Ppl burning 1000+ cal per workout: WHAT IS YOUR SECRET!?

Again I am going to say like others here the heavier you are the more you will burn simply from exertion.

I burn somewhere between 700-900 calories at a 60 min. Zumba class. I used to think it was lower but when I sync the fitbit before I go to class and then after, those are the results with Endomondo/fitbit/ and negative adjustments with MFP.

It also pointed to the fact that Zumba 4x per week was upping my caloric requirements my body needed for the day. I also do the ellip(level 10)/treadmill3.5 incline at 4-4.5 speed) for a 5K range and weights at the gym but that is around 600-750 burn. I've started 30day shred and that is kicking my butt, however, I have no idea how much that is burning because it is more strength and concentrated movements than a 'moving in a forward motion' that can be tracked by fitbit.

Calories burned comes down to two things only - weight and intensity. The more you weigh the more you burn. The harder you work the more you burn.

Most people are overestimating their calorie burn - including those using a HRM.
HRMs are designed for steady state cardio at a certain percentage of VO2 max. Things like intervals or lower intensity exercises will give a higher reading. It is not accurate at all for strength training.

To answer the question I burn over 1000 calories when I run over 10 miles, which is well over an hour of exercise.


Great posts on HRMs and accuracy
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/773451-is-my-hrm-giving-me-incorrect-calorie-burn

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-21472

Edited wrong link at first

2nd edit -
How fit you are has nothing to do with how many calories you burn other than the fact you can probably work out longer or at a higher intensity. HRMs may be less accurate for fit individuals but that is not the same

If two individuals, one who is very fit and one who is not, who weigh the same do the exact same workout, say a run, they burn the same amount of calories.

I didn't read this article fully, but there is an equation in it about how much you burn according to body weight (http://www.runnersworld.com/weight-loss/how-many-calories-are-you-really-burning-0?page=single)

You can definitely burn over 1000 calories, it depends on you, the activity, and the amount of time you put into it. When I run over 8 miles, I burn over 1,000 calories, easy. Well, not necessarily easy because over 8 miles isn't really easy.

I also follow the calories on my garmin watch, rather than on MFP, and my watch calories is almost the same as the equation from the runners world site i posted. I found MFP over estimated calories, mapmyrun.com under estimated calories, and my watch seemed to be right on.

Good luck!

Garmin watch?? Do you have a model?

Not evey model bases calorie estimates on heart rate. If you go to their website and search the model, check the specs and it will tell you if that particular model does or not.

Long cardio is key.

Dancing for 2+ hours
Snowshoeing
hiking (at least 1.5 hours)

When I do more than 2 hours of cardio I can get a burn that high. otherwise not a chance.

I use the Body media system to keep track I found MFP estimates are WAY high

Also though since I have lots alot of the weight it is getting harder and harder to get a big deficit

I have a Polar FT4. I weigh 233 pounds and i burned 1167 in 93 min the other day. It was 20 min stairmaster and 20 min elliptcial + Abs, Back and Triceps workout. Most the calories burned was from the cardio portion and i averaged 157 heart rate with a max heart rate of 168.

I agree that some exercises in MFP overestimates, but before i got my HRM i was surprised to find out it was under estimating on my cardio workouts.

everyone is different and i think part of it is just the effort you put into it.

Kinda suprised to see people recommending HRM's over MFP's calorie counts. I'm 6'4'', and at the start of my journey about an hour of running at a good clip would easily get me over 1100 according to the machine, which is what I typically count and is usually within 40-50 calories of MFP
I have a Polar heart rate monitor and while I trust it as far as monitoring my heart rate I completely disregard calories burned.

These days a 50 minute run will get me ~950 calories according to the treadmill, ~900 according to MFP, and maybe ~1300 according to the HRM.
I log and eat according to the treadmill numbers, which has worked great for me so far
:shrug:

My heart rate monitor is pretty accurate, so my burns listed are usually very close to accurate, weird being in the 1%. Work outs that get me over 1000 calories, 5+ mile run at 8:30 mile pace or faster, 20 mile bike at average cadence of 85 RPM/17 mph or faster, and circuit training hard for hour and 15 minutes will get me there too. Mainly has to do with metabolism, everyone's is different.

