Calculating my burnt calories?

nlb1106
nlb1106 Posts: 37 Member
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If I go for an hours walk and I'm pushing a buggy do I have 2 sets of calories burnt to log or do I just log the walk, as I see there is an option that says pushing pushchair. I hope this makes sense and someone can help. I just want a good idea of what I'm burning

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  • socioseguro
    socioseguro Posts: 1,679 Member
    Hi

    I use a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) for my physical activities. Chest strap version works better for me.

    This helps with calories burned for any activity, any machine, any mixed of the two.

    I found out the calories burned are more impacted by intensity than time.

    Good luck in your journey
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,097 Member
    I'm not sure what a pushchair is, unless it's an unpowered wheelchair, in which case I would think the calorie estimate in the database would assume it contains an adult human, and therefore probably weighs a lot more than a buggy (=baby buggy, pram, baby carriage, right?) If you're going to go by the database (which I do, so I'm not arguing you have to get an HRM), I think you'd be better off just entering the walking value. There is a walking carrying baby entry, but obviously the wheels on the buggy reduce the amount of energy you would expend, compared to carrying the baby.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    I wouldn't worry about the buggy unless it's heavy. You can calculate the walking part with this:

    net calories burned = 0.3 * body weight in pounds * miles walked
  • imzadi481
    imzadi481 Posts: 86 Member
    I personnaly calculate the walking without the stroller. I figure if I burn a bit more cals pushing the stroller, they are just extras that will help with my weight loss.
  • nlb1106
    nlb1106 Posts: 37 Member
    There is just an option in the exercise list that says pushing or pulling a stroller with child (a stroller in the uk is called a pushchair) so I wasn't sure weather it classed as extra calories burnt. It was just curious as to what I might actually be burning but not curious enough to buy a heart rate monitor. Thanks for your replys
  • RoyBeck
    RoyBeck Posts: 947 Member
    I wouldn't worry about the buggy unless it's heavy. You can calculate the walking part with this:

    net calories burned = 0.3 * body weight in pounds * miles walked

    I thought this formula was flawed? As in pace, fitness levels etc..

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