the less caloric expendature. IE the more you lose weight the harder to lose weight. thats why the last ten pounds are a *****. :wink:
  • juliesummers
    juliesummers Posts: 738 Member
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    As long as you were eating at a notable calorie deficit.
  • rajivdubey
    rajivdubey Posts: 382 Member
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    Body metabolism behaves in a different way every time you exercise. Theoretically, yes 3500 cal deficit would mean that but you cannot discount what kind of food you have eaten. A food which makes you retain water will not help you lose. Hence it has to be combination of exercise and food.

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