Did I seriously only burn 72 calories?

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denisec226
denisec226 Posts: 16 Member
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72? That's not discouraging. I did a 17 min mile on the treadmill, which is an improvement from my 20min mile. I def want to have a goal of loosing 3-400 calls a day but I can't do crazy exercises. I've done all the Jillian micharls DVDs and I feel like I'm gonna puke and die, so I do them for a bit but it's to hard to keep up with. So I'm starting slow so I don't give up, but at 3.5 im sweaty, when I got off my heart rate was like 135 a min..and I had stepped off for a min. How does my body feel like it's working so hard that I need to catch my breath when I'm done and yet I burned 72 calls??
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  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
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    How did you get that number? It might not be far off. For me, 17 minutes at 3.5 mph burns around 80 calories.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
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    What do you weigh? That will make a difference. If you're quite small, you burn fewer calories. I'm around 160 lbs and if I walk for 30 minutes I can burn about 200 calories, but yeah, if you are much smaller it will be less than 100 for 15 mins or so. That would be 300/hour. But it does sound a little low. What gave you that count?
  • Blacklance36
    Blacklance36 Posts: 755 Member
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    When I'm on the treadmill I typically burn 500 calories an hour. 4.5 MPH average as sometimes I jog and other times Im walking fast..
  • bagge72
    bagge72 Posts: 1,377 Member
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    72? That's not discouraging. I did a 17 min mile on the treadmill, which is an improvement from my 20min mile. I def want to have a goal of loosing 3-400 calls a day but I can't do crazy exercises. I've done all the Jillian micharls DVDs and I feel like I'm gonna puke and die, so I do them for a bit but it's to hard to keep up with. So I'm starting slow so I don't give up, but at 3.5 im sweaty, when I got off my heart rate was like 135 a min..and I had stepped off for a min. How does my body feel like it's working so hard that I need to catch my breath when I'm done and yet I burned 72 calls??

    You walked for less than 20 minutes I wouldn't expect to burn that many calories, just keep picking up the pace and the calorie burns will get bigger. Maybe try doing a slow jog every 5 minutes for just a minute. So basically walk 5 minutes, jog a minute, walk 5 minutes jog a minute.
  • DamePiglet
    DamePiglet Posts: 3,730 Member
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    72? That's not discouraging. I did a 17 min mile on the treadmill, which is an improvement from my 20min mile. I def want to have a goal of loosing 3-400 calls a day but I can't do crazy exercises. I've done all the Jillian micharls DVDs and I feel like I'm gonna puke and die, so I do them for a bit but it's to hard to keep up with. So I'm starting slow so I don't give up, but at 3.5 im sweaty, when I got off my heart rate was like 135 a min..and I had stepped off for a min. How does my body feel like it's working so hard that I need to catch my breath when I'm done and yet I burned 72 calls??

    You walked for less than 2o minutes I wouldn't expect to burn that many calories, just keep picking up the pace and the calorie burns will get bigger. Maybe try doing a slow job every 5 minutes for just a minute. So basically walk 5 minutes, jog a minute, walk 5 minutes job a minute.

    Oh, that's EASY! I'd totally watch a porn with my parents. Even in their prime, I wouldn't want to see them nekkid.
  • bagge72
    bagge72 Posts: 1,377 Member
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    72? That's not discouraging. I did a 17 min mile on the treadmill, which is an improvement from my 20min mile. I def want to have a goal of loosing 3-400 calls a day but I can't do crazy exercises. I've done all the Jillian micharls DVDs and I feel like I'm gonna puke and die, so I do them for a bit but it's to hard to keep up with. So I'm starting slow so I don't give up, but at 3.5 im sweaty, when I got off my heart rate was like 135 a min..and I had stepped off for a min. How does my body feel like it's working so hard that I need to catch my breath when I'm done and yet I burned 72 calls??

    You walked for less than 2o minutes I wouldn't expect to burn that many calories, just keep picking up the pace and the calorie burns will get bigger. Maybe try doing a slow job every 5 minutes for just a minute. So basically walk 5 minutes, jog a minute, walk 5 minutes job a minute.

    Oh, that's EASY! I'd totally watch a porn with my parents. Even in their prime, I wouldn't want to see them nekkid.

    Those slow jobs are the best ones aren't them?
  • denisec226
    denisec226 Posts: 16 Member
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    It's hard to log inclines and some jogging cause mfp doesn't really give the option. I'm 150lbs, and it's what mfp and a few other sites gave me, around 72-80. One said 200, figured that was wrong
  • Apocalypz
    Apocalypz Posts: 155 Member
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    Agreed. Based on my HR monitor, a 15 min 3.5 mph walk is only ~60kcal burned. Did you at least enjoy the walk? If not, why not find other activities which get you outside so you have fun while you burn?
  • chichi2130
    chichi2130 Posts: 65 Member
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    Honestly, yes, you probably did only burn 72 calories. I usually burn 90-100 calories per mile - at 5mph, heart rate fairly steady around 165 bpm.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
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    72? That's not discouraging. I did a 17 min mile on the treadmill, which is an improvement from my 20min mile.

    72 calories for a mile walk would be about right if you're 250 pounds. If you weight less than that, the 72 calories is an over-estimate.
    How does my body feel like it's working so hard that I need to catch my breath when I'm done and yet I burned 72 calls??

    It means you're terribly out of shape. Keep working it, a little further each time, and you'll get there. Don't worry about the speed, it makes little difference, what matters is the distance.
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
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    If you don't like vigorous exercise, waving your hands around slowly and walking like you're at the bottom of the sea (aka tai chi) for an hour can burn around 300 kcals and is gentle on your body.
  • shutyourpieholeandsquat
    shutyourpieholeandsquat Posts: 1,394 Member
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    Not sure but is 135 for a heart-rate that high when you've been working out? Mine gets around 160. Just curious.
  • rabbyduby
    rabbyduby Posts: 123 Member
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    create a workout on mfp, put walking, miles, incline and then calories burned. I usually walk at 2.5 mph at 6.5% incline for 45 minutes and i burn about 340 - 400 calories. I vary speed sometimes.
  • denisec226
    denisec226 Posts: 16 Member
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    No I hate it but I have a four year old and watch a two year old so doing most stuff is out. I can get in maybe an hr before the two year old comes to my house. Plus it's freakin freezing out.
    I wanna do more but I can only stay on 30 min at a time before I loose my mind...so bored. I'd go faster but I can't do it (physically) at this point. 3.5 is top speed for me. I can do 2.5 with a 5 incline but like I said, switching it up or inclines are really hard to log
  • GillianMcK
    GillianMcK Posts: 401 Member
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    How are you getting 72cal, did you have a heart rate monitor on??

    As another person has suggested increase the pace to increase the heart rate, keep it easy at the start, 5min walk warm up, run a minute walk 90secs for 8reps then 5min walk cool down, when I do tabatta or fartlek training (mainly on the cross-trainer because of an injury) if I check my heart-rate using the machine it'll be over 200.

    And just remember (I dislike this saying as it's always being said to me) 'Sweat is just fat crying' so the more you sweat the better!!!
  • 3dogsrunning
    3dogsrunning Posts: 27,167 Member
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    Yes. That is a pretty reasonable amount for your distance/pace/weight.
    When i was at a similar weight I was logging similar burns. A half hour walk at the same pace was less than 200 calories.


    There are more benefits to exercise than how many calories you burned. If you are improving, that is also good.

    Keep in mind that the average calorie burn for a 150 lb person for running one mile is around 100 calories. Walking burns less.
  • twilaklasen
    twilaklasen Posts: 10 Member
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    Whether you run or walk, you generally lose the same calories for one mile, so don't push yourself so hard! Maybe come up with a mile goal and do it at a pace that will keep you interested but not so hard you will quit.
  • chichi2130
    chichi2130 Posts: 65 Member
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    Not sure but is 135 for a heart-rate that high when you've been working out? Mine gets around 160. Just curious.

    No, it's not. Mine also gets into the 160-170 area. When I'm doing any sort of interval training, I generally increase the intensity again when my HR gets down to the 130 area.
  • DamePiglet
    DamePiglet Posts: 3,730 Member
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    72? That's not discouraging. I did a 17 min mile on the treadmill, which is an improvement from my 20min mile. I def want to have a goal of loosing 3-400 calls a day but I can't do crazy exercises. I've done all the Jillian micharls DVDs and I feel like I'm gonna puke and die, so I do them for a bit but it's to hard to keep up with. So I'm starting slow so I don't give up, but at 3.5 im sweaty, when I got off my heart rate was like 135 a min..and I had stepped off for a min. How does my body feel like it's working so hard that I need to catch my breath when I'm done and yet I burned 72 calls??

    You walked for less than 2o minutes I wouldn't expect to burn that many calories, just keep picking up the pace and the calorie burns will get bigger. Maybe try doing a slow job every 5 minutes for just a minute. So basically walk 5 minutes, jog a minute, walk 5 minutes job a minute.

    Oh, that's EASY! I'd totally watch a porn with my parents. Even in their prime, I wouldn't want to see them nekkid.

    Those slow jobs are the best ones aren't them?

    That's what I'm told... oh wait... you said "SLOW"... nvrmind
  • likitisplit
    likitisplit Posts: 9,420 Member
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    No I hate it but I have a four year old and watch a two year old so doing most stuff is out. I can get in maybe an hr before the two year old comes to my house. Plus it's freakin freezing out.
    I wanna do more but I can only stay on 30 min at a time before I loose my mind...so bored. I'd go faster but I can't do it (physically) at this point. 3.5 is top speed for me. I can do 2.5 with a 5 incline but like I said, switching it up or inclines are really hard to log

    I do bodyweight exercises with a four year old and a two year old. We all love headstands.

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