Best exercises to lose the most calories

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  • suibhne
    suibhne Posts: 17
    I'm not light, but I typically see a burn of 1200-1500 when doing 2 or more hours of bicycling, at a very moderate pace (12-14mph) with some hills. I don't want to sound negative, but 2600 calories in 2 hours of biking sounds a little crazy to me, unless maybe you're doing serious hills at strong speeds with a lot more weight than your bike is built to carry. (I have a touring bike made for higher weights than most road/mountain bikes, and it's still close to capacity - tho 30 lbs farther from capacity than when I started MFP. ;) )

    The best activity I've found for calorie burn is strenuous hiking with elevation gain, but that's obviously tough to access in most places. The stair machine also does it for me, but I can't even last a half-hour on that thing, much less an hour.

    Focus on finding something you enjoy. And instead of trying to pack the highest burn into one hour, you could also try breaking that up into a few periods - like maybe two HIIT sessions in a day. You might end up burning a lot more calories than you expect, and you might end up in better shape in the end (well, depending on how you define "shape" - but great everyday fitness, anyway).
  • Mario_Az
    Mario_Az Posts: 1,331 Member
    lift weights GO H.A.M and do Hit cardio
  • MrsGriffin67
    MrsGriffin67 Posts: 485 Member
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  • BIGJIMMYU
    BIGJIMMYU Posts: 1,221 Member
    Any high cardio plan mixed with full body resistance such as Kettle Bells will melt fat.
  • dizzleLA
    dizzleLA Posts: 5
    more weights, less cardio. I was a cardio junkie at the begining of my journey SMH, lifting weights 4 days a week HIIT 2. leaned out loosing fat not muscle. crossfit exersices are pretty awesome also. 15-20 minutes of hot diggity dog. get your heart pumping blood flowing muscles growing and fat melting. count your macros
    But whats your goal marathon runner look or fit bod.
    If its marathon runner go HAM 1 hr cardio sesions go ride a bike for 15 miles
  • kellch
    kellch Posts: 7,849 Member
    I, personally, LOVE Tae Bo :flowerforyou:

    But there's alot to choose from out there. Find something you enjoy. Try lots of different things. It's good to get variety.

    I just have always loved kickboxing, boxing, martial art type workouts....I guess I like to hit SH....I mean Stuff :bigsmile: :smokin:
  • mellorunner
    mellorunner Posts: 78 Member
    I did about an hour and fifty minutes in the morning, an hour in the afternoon, and two shorter rides (about 20 minutes a piece) in the evening (I bike to commute). The morning ride was averaging around 16mph, afternoon was really pushing it, and the 2 shorter rides were between 14 and 15mph. All on roads, and my bike is a crossover.
  • msstatz
    msstatz Posts: 163 Member
    I find that biking a lot is a great way to go. Burned about 2600 calories today, just from biking. It's time intensive, but enjoyable.
    Just curious how long, how hard and at what intensity did you bike for?

    I can't see his stuff, but at my stats that would take about two and a half hours going about twenty on a paved trail, which isn't terribly brutal if you ride a lot. Street riding takes a lot of braking which tends to put a cap on how fast you can go depending on how the lights are spaced.

    thats an impossible calorie burn for that intensity and time. about half that would be more accurate.

    That is what I was thinking.
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,659 Member
    I find that biking a lot is a great way to go. Burned about 2600 calories today, just from biking. It's time intensive, but enjoyable.
    Just curious how long, how hard and at what intensity did you bike for?

    I can't see his stuff, but at my stats that would take about two and a half hours going about twenty on a paved trail, which isn't terribly brutal if you ride a lot. Street riding takes a lot of braking which tends to put a cap on how fast you can go depending on how the lights are spaced.
    thats an impossible calorie burn for that intensity and time. about half that would be more accurate.

    I Agree.

    As a comparison, a marathon runner weighing around 130lbs will burn approximately 2900 calories. A 210lbs marathon runner burns approx 3500 calories.

    Cycling will be a lot less, regardless as to how fast they are cycling.
  • iarelarry
    iarelarry Posts: 201 Member
    Squats! Accept no other alternatives!!
  • mellorunner
    mellorunner Posts: 78 Member
    I find that biking a lot is a great way to go. Burned about 2600 calories today, just from biking. It's time intensive, but enjoyable.
    Just curious how long, how hard and at what intensity did you bike for?

    I can't see his stuff, but at my stats that would take about two and a half hours going about twenty on a paved trail, which isn't terribly brutal if you ride a lot. Street riding takes a lot of braking which tends to put a cap on how fast you can go depending on how the lights are spaced.

    thats an impossible calorie burn for that intensity and time. about half that would be more accurate.

    That is what I was thinking.

