not burning as much anymore

Maidofmer
Maidofmer Posts: 908 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Is it normal? I love the elliptical, use it almost every day. I go by what the machine says. No fancy formulas because I really suck at math and don't want to do it. but, in 65 minutes, I could burn 900 - 1000+ calories, the highest I got was 1088, and now I am lucky to burn 700 - 850. Don't get me wrong, I'm thrilled that those 700 - 850 are gone, but I don't understand why I'm not burning as much. I burn 15 - 17 a minute, can do or could do 200 in 12 minutes, but now it's slowing down. Is it because of weight loss?
I keep the incline at 13 and cross ramp at 6 on the interval course.

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  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    you're becoming more efficient and therefore your body needs less energy to do the same amount of work..try changing the routine on the elliptical
  • Maidofmer
    Maidofmer Posts: 908 Member
    makes sense. thank you :)
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
    Calories burned depends on weight and intensity.

    Are you are entering a lower weight and not burning much.

    Fitness doesn't play a role in calories burned other than the fact that the fitter you are the higher intensity you can work at or longer.

    If two people of the same weight do the same workout at the same intensity, they will burn the same amount even if one is an Olympic athlete and the other is just an average person. The Olympian may perforce the effort as easier but ts he same calories burned.
  • Cait_Sidhe
    Cait_Sidhe Posts: 3,150 Member
    What the machines tell you that you burned is almost never correct. The lower number is probably closer to the truth.
  • meshashesha2012
    meshashesha2012 Posts: 8,329 Member
    Calories burned depends on weight and intensity.

    Are you are entering a lower weight and not burning much.

    Fitness doesn't play a role in calories burned other than the fact that the fitter you are the higher intensity you can work at or longer.

    If two people of the same weight do the same workout at the same intensity, they will burn the same amount even if one is an Olympic athlete and the other is just an average person. The Olympian may perforce the effort as easier but ts he same calories burned.

    that doesnt make sense at all. calories are a measure of energy. no way the olympian who has trained at becoming efficient at their sport will burn the same amount of calories (in other words require the same amount of energy ) and some schlub off the street doing the same exact workout

    you're basically saying that someone can burn the same amount of calories in the same amount of time putting in less amount of effort as they can putting in more amount of effort.
  • JCMA94
    JCMA94 Posts: 6
    Try HIIT on the elliptical, that would burn a greater amount of calories in a shorter amount of time plus you should burn more fat due to the changing intensity
  • HealthyVitamins
    HealthyVitamins Posts: 432 Member
    Yeah same thing happened to me, a 40 minute run I used to burn 330 calories, now i'm running for 35 minutes and i'm only burning 280, same distance, faster pace.

    I just put it down to becoming fitter :)
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    Calories burned depends on weight and intensity.

    Are you are entering a lower weight and not burning much.

    Fitness doesn't play a role in calories burned other than the fact that the fitter you are the higher intensity you can work at or longer.

    If two people of the same weight do the same workout at the same intensity, they will burn the same amount even if one is an Olympic athlete and the other is just an average person. The Olympian may perforce the effort as easier but ts he same calories burned.

    that doesnt make sense at all. calories are a measure of energy. no way the olympian who has trained at becoming efficient at their sport will burn the same amount of calories (in other words require the same amount of energy ) and some schlub off the street doing the same exact workout

    you're basically saying that someone can burn the same amount of calories in the same amount of time putting in less amount of effort as they can putting in more amount of effort.

    key words here: same intensity.

    at which point it makes perfect sense. laws of physics apply equally to all things.
  • Shawshankcan
    Shawshankcan Posts: 900 Member
    Think of it this way - and empty truck will
    Use less fuel then when it is loaded, trying tongi the same distance at the same speed.
  • Ninkyou
    Ninkyou Posts: 6,666 Member
    IMO, those machines are waaaaaaaaay overestimating your burn. I'd suggest getting a HRM to really know what you're burning. Although it's still an estimate, it's a better estimate than the machines. No fancy maths involved in that.

    That being said, it's because the work you've been doing has increased your maximum (endurance/fitness).. The actual energy cost (calories burned) has not changed, it's the same as before but it just feels easier because you are more fit. If you increase your intensity you'll be back at your maximum.

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