Loose more calories when new to exercise?

Cloudborn
Cloudborn Posts: 43 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Do you loose more calories (because your body/heart is unused to exercise) when you first start exercising and are very unfit?

Just wondering because I did 40mins fo swimming today for the first time in years and I feel really sore. Guess it will get better with time!

Replies

  • Azdak
    Azdak Posts: 8,281 Member
    Soreness has no correlation to either the quality of the workout or the calories expended. It just means you did something new. Actually, an unfit person normally burns fewer calories because they cannot push themselves that hard.

    That's not really important. What's important is that you got up and started a workout program. You may have overdone it the first day a little, but don't let this soreness stop you. It will clear up soon.
  • _Waffle_
    _Waffle_ Posts: 13,049 Member
    Do you loose more calories

    footloose-dancing.jpg
    Just wondering because I did 40mins fo swimming today for the first time in years and I feel really sore. Guess it will get better with time!

    Read all about your problem here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delayed_onset_muscle_soreness

    Yes it gets better.
  • Cloudborn
    Cloudborn Posts: 43 Member
    I don't really mind the soreness that much, whatever doesn't kill me will make me stronger!

    Thanks for your answers guys!

Categories