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Hiking carrying 50 pounds

mimmowfish
mimmowfish Posts: 3 Member
edited January 15 in Fitness and Exercise
Also, I forgot to ask : How many calories would I burn per half hour or hour carrying 50 pounds in my backpack? Please help!

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  • rapat
    rapat Posts: 108 Member
    Anywhere from 1 to 1500 per hour depending on your weight, incline, speed
  • dunadan
    dunadan Posts: 105 Member
    Search exercises for "hiking" and you will see three results: cross-country, with load <10 pounds, and with load 10-20 pounds. Nothing close to the 50 pounds you mention.

    Even so, using the 10-20 pound load exercise, it estimated 350 calories for a half hour. Bigger weights, a faster pace, and varied terrain will all increase those numbers.
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