? to women burning 700+ calories a workout

cuddlegrl

When I go to the gym I usually burn 700+ and I am disappointed if I don't. I am 4'11'' and about 153ish. Here are some of the things I do (in and out of the gym) and where I get my numbers:

Elliptical 30 min = 282 cals (HRM)
Swimming sidestroke 30 min = 326 (MFP)
deep water class 50 min = 456 (Online info)
water walking 30 min = 261 (online info)
rowing 30 min = 227 (HRM)
biking 1 hour = 550 (HRM)
roller blading 45 min = 625 (HRM)
hiking 90 min = 740 (HRM)
insanity 40 min = 326 (HRM)
C25K 30 min = 152 (HRM)
30 day shred 30 min = 203 (HRM)

I usually do a combination depending on time. Lately it's been mostly biking because the weather is so nice, I cant stand the thought of the gym right now!

LondonEliza

I do 3 or 4 x mini-workouts a day, half an hour at a time. Lifting when I get up, walking to work, walking from work and exercise bike before bed.

I do at least three of these a day and an hour and a half of yoga on Mondays. It may sound like a lot but I want to get fit as well as un-fat so I need to do it.

In the morning, I lift for 30 mins = 400 cals
Walk to work 45(ish) mins uphill = 350 cals
Walk from work (40) ish mins = 300 cals
Exercise bike, uphill fat burning programme 30-40 mins = 4/500 cals

I used to be a couch potato. It took 6 weeks for my new liftstyle to become a habit but I can never see myself going back to being a lazy slob any more.

EllaScarlet

For me, the only time I burn that many calories is when I go for a long hike or cycle. Then I can easily hit 700 + (I weigh 142)

The thing to remember, though, is that if you lift weights you might not burn so many calories immediately - but your metabolism will be raised and your body will keep torching those calories for far longer than it would after cardio

PinkAndSparkle

I weigh around 135(ish) and I tend to burn more like 400-500 calories/hour. Yesterday I did Kettlebells for an hour and burned around 540 and I was WIPED. It definitely depends on your weight. I agree with EllaScarlet, you burn fewer calories during lifting sessions, but it revs your metabolism to burn more calories at rest.

Also, if you're burning the upwards of 1000 calories, you need to be eating enough to sustain that kind of exertion. That's part of the reason I don't do massive cardio sessions all that often...I just don't think I could eat that much!

4leggedmom

Play 2 hours of advanced level of tennis (singles)

saraht131

I am 200ish lbs and yesterday I burned more than 700 calories doing 40 minutes of strength training followed by 30 minutes of dance workout dvd cardio! It was really really tough. I'll probably stick to lower calorie burning workouts from now on.

AshleyPro

stairmaster! burned 700 calories in just over an hour... i weight about 169lbs

muddyventures

RUNNING. I weigh 142 and burn 100 calories for each mile i run (about).

just about the same although I only burn about 648 an hour with running, I'm a little slower.

ShaniWulffe

Well, I'm a dancer, so doing that for just about 3 hours burns a good 780 calories for me. Also, on my days off, I really hit the elliptical and get my heart rate up. My average is around 700 or so calories for a 90 minute workout

ThinMint_Stac

When i am on the treadmill i have the incline at 6 to 10% and i am doing arm punches the whole time. Walking at 3.8 to 4.0 mph for 60 to 80 minutes.

SCouture421

Tae Bo .. With weights gibes me approx 800 or more 880 according to MFP!

Nicoleforeman1988

I burn 700 calories in a workout that is an hour long. We do mostly body weight strength training and throw some cardio in. I use myzone through my gym and it tells us all our info. Im 130 lbs

Dukesjourney

Can anybody recommend a good hrm that's not too costly

_Tink_

I burn 1100-1300 calories in a two hour workout. I weigh about 130. I typically run, lift, and end with yoga.