This.
When I am running say 7 miles in 60 minutes I usually get close to 1000 calories, then if I decide to lift some weights and then swim, I am well over. The other day I ran 7 miles, swam 3/4 of mile and then did a little resistance training and was well over 1000, but it also took me close to 2 hours. Just depends on what you do, for how long and intensity I think.

runnig 7 miles in 60 minutes is not something most people can do. You must be very fast!

Yesterday i was ECSTATIC for burning 650 cal in 75 minutes. And i PUSHED. I was at 180+ bpm heart rate almost the entire time and still only managed to burn 650 cal.

Thanks!

how is that possible? 180+ is at the upper range of performance. you should be burning more than 10 kcals per minutes. i can burn 1000 calories in an hour at 171 average.

Higher weight + higher intensity ='s higher calorie burn

I am guilty of burning 1000+ cals in an hour long work out. But it's not by over-estimating or using MFP's calorie burn settings. My cals burned come off the machine itself after entering my weight, time, incline and resistance.

First off, I'm a little over 200 pounds. Secondly, I'm using the Cybex Arc Trainer and maxing out the settings. 10 on the incline and 100 on the resistance. The Cybex mainly works the thigh muscles which are the biggest muscles on the body. Sooooo, a person, a little over 200 pounds working the largest muscles in the body on the highest settings for 60 minutes can very easily burn 1000+ calories.

I wear a HR monitor when I work out and I've found that some of the machines at the gym are way off base on the calories they post and some are "fairly close". And the calories that are listed here aren't so accurate either so I only take credit for what my HR monitor actually say's I burn. I can burn 500-600 during an hour boxing class or spin depending on the exercision. Best bet is to get yourself a good HR monitor so you know for sure what you are actually burning. Good Luck

I burn up to 700 calories an hour when doing interval training - I'm not heavy and I use a Heart Rate Monitor - I just keep my heart rate in check the entire time. On interval days it's higher than when I run - but I can't run that fast anyway.

intervals consist of jumping rope, burpees, walking lunges with weights, pop squats, prisoner squats. The stairmaster gets my heart rate up, as does working with the Olympic bar doing complexes like the bear complex.

On weights days I don't just lift - I do some sort of cardio inbetween for :30 to keep my heart rate up - high knees, burpees, walking lunges, etc. If I'm not sweating my butt off or grimacing because the activity is challenging then I do something to change that.

It was a training run/ practice lap for a real event on March 30. The real event is the same 13.1 mile lap that I ran but you see how many times you can go around the lap in 12 hours. I am unable to run the real event due to other commitments, but the training lap was AWESOME!

I ran ~13 miles...
on a rugged, mountainy trail...
with 1/2 of it off course through woods...
on a 50F degree day with water in mid 30sF...
with 11 water crossings/swims...
with two 20 foot cliff jumps...
in a full body (ankles to neck to wrists) wetsuit...
with camelback of 2L of water...
in 4 hours and 3 mins...
and burned 3690 according to my HRM.

Was that a race? I've read about one where you run/swim/run/etc. curious if that is what you did.

I burn anywhere from 1000-1200 calories on my long runs! I am talking 8-10 miles here and running at a decent pace for well over an hour to about an hour and a half. Heart rate stays in the 160-170 bpm range.

It was a training run/ practice lap for a real event on March 30. The real event is the same 13.1 mile lap that I ran but you see how many times you can go around the lap in 12 hours. I am unable to run the real event due to other commitments, but the training lap was AWESOME!

I ran ~13 miles...
on a rugged, mountainy trail...
with 1/2 of it off course through woods...
on a 50F degree day with water in mid 30sF...
with 11 water crossings/swims...
with two 20 foot cliff jumps...
in a full body (ankles to neck to wrists) wetsuit...
with camelback of 2L of water...
in 4 hours and 3 mins...
and burned 3690 according to my HRM.

Was that a race? I've read about one where you run/swim/run/etc. curious if that is what you did.

Not the same one but that sounds fun in a crazy way.