Biggest calorie burner workouts?

alobmaster
alobmaster Posts: 10
in Fitness and Exercise
Last week I joined a turbo kick class-that kicked my wimpy butt! MFP claims it was worth over 700 cal-which was awesome! (if it's correct?)
Just curious what some of your biggest calorie burner workouts are? I'm always up for new ideas and motivation :)
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  • Crazibaker
    Crazibaker Posts: 130 Member
    Great topic!! I have been wondering how to get more bang from my buck also.
    I do BodyCombat at the gym and supposidly it burns 600 + per hour.
  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
    bump need some ideas myself
  • twiglips
    twiglips Posts: 136 Member
    zumba burns tons of calories for me and it's fun!
  • falcon367
    falcon367 Posts: 116
    Don't believe any of the predetermined calorie burns on MFP! Wear a heart rate monitor or its nothing more than a guessing game. :)
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    unfortunately now that i'm fitter it's harder for me to get the HUGE numbers i used to get.

    i used to burn mega calories during cardio kickboxing (like 800+) but last time i went i barely registered 500.

    at the moment stair running and HIIT sprints are the biggest calorie burners.
  • natwen
    natwen Posts: 81
    My biggest calorie burners are my extra long bike rides. Sometimes I get going fast and don't realize how hard I am working because the wind is in my face and its exhilarating. Of course, other times I am struggling with my crappy gears and pedals. My bike might not win any races but it gives me a good workout!
  • DaltonsMom910
    DaltonsMom910 Posts: 45
    Zumba is really good about burning alot of calories! When I do about an hour of it, it's atleast 500+ calories!
  • Belligerent_Wombat
    Belligerent_Wombat Posts: 63 Member
    Don't believe any of the predetermined calorie burns on MFP! Wear a heart rate monitor or its nothing more than a guessing game. :)

    Oh please don't ruin the illusion for me... ;o)
  • Sheckypie
    Sheckypie Posts: 56
    I walk alot and for hours....i also did kickboxing and zumba dance which for me are fun and MAJOR calorie burners
  • JenMatan
    JenMatan Posts: 2
    The best way I've found to calculate my burn is to do it myself. I recently bought a Heart Rate Monitor, and I love it! That way I know how many calories I burn per workout. I thought the chest strap would be annoying but it's not. And since MFP has customizable exercises, it's just that much easier.
  • tennisbabe94
    tennisbabe94 Posts: 444 Member
    Tennis burns a ton of calories! :wink:
  • WorkItArianna
    WorkItArianna Posts: 5
    Zumba! I burn like 500-600 calories from it.
  • Chellybell13
    Chellybell13 Posts: 54 Member
    bump
  • LadyIntrepid
    LadyIntrepid Posts: 399 Member
    Yes - Body Combat and also RPM if your gym offers those classes. If your gym has a Jacob's Ladder, it's one of the most burningest of cardio machines.
  • mhouston2011
    mhouston2011 Posts: 155
    Heart rate monitor is a must to determine the true number...unfortunately, don't go by what the instuctors say or MFP says...all just a guestimate...sad but true...I just found that out today when I tried my Polar HRM out for the first time...made me want to cry a little, but I picked myself up off the floor and now realize I just have to work harder!
  • alobmaster
    alobmaster Posts: 10
    lol-no kidding! ;)
  • SomeoneSomeplace
    SomeoneSomeplace Posts: 1,094 Member
    Spin burns about 12 calories a minute for me. It's great because you get to control how much effort you use. I normally burn about 650-700 per class according to my HRM.
  • davert123
    davert123 Posts: 1,568 Member
    The best burners I know are running and swimming - Both can be done to the level of intensity you are capable of so you need to dig deep to get the burn but if you do you can go at a level where you can just sustain for a long period of time. Also hill/mountain walking is pretty spectacular - it would take all day but you can kill a couple thousand calories no problem as well as seeing some good country.
  • HappyHungry
    HappyHungry Posts: 3
    Step ups! 100 calories in 8 minutes for me! :D
  • codapea
    codapea Posts: 182 Member
    I was just reading in Shape that jump rope burns a ton of calories:
    Slow Pace:
    130 pounds – 470 calories burned per one hour;
    150 pounds – 560 calories burned;
    180 pounds – 650 calories burned;
    205 pounds – 750 calories burned.
    Medium Pace:
    130 pounds – 590 calories burned per one hour;
    150 pounds – 704 calories burned;
    180 pounds – 820 calories burned;
    205 pounds – 930 calories burned.
    Fast Pace:
    130 pounds – 710 calories burned per one hour;
    150 pounds – 850 calories burned;
    180 pounds – 980 calories burned;
    205 pounds – 1120 calories burned.
  • BeanQueen3000
    BeanQueen3000 Posts: 161
    Consider your bubble busted :(. Lots of them are WAY off. Invest in a HRM (i have yet to do this myself) if you want a more accurate view of what's going on.