    Yesterday I totalled around 3.5 hours of biking, all north of 15mph. My bike is a fairly second rate crossover and all riding was done on regular roads, not bike paths.
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  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Speed rope

    ^^ This
  • __Di__
    __Di__ Posts: 1,659 Member
    Nothing burns more, IMO, than heavy lifting. Squats, Deadlifts, Bench Press, and Overhead Presses, in all their various forms. These are the top moves that will burn calories like no ones business. These burn way more than any cardio exercise.

    Look at 5x5 strong lifts, or New Rules of Lifting for Women.

    You can thank me later.

    The other thing that no one ever talks about, is lifting takes a lot less time than cardio. But, it burns more. It's a better bang for the buck. And, it burns for days after too. It's unbelieveable how big of a difference lifting makes for women.

    Here's something you might want to look at:

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/987513-lifting-is-the-most-horrible-thing-to-a-woman-since-twiggy

    Out of interest, how much does it burn in say, one hour?
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  • MizTerry
    MizTerry Posts: 3,763 Member
    The best one is the one that you are comfortable doing.

    Seriously.

    My martial arts cardio class burns a lot, but it may not be for you. The elliptical can burn quite a bit but it depends on your age, weight and incline that you choose and how fast you run it. The same is applied for treadmills.

    If you lift, you can build muscle to burn more during cardio. Again, it all comes down to what you are comfy with.

    For fun, I named all my equipment and exercises with masculine names to make people laugh. I have Eduardo, Bob, Ben, Ray, etc.
  • harphy
    harphy Posts: 290 Member
    If you move from couch to 1000 calories per hour your body will rebell and shut down. Many people who start too hard face injuries snd this is unpleasant, painfull and costly side effect of wanting too much in too short time. We didn't get our extra weight in couple of days, we can't loose it in couple of days. Start slow and slowly add weight, distance, speed, choreography...
  • tehboxingkitteh
    tehboxingkitteh Posts: 1,574 Member
    The best one is the one that you are comfortable doing.

    Seriously.

    My martial arts cardio class burns a lot, but it may not be for you. The elliptical can burn quite a bit but it depends on your age, weight and incline that you choose and how fast you run it. The same is applied for treadmills.

    If you lift, you can build muscle to burn more during cardio. Again, it all comes down to what you are comfy with.

    For fun, I named all my equipment and exercises with masculine names to make people laugh. I have Eduardo, Bob, Ben, Ray, etc.
    Peter and Richard are joining in soon, she forgot to add.

    I box. But I'm exhausted after an hour.
  • MamaMaryC
    MamaMaryC Posts: 142 Member
    In my humble opinion....

    Don't search for a workout that burns the most. You might find it boring and dread doing it. Consider finding a workout that you will enjoy and look forward to.

    Your burn will differ from others depending on your gender, weight, and body type. Also consider purchasing a heart rate monitor. MFP tends to be generous in rewarding calories burnt. I purchased a HRM and found that I was actually burning over 100 less than what MFP was saying I burnt. Which is why I was losing slower than what I expected, at the time.

    I have been around many people who do a variety of workouts. I have heard a lot of good things about Zumba and Insanity. I have had success (burning many calories) with Zumba and TurboFire. Both of which were fun and burnt a good bit.
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    The highest calorie burn per unit of time is with cross country skiing. A close second is running.

    To burn high calorie counts in an hour with either of these you have to already be in pretty good shape.

    My normal calorie burn in an hour of easy running is around 850 at 178 lbs. That is running continuously at 8:30/mi. Calories burned per hour drop sharply as the pace gets slower.
  • whitneysin
    whitneysin Posts: 605 Member
    Try this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lvKyuhdAT0
  • Beautifulbridgittlee7
    Beautifulbridgittlee7 Posts: 352 Member
    Swimming vigorously, water jogging, kickboxing, taebo, spinning, rowing, hiit, zumba, inline skating, trail running, biking, good luck.
  • GertrudeHorse
    GertrudeHorse Posts: 646 Member
    People who claim to burn 1000 calories in one hour either: a) have a very high body mass or b) are not calculating their burns accurately.

    The best thing you can do is wear a HRM when you're exercising. Deduct your resting calories from that because they are already calculated for in MFP/TDEE method.

    Overall, do exercise you enjoy. Doing something strenuous for the sole purpose of burning calories gets pretty boring pretty quickly.
  • Tigs2614
    Tigs2614 Posts: 142 Member
    Sounds like a very high amount of calories to burn to me. Not saying it's impossible but I do suggest listening to your own body. You will feel when you can push yourself and you build up strength and endurance. Interval training is great. I try to go as fast as I can for a minute and then slow it down for the next two minutes to recover and continue that way. All the best.
  • caracrawford1
    caracrawford1 Posts: 657 Member
    Whatever exercise you can sustain comfortably at a target heart rate to burn cals. In other words, you may think you want to say, do an hour on a stepmill at high speed but if you cannot do that without leaning over gasping for breath and stopping then that isn't the calorie burner for YOU.
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