Can you burn 1200+ calories on an Elliptical machine..

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  • jammasterduggs
    jammasterduggs Posts: 54
    quick tip , try different machines which measure your calorie burn over 10 - 15 minutes.

    then get back onto your machine..


    do you feel the same burn in your lungs, lactic acid burn in your muscles and feel like youve worked out at the same level?

    i hope a law of averages would bring that 1,200.00 down to a more reasonable figure
  • katie2786
    katie2786 Posts: 1
    I'm 5'3" and 170. Just did 1.5 hours plus on the elliptical and it said I burned 1239. I hit it pretty hard on and off for the first hour and then took it easy the last half an hour. Sounds like your machine is pretty off. I'm hoping mine is in the ball park!
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    A lot of machines tend to REALLY overestimate how many you burn. Just to put it in perspective, I typically burn a little under 100 calories running a mile, and I run about a 9:30 mile (but I'm only 130lbs). I had to literally run a half marathon before I crossed the 1200 calorie mark, and it took my 2:15. So I HIGHLY doubt you're burning that much in such a short period of time.
  • Mighty_Rabite
    Mighty_Rabite Posts: 581 Member
    My bigger question there was the METs.. 26 METs is INSANE.

    I think I've accomplished 22-23 METs on the treadmill a time or two for about a 30 second interval.

    Lately with very high effort I can keep a bit above a 15 cal/min effort according to the machines at my gym, and this is at 180lbs.. that 450 estimate is probably a lot closer for a half hour!
  • Mcgrawhaha
    Mcgrawhaha Posts: 1,596 Member
    yes you can, but i think in 30 minutes it might be very well over estimating... i ride the elliptical for an hour, and burn 800 cals (im 200.3 pounds)... there have been times when i rode for an hour and a half , and burnt right around 1200... but never in 30 minutes! id be weary of eating back those calories!
  • kdeaux1959
    kdeaux1959 Posts: 2,675 Member
    unlikely; a quality heart rate monitor is the only accurate measure...
  • Redbirdz83
    Redbirdz83 Posts: 153 Member
    I do the elliptical all the time...for an hour. I weight 193...in that hour I usually burn 700 calories...so agreeing with most of the above...the machine is whack!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,061 Member
    ..in half an hour? Is this possible?


    Today I went for:

    30 mins

    @ 450 watts 26.2 mets

    I'm 203 lbs

    & the Elliptical said I burned 1278 calories...

    Again, is this possible or is my machine whack?
    In 30 minutes? Nah. Calibration of the machine is way off. That's like a FULL SPRINT for 30 minutes.

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