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How many cals should you be burning in workouts?

hopetobeinshape
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For all those fitness people out there and successful people who are losing, how many calories should I be burning through working out a day? My polar F4 says I usually burn about 400 a day during my sessions. One day a week I burn 700 (plyo day). I know I only have 36lbs to lose so I burn a lot less than some people who have more to lose. But realistically for both health and weight loss how many calories should I be burning? (Oh and I am good about eating my exercise calories usually)
TIA :flowerforyou:
TIA :flowerforyou:
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For all those fitness people out there and successful people who are losing, how many calories should I be burning through working out a day? My polar F4 says I usually burn about 400 a day during my sessions. One day a week I burn 700 (plyo day). I know I only have 36lbs to lose so I burn a lot less than some people who have more to lose. But realistically for both health and weight loss how many calories should I be burning? (Oh and I am good about eating my exercise calories usually)
TIA :flowerforyou:0 -
I think you're right on target!
Good luck!
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I burn 400-500 calories 4 days a week and 700-800 calories the other 3 days. I eat between 1200-1400 calories a day and my weightloss has been 16.75 pounds in 12 weeks.0
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I burn 400-500 calories 4 days a week and 700-800 calories the other 3 days. I eat between 1200-1400 calories a day and my weightloss has been 16.75 pounds in 12 weeks.
do eat back your exercise cals?0 -
One day a week I burn 700 (plyo day).
Are you doing P90X? I 'only' burn about 540 those days.0 -
Yep IM doing P90x0
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I burn in between 800-1100 calories a day, but I do instruct classes, I eat 1400-1800 calories a day,
and I don't eat back my exercise calories!0 -
Yep IM doing P90x
come and join in the p90x group - its fun to see where everyone is at.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/47645-p90x-starting-a-new-thread?page=5#posts-511926
I'm on week 5, day 4 but I've been hit with a little stomach bug. No appetite, but I'm actually starting to get hungry now so maybe I'll be able to do yoga tonight.0
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