Beautifulbridgittlee7

I can get at least 600 calories an hour swimming laps, or running for 1 hr at a vigorous pace. I weight 139. I can also get at least 500 per hour biking or in spin class, and get upwards of 700 or 750 calories in an hour on the amt machine, around 550 or 600 on the elliptical, and around 600 per hour on the rowing machine. I can get around at least 450 an hour doing zumba if I push myself and at least 500 an hour doing kickboxing, martial arts, or tae bo. For water jogging I can get around 500-550. Regular stationary bike I can get 450-500 an hour, jumping rope I can get 500-750 an hour. Circuit training I can get around 500 an hr, than just traditional weight training. If I race walk for 75-90 minutes, I could probably get at least 500. Step aerobics, I can get 500-700 an hr. Hiking I could get like 400 an hr, and some of the other activities or machines at least 400 an hour. I'd love to get into rollerblading because it can burn upwards of 800 or 900 an hour, while snowshoeing, sledding, and cross country skiing can go upwards of 500 calories or more. Kayaking can give me at least 30o an hour. I also have done cardio yoga and cardio pilates(dvds) and those can give you a good burn. Rock climbing on a wall or using the Jacob's ladder can give you a great calorie burn, probably up there with running. Dancing can give me at least 400 an hour, etc. Tennis, racquetball, soccer, basketball, ice skating, etc can give you a great burn if you play for an hour or two.

khambo49

So it seems everyone has there's HRM watch things. Are they good and accurate?

How much do they cost and where do I get one?

onefortyone

Hiking - we drive to a nearby national park and follow the trails that are set up. Some take 45 mins and some take 2 hours - when we spend the day hiking we can easily burn over 1k calories, it's a lot of fun and we can eat whatever we want, too!

michaelachallis

Boxing then weight lifting does it for me.

drewmmm

I weigh 130 and, when running, I burn around 110 kcal per 10 minutes, so, an hour of running will get me there. But I have a pretty high heart rate, 180-190bpm.

SuninVirgo

the heavier the person, the more calories they will lose

lmr0528

When I run for about an hour on the treadmill, I burn close to 650 calories.

JoRocka

saraht131 wrote: »

I burned more than 700 calories doing 40 minutes of strength training followed by 30 minutes of dance workout dvd cardio.

I would deeply question that 40 min of strength training got you anywhere near that.

and 30 min of dance could get you maybe 400- I would be very cautious of overestimating your calorie burns.

Lasmartchika

That was back in 2012 lol

tessaleonie

My 10k run yesterday put me at 740.

JoRocka

Lasmartchika wrote: »

That was back in 2012 lol

doesn't mean my words are invalid- it's a common problem we see here- folks over estimating their calorie burns regularly then eating back way to much food and wondering they they aren't losing weight.

blackcoffeeandcherrypie

Well, yesterday I cycled 60 miles and I burned 4200 calories.

The trick, for me, is stamina. I will never be fast at anything, but I can jog, swim, cycle for a looooonng time before I get tired and I know that if I go over an hour, I'll probably burn 1000+ calories

I have a HRM to make sure I assess my calorie burns accurately. I always wear it for jogging and I sometimes wear it for cycling. I also have algorhythms based on my weight, heart rate, duration of exercise that I check against my HRM. Mfp tends to underestimate against my HRM so I'm happy to enter the mfp calories and have a few calories in the bank.

NetflixAndChocolate

I go on the bike for 30 mins crosstrainer for30 and run til i hit 750. I weigh 113kg

Linnaea27

I am quite small and am capable of doing 700+ calorie "workouts"-- but what that means for me is 3+ hours of hiking or vigorous gardening. In 6 or 7 hours of hiking I think I burn around 1600 calories, which is my daily maintenance intake when I'm maintaining! That is rare though, because I don't hike super often. 300-400 calorie burns are a lot more common for me-- from a couple hours gardening, an hour or two on my bike, or a long run.

Florida_Superstar

I weigh 115. According to my heart rate monitor, I burn 600-650 teaching spin class and sometimes 700+ teaching step aerobics. I mention "teaching" vs. taking because I burn more when I teach a class than when I take the same class. Yes, I push hard, but I think the heart rate monitor calculations may be high. The reason I think this is because I don't eat all the calories I supposedly burn, and I maintain my weight. If I was really burning all those calories I would lose. So in some cases like mine, those high calorie burns you see may be inaccurate.

walleymama

I weigh about 143 lbs, on average, and I burn about 600 calories for a 1 hour run (about 9 or 10 km). Running is, hands down, the best calorie burn/unit time that I have found thus far.