A little skeptical

Notlikethisanymore
Notlikethisanymore Posts: 20
in Fitness and Exercise
I am 131.6 pounds. I looked up how many calories I burn walking for 60 minutes and it said 328....It seems like the number is to high or is it just me? Is it really possible I burn that much just walking for an hour?

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  • sculli123
    sculli123 Posts: 1,221 Member
    depends on how fast you walk. You would need to be walking pretty fast like 4.5 mph or something.

    edit: actually 3.5 mph so medium fast pace (looked it up on another site) Also, if you walk in the woods on rough terrain, up hills, etc it will be even more. Or carry a backpack.
  • thavoice
    thavoice Posts: 1,326 Member
    I am 131.6 pounds. I looked up how many calories I burn walking for 60 minutes and it said 328....It seems like the number is to high or is it just me? Is it really possible I burn that much just walking for an hour?
    generally 1 mile run. is 115 cal burned and walk 75 to 80. you think you walked 4 miles in that hour?
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    It depends more on the distance walked really. There are many different speeds you can walk at so a time isn't really helpful. That definitely seems high though. Where did you get that number? MFP?
  • sculli123
    sculli123 Posts: 1,221 Member
    Check this out. http://www.nutristrategy.com/caloriesburnedwalking.htm
  • KatiePapaya
    KatiePapaya Posts: 30
    Depends on how fast you go! I'm 121lbs, and have an (annoyingly expensive) pedometer which takes into account speed, stride, incline etc. (i.e. it knows when I'm going up one of the enormous hills around where I live!) If I go 4.5mph - 5mph, I burn 220+ in about 45 minutes; today, I went 3 mph for 90 for the a similar burn. For 60 minutes really fast, it's not that far fetched, but for 60 minutes strolling...yeah...
    Pedometers are great, if you care to shell out the £30 for a decent one :S
    Hope this helps :flowerforyou:
  • Notlikethisanymore
    Notlikethisanymore Posts: 20
    I was walking at a normal pace maybe 3 miles in that 60 minutes
  • doctorsookie
    doctorsookie Posts: 1,084 Member
    I walked 50 minutes at 4.0 and burned 342 calories. I weighed in at 125.6 last Sunday. I wear an HRM.
  • brianpperkins
    brianpperkins Posts: 6,124 Member
    Looks high even for