800cals

To be honest I don't know if there are many exercises that could see you burn that much in 1 hour, unless you were very overweight.

That being said I don't do much cardio so I could be wrong

You would have to be seriously over weight to burn that....

The only way to know what your burning is to get a good heart rate monitor

My suggestion would be = HIIT workouts. Either on the elliptical or treadmill. I do intervals on the treadmill - after warmup; 2 min of 10% incline at 4.0, 30 seconds of 2% incline at 3.8, 2 minutes of 2% incline at 6.5-7.0, 30 seconds of 2% incline at 3.8, then repeat.
Of course you can go faster/slower, etc. You can look Google HIIT training and get more ideas/programs.

You can also take ZUMBA classes - you can burn a lot of calories with the right instructor in an hour (600-1000).
Remember that everyone is a different weight so calorie burn varies.

Good Luck!!

I recently purchased a heart rate monitor and I am actually close to your goal on most days per the monitor. I do a lot of cardio though. Iusually walk to the gym, do 20 on the bike and then some hard core elliptical for another 40-60 minutes depending on how I feel. I am not extremely overweight (BMI is26.8 i think so still some work to be done) but I think it just depends on the intensity and how much you are doing. Most days I am between 600-900 burned. I dont actually have a calorie burned target though, more a time target. I have had to adjust my diet though because of it. I was only consuming 12-1500 a day and without that monitor didnt realize I was burning soo much. The machines readings led me to believe I burned a different rate so I thought my intake was spot on. I would just suggest getting a good one and keeping track of everything. Everyones body is different so it may take more less time to reach your goal but an hour of cardio 4-5 times a week, sounds like youre already kicking butt out there. :-)

Why not burn 500, and cut 300 cals from your diet. same result

I want to burn that amount because I am looking to lose around 2.5lb per week for 10 weeks, therefore creating a larger deficit.

You realize that's not realistic for someone who has less than 50 lbs to lose, right?

I burn around 500 calories in an hour during Spin class...

burning x amount of calories is not a great exercise plan.
what are your goals? strength? speed? endurance? flexibility?
base your workouts on goals, not calories


If you have only 30 lbs to lose, then running fast or jumping rope will make you burn 600 kcal /h if you manage to do it for 75 minutes, but you would have to be top shape to make it happen. The calories for insanity you mention seem overestimated.

I burn 700 calories an hour in spin class - does your gym offer this?

For the record I think you're crazy, but depending on your weight I've seen people put up those numbers doing spin class, zumba, and kettlebells.

True, but we should also remember that the MFP calorie estimates are notoriously noted to be high. I agree with whoever suggested a good HRM.
But also the person who said to think about your goals. I'm a huge fan of lifting and kettlebells. Building muscle will help to increase your metabolism so you'll burn even more at rest.

Guys, the ticker below shows just ONE goal. I appreciate the 'she's crazy' style comments but really I just wanna know the best way of achieving high calorie loss / high heart rate.

I don't agree with 1lb MAX being a goal at all.

Ohhh so you just want to see a number change? You don't want to work toward overall health? You don't want to get faster or stronger? You don't care about preserving LBM and losing FAT over WEIGHT? Okay, my bad.

You can reach a goal weight and not be happy with your body because of your body fat %. Your goal weight looks different on everyone depending on build and muscle mass.

I'm 5'6", 120 lbs and burn 800 calories running almost 9 miles. Takes about an hour an 15 minutes.

I want to burn that amount because I am looking to lose around 2.5lb per week for 10 weeks, therefore creating a larger deficit.

You realize that's not realistic for someone who has less than 50 lbs to lose, right?

Can we cue the overdoing it and need to take it slower comments now? You know, the ones you wanted to make sure we didn't say? (like you have any control over comments you receive on a public forum)

I use an 8kg kettlebell to do the 'Bob Harper - Kettlebell Cardio' DVD and I can burn around 600 calories in 30 mins. It's an hour DVD and I'm sure if I actually did the whole thing it would be around 1200. I also wear my polar ft4 when I use the DVD, and I hear their supposed to be quite accurate, so it can't be a lie haha. The kettlebell is also really fun to use in my opinion.