hrm running vs. walking
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T1mH
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I walk ran 5k last night. Mostly walking, my 8 yr old just started training for a 5k. It took 53 minutes. My hrm reported 488 calories burned. Tonight I ran (a little walking) the exact same route in 36 minutes and my hrm reported 500 calories burned. 2 questions. First does that seem right? I would have thought I'd burn more running even though it was near half as long because I was working what felt like more than twice as hard. Second question does that seem like a high calorie burn amount for a 200 lb 40 yr old male? The mfp calc for 5mph for 36 minutes would have only been 388 and everbody is always complaining mfp is high.
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You did burn more. 51% more per minute.0
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You did burn more. 51% more per minute.0
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You did burn more. 51% more per minute.
http://lamb.cc/calories-burned-calculator/
Google MET calculator
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Hate to say it but I burn the same amount of calories per mile whether I walk or run. The difference is how long it takes me to burn that amount.0
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Hate to say it but I burn the same amount of calories per mile whether I walk or run. The difference is how long it takes me to burn that amount.0
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Please walk....and you won't be having knee surgeries like me at age 60....My orthopedic doctor told me "not" to run or even light job. Walk only and walking "outside" is better than using a machine like a treadmill. I know....jogging makes you feel wonderful and will take the weight off.0
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I would expect them to be quite similar. It takes just X amount of energy to move you body that distance.
Now the calorie burn diff between HRM and MFP ... that is a question I have too. I JUST did my very first run/walk with my new HRM and got 310 calories. MPF said something like 270. Not that much of a difference, but I was only working out for 35 minutes. I too had read her that MFP OVERestimates and to get a HRM. Now that I have a HRM, use it or the lower MPF?0 -
Also, I did not that my HR was out of my recommended range quite a bit. While the average was 86% of my maximum HR, it was often in the 95-100% range! I was probably working a bit harder than MFP would estimate? I should probably be taking it a tad easier at the outset, but I've been a jogger in the past so it does not feel like overdoing it to me for what amounted to only 17 minutes of running, The rest was walking briskly.0
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Seems right to me. I'm also about 200 lbs and burn about 160 cal per mile, give or take a little.0
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Please walk....and you won't be having knee surgeries like me at age 60....My orthopedic doctor told me "not" to run or even light job. Walk only and walking "outside" is better than using a machine like a treadmill. I know....jogging makes you feel wonderful and will take the weight off.0
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Please walk....and you won't be having knee surgeries like me at age 60....My orthopedic doctor told me "not" to run or even light job. Walk only and walking "outside" is better than using a machine like a treadmill. I know....jogging makes you feel wonderful and will take the weight off.
Exactly. An experiment of one does not make it true for everyone. Studies has actually shown that running does NOT negatively impact the knee joint and in many cases is beneficial to said joint. I would be looking for another doctor.0 -
Now the calorie burn diff between HRM and MFP0
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Ive noticed that over a longer duration of cycling, say 45 or 60 minutes, the calorie differences burned between a HR of almost 160 and say 140 doesn't amount to a whole lot of difference.0
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i have checked multiple websites for calorie burning on various exercises, MPF has usually been pretty close to what other sites give me.
Check out this website, it seems to be fairly accurate since its based on YOUR weight. http://whatscookingamerica.net/Information/CalorieBurnChart.htm0 -
There is a study that was done that disputes your HRM. someone posted it here on MFP. It suggested that walking does not burn the same at all. In fact, if I remember correctly, it burns about 30 to 40% less. An HRM simply has an algorithm built into it. Who knows what that algorithm contains? It could be off. It doesn't really read calories, that's not its function, it reads your heart beat and it does that pretty well. Cals burned is a pretty wild guesstimate.0
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Exactly. An experiment of one does not make it true for everyone. Studies has actually shown that running does NOT negatively impact the knee joint and in many cases is beneficial to said joint. I would be looking for another doctor.0
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Whether or not you burned more calories, you put 53 minutes of your day towards walking/running with your son. Calories burned aside you did something beneficial to your body and basic mindset. The weight loss will come, just keep it up and most importantly, enjoy it!0
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Exactly. An experiment of one does not make it true for everyone. Studies has actually shown that running does NOT negatively impact the knee joint and in many cases is beneficial to said joint. I would be looking for another doctor.
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Yes, you will burn more running vs. walking the same distance. It's a fallacy that you burn the same per mile no matter the speed. It could be true for some people (those who are VERY efficient at running) but for most people, it's not. Not even close for me LOL.0
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There is a study that was done that disputes your HRM. someone posted it here on MFP. It suggested that walking does not burn the same at all. In fact, if I remember correctly, it burns about 30 to 40% less. An HRM simply has an algorithm built into it. Who knows what that algorithm contains? It could be off. It doesn't really read calories, that's not its function, it reads your heart beat and it does that pretty well. Cals burned is a pretty wild guesstimate.0
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