    As i haven't got the money to drop on an ugly watch right now, I've been rounding down the numbers that the cardio machines spit out and logging that. Any of them will give you a good run for your money if you use the incline/resistance settings liberally, but i've found that my most satisfying workouts tend to come from the elliptical machine, set to intervals.
  • davert123
    davert123 Posts: 1,568 Member
    Don't believe any of the predetermined calorie burns on MFP! Wear a heart rate monitor or its nothing more than a guessing game. :)

    These just guess as well and can be well out. I think doing a combination of both MFP, a HRM if you have one along with common sense (how intense to activities feel relative to each other) is the best way to go :-)
  • bobie1978
    bobie1978 Posts: 204 Member
    My biggest with HRM was kickboxing or step aerobics (60 min) one was 550 and other was 532!
  • Steelman73
    Steelman73 Posts: 1
    Biking does good for me. Here is one from last Fri.


    Steelman73 burned 940 calories doing 70 minutes of "Bicycling, 12-14 mph, moderate (cycling, biking, bike riding)"
  • CrystalFlury
    CrystalFlury Posts: 400 Member
    All depends on the person and their weight/heart rate and time. I could burn 300 calories running for almost 40 minutes or I could burn 500 calories for the same amount of time going back and forth between a sprint and a comfortable pace. It's all in how much effort you put toward the activity.

    Anyway, I'd have to say most recently my big calorie burns happen when I run 6 miles (ends up being 700+ calories). I switch my workouts up between 30 Day Shred (26 min, burn 200 calories or so), Elliptical (typically 40 min., 300 or more calories depending on my intensity) and running (distance, anywhere from 3 miles to 6 miles, 300-700 calories).

    The longer you keep your heart rate elevated for a certain amount of time the more you'll burn.
  • michellelhartwig
    michellelhartwig Posts: 486 Member
    Don't believe any of the predetermined calorie burns on MFP! Wear a heart rate monitor or its nothing more than a guessing game. :)

    Unless you can't afford a heart rate monitor! :) THEN probably cut MFP's calories burn by half.
  • ZeroWoIf
    ZeroWoIf Posts: 588 Member
    Trying to bite your ear can burn about 100 calories if you do it for 20 min. Try doing a HIIT workout with that sucker!
  • thedancingleper
    thedancingleper Posts: 158 Member
    I may not be sure of how many calories I'm burning because I don't have a heart rate monitor, but I find that I sweat and feel my heart pounding the most when I'm doing circuit training. I figure I must be burning a decent amount if I'm painting like a dog and sweating buckets. I plan to get a heart rate monitor this weekend to figure out how much I'm really burning.
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    The human body can only lose so much fat in a day.
    After that its muscle.

    Slow down this isnt a race!
  • alobmaster
    alobmaster Posts: 10
    i really wish we had some mountains to hike around here!
    i've been wanting to try out zumba-i couldn't make any more of a fool of myself than in turbo kick ;)
    so far elliptical is the best machine so far to burn off quickly...i've never heard of jacob's ladder? we belong to the Y so they might not have as much as bigger places...

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