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    Not sure how silly this question is....but.....

    Posts: 53 Member
    edited January 12 in Fitness and Exercise
    I have a heart rate monitor, and I do Insanity workouts 5 days a week. The monitor states that I burn on average 350 calories per workout.
    I have read a few posts recently whereby people who may not be a fit as myself, maybe starting out Insanity for example, and weigh more than myself, some by 100lbs more, burn waaayyyy more calories than me?
    I am not having a dig at anyone heavier or less fit than myself I am more interested in how calories burn with relation to size weight fitness levels etc.
    As you may have guessed I am quite new to this......

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    • Posts: 720 Member
      http://www.livestrong.com/article/300582-do-fat-people-burn-more-calories/
    • Posts: 53 Member
      Now that's interesting thank you........but it doesn't actually explain why..........I may have to google this one ????
    • Posts: 53 Member
      I have googled it now and know the answer.....????
    • Posts: 8,329 Member
      the harder it is to do something, the more calories and energy required to do will take.

      obviously if it's easier for you then you're not going to need as much effort
    • Posts: 741 Member
      I didn't search the other site so if I'm repeating some of that,sorry. But the fact that you are more fit means you are more efficient and are not expending the same amount of work the out of shape person does. Even with myself, the more weight I lose the more efficient a swiimmer I am and don't need to make my body work as hard. It burns more calories for a 250lb. person to swim 500 M than a 150lb. person for the same distance. My time in the pool has not increased but my distances have for basically the same burn. I hope this helps.
    • Posts: 526 Member
      Simple physics. Work = Fd.

      Calories are a measure of energy. It takes more energy to move a large mass than a small one.
    • Posts: 383 Member
      It is frustrating though isn`t it? I have some MFP friends that can bun 1,000 + calories just going for a walk. I often suffer from burn envy.
    • Posts: 512 Member
      I often suffer from burn envy.

      lol - now I know what to call it...Burn Envy!
    • Posts: 502 Member
      http://www.livestrong.com/article/300582-do-fat-people-burn-more-calories/

      good to know...gonna start carrying my baby on the slinger, that's an extra 20 pounds.
    • Posts: 64 Member
      It's all about how efficient you are with the workout and basically as you mentioned levels of fitness. If you did the same workout for a year and lost 30lbs doing it, your burn could half the cals per exercise in month 12
    • Posts: 53 Member
      show previous quotes

      lol - now I know what to call it...Burn Envy!

      Yeah it all makes sense now, and yeah I believe I also suffer this ... Haha
    • Posts: 53 Member
      Thank you everyone for your replies, it was a simple question and indeed now I know, a simple answer it was! I just couldn't work it out.....fair pleased I am fitter so am more fuel efficient......great for the environment too haha
    • Posts: 255 Member
      The calorie burn is easier for us way larger folk in the beginning - but don't worry - soon we'll be cussing the burn too lol :)

      Friend at my job logged in her 7min walk, and burned like 45 cals during her lunch break - i came back from my break and posted my 7min walk and burned like 115....

      few min later, she stuck her head out of her cubicle and goes, "so i see you walked during your break! that's so good. By the way, how come..."

      and I go "i know exactly what you're going to say - and it's cuz i'm wayyyyy bigger than you. but don't worry, soon it'll suck for me to exercise too" haha.
    • Posts: 121 Member
      the harder it is to do something, the more calories and energy required to do will take.

      obviously if it's easier for you then you're not going to need as much effort

      Well said
    • Posts: 8,329 Member
      Thank you everyone for your replies, it was a simple question and indeed now I know, a simple answer it was! I just couldn't work it out.....fair pleased I am fitter so am more fuel efficient......great for the environment too haha

      maybe it's time to pick up something new? i'd say try capoeira.
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