C25K - counting exercise calories?

160 - 170 for the 3rd week isn't bad actually. A decent rule of thumb is 100 calories per mile.

C25K isn't the calorie burn people expect sometimes. The best thing to do is get a HRM and wear that when you are doing cardio. I'm not sure a really expensive pedometer, sorry I mean "activity" tracker is going to give you any more of a correct answer than the app you are using.

If it helps at all, I just started Week 2 of C25K. I wear my heart rate monitor to track calories. I'm female, 5'11" and 166 lbs.

During Week 1 I burned about 275 calories per session.

Yesterday, on my first session of Week 2 I burned about 325.

That includes the 5 minutes warm up and 5 minute cooldown.

I agree with the other posters - 160-170 seems about right for a 30 minute walk/run combo. I'm 5'6" and 143lbs and I burn about 100/mile when running according to my HRM.

Hi everyone,

I am on my 3rd week of C25K now and I noticed something odd. The app integrates with MFP so that when I finish the workout, it logs the calories burnt into MFP. However it seems to me that C25K app underestimates the calories I burnt. It shows 160-170 calories burnt during 30 minutes of brisk walking/running... And there's no way the amount is that small.

Is there a way to correct this? Or maybe the best option is to buy something like FitBit and know for sure?

Any advice is appreciated!

Thank you,

Olga

The reality is that calorie burn from exercise is far less than what people would perceive it to be. If you're in week 3 then you're doing a lot of run walk intervals...so maybe 1.5 - 2 miles or so in about 30 minutes...that calorie burn fits that profile.

As others have stated, 100 calories per mile is a good estimate...it'll be a bit more if you're heavier and could be a bit less if you're lighter...but 100 calories per mile has always been a good enough estimate for me. By the by, it is all estimate...even with a HRM you won't know for sure.