What's Your Average Burn

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  • IWILLBelieveAchieveInspire
    IWILLBelieveAchieveInspire Posts: 218 Member
    My heart rate monitor on average reads around 500-550 calories in a 60min workout. I typically do 30min of weight training, and approx. 30min of some sort of cardio. These days I've been doing a lot of skipping rope intervals and that seems to burn most calories for me.
  • CathOh
    CathOh Posts: 72 Member
    It would take me 2.5 hours of running at 6.5 mph for me to burn 1000 calories. That definitely doesn't happen on a daily basis. I typically run or cycle for an hour per day, averaging a calorie burn of between 400-450 calories based on my heart rate monitor (which considers my age, height, weight, etc).
  • Riemersma4
    Riemersma4 Posts: 400 Member
    1,000 - 1,200/day? WOW! I tip my metaphorical hat to you.

    My goal is consistency. I strive to get 6 days a week of at least 300/day. I usually end up between 2,000 - 2,500 for the week.

    Keep burning a path for us!

    Best to all!
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
    Interestingly enough, my highest record single burn came from doing 6 straight hours (zero breaks) of yard work (cleaning my swimming pool) last summer. My HRM recorded over 4,500 cals!

    I laughed. Is that the number MFP gave you?
  • mrandolph69
    mrandolph69 Posts: 197 Member
    I have tracked my cardio workouts using a Polar HRM since 8-22-11. In that time frame my average cardio workout lasts 37 minutes and burns 534 calories. I workout 4 days a week and alternate between steady state cardio one week and HIIT the next. My cardio workouts can be on an elliptical, arc trainer, recumbent bike, spin bike, stair stepper or tread mill. The most I ever burned according to my HRM was 4,492 calories on a 3.5 hour 36.5 mile bike ride over what felt to me like fairly hilly terrain.

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