calories burned running cross country

davert123
davert123 Posts: 1,568 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Hiya

Has anyone any idea how I can calculate calories burned running cross country. I'm just starting out and the routes I take are off road. I ran a couple of miles today but that involved 400 ft of assent and running on muddy paths and quite boggy grass. Is there a simple conversion factor I can use for the MFP calculations or perhaps someone can point me at a page with accurate formulas

Yours hopefully
Dave

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  • SARgirl
    SARgirl Posts: 572 Member
    Use a heart rate monitor. It will give you the most accurate reading. You are braver than I! I'm pretty sure I would break something running off road!
  • Dragonflybjm63
    Dragonflybjm63 Posts: 34
    a good heartrate monitor would give you a final tally, it would gauge this on how hard or easy your heart would be working thus recording your exercise, You probly know this
  • davert123
    davert123 Posts: 1,568 Member
    Hay, thanks both for the advice. I haven't got a decent hrm yet but I think I'll get one for my birthday :-) It makes sense and will show me what is really going on :-)

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