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How many cals should you be burning in workouts?

hopetobeinshape
hopetobeinshape Posts: 272
edited September 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
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:

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  • hopetobeinshape
    hopetobeinshape Posts: 272
    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:
  • gnicolecan
    gnicolecan Posts: 293 Member
    I think you're right on target! :) Good luck!
  • thejarviclan
    thejarviclan Posts: 465 Member
    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.
  • hopetobeinshape
    hopetobeinshape Posts: 272
    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?
  • annhjk
    annhjk Posts: 794 Member
    One day a week I burn 700 (plyo day).

    Are you doing P90X? I 'only' burn about 540 those days.
  • hopetobeinshape
    hopetobeinshape Posts: 272
    Yep IM doing P90x
  • molsongirl
    molsongirl Posts: 1,373 Member
    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! :tongue:
  • annhjk
    annhjk Posts: 794 Member
    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.
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