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Most Calories Burned ... In One Day?

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  • Brent686
    Brent686 Posts: 7 Member
    The most I've done is probably about 2,200 calories and this is when I go cycling. It would be about 33-35 miles at a pace of approximately 16-18mph on average for the entire trip!
  • Flyntiggr
    Flyntiggr Posts: 898 Member
    My biggest burn so far was a 10 mile hike with a 25 pound pack on. I burned about 3,300 cals that day.
  • rockieschick
    rockieschick Posts: 321 Member
    Climbing Mt. Temple in August was just under 6000 calories
  • peter610
    peter610 Posts: 3
    Guys just to say number ine how did u count ur calories and number 2 between about 3000 and 4500 cal per day is the most amount anyone could burn even if they were exersizing all day. I burnt just over 2000 calories today by. : getting up at six and riding a 3 hour bike ride, at 9.30,I did 100 squats with 10 kg weights in each hand followed by about 50 pressups then I went for a walk till 12:30 then did 7.5 hours of running (no exaggeration) followed by 1/2 a hours quick byciclying and I only just burnt 2250 cals .. Also children burn more than adults. I have a nike fuel band to count my calories..
  • peter610
    peter610 Posts: 3
    Guys just to say number ine how did u count ur calories and number 2 between about 3000 and 4500 cal per day is the most amount anyone could burn even if they were exersizing all day. I burnt just over 2000 calories today by. : getting up at six and riding a 3 hour bike ride, at 9.30,I did 100 squats with 10 kg weights in each hand followed by about 50 pressups then I went for a walk till 12:30 then did 7.5 hours of running (no exaggeration) followed by 1/2 a hours quick byciclying and I only just burnt 2250 cals .. Also children burn more than adults. I have a nike fuel band to count my calories..
  • acpgee
    acpgee Posts: 8,129 Member
    A long distance inline tour skating event in Holland. 140 km in 6 hours plus four 15 minute breaks for food, so the event was 7 hours total. I hit the wall (total glycogen depletion) near the end. Guessing 3000 kcal burned.
  • katro111
    katro111 Posts: 632 Member
    2,300 from the Rock N Roll Half Marathon in Las Vegas in 2012 (only burned 2,000 when I did the Rock N Roll halfy in Chicago in July of that same year).
  • Graelwyn75
    Graelwyn75 Posts: 4,404 Member
    About 1800 from 3 hours of cycling.
    Though I regularly have 900-1200 calorie burns anyway.
  • electrickazoo
    electrickazoo Posts: 55 Member
    2300 calories doing 3 hours of ski touring
  • SpecialSundae
    SpecialSundae Posts: 795 Member
    It's really hard to calculate, because it really depends on your baseline activity level.

    My overall total highest was 3900 with a heavy lifting session, lots of walking and about three hours dancing, but the exercise deduction was 1800 calories on a 2100 calorie baseline.
  • cccwarren
    cccwarren Posts: 2
    I have trouble with guessing calories burned.
  • phred_52
    phred_52 Posts: 189 Member
    4962 on 2/19 if MFP's calories are somewhere close. Though I usually subtract 20%. Normally I don't really pay much attn to numbers given. Just do my thing.

    3870 cals........8hrs of shoveling (heavy and deep)
    1092 cals........2hrs spinning (moderate pace)

    My goal is 2hrs spinning 5 days/wk. Some days ok, some not.
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    Just under 4,000.
    100 miles on my trusty old hybrid, almost seven hours of cycling.
  • southerndream24
    southerndream24 Posts: 303 Member
    Highest in one day, about 2800 during my last full marathon.
  • Athena53
    Athena53 Posts: 717 Member
    I'm figuring my FT7 heart rate monitor can be trusted here- my max was 1700 burned on a 50K bike ride in which I got lost so it was something over 50. Not sure what I turned during that 24-hour period since the FT7 is meant more for workout sessions. Have done 1200-1400 on other bike rides and sprint triathlons.
  • ROBOTFOOD
    ROBOTFOOD Posts: 5,527 Member
    Running up 14,000ft mtns in Colorado burned about 6,200 in one day.
    33 mi run on the road burned 3,900. \
    My fastest marathons (3:11) burned 2,700
    Fastest half marathon (1:28) burned 1,550
  • summertime_girl
    summertime_girl Posts: 3,945 Member
    I burned 3112 yesterday doing a full marathon while carrying a 40 pound pack, per my BodyBugg.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    I honestly have no clue. Ruck marching over 25 miles while carrying 80 pounds has to burn a couple calories.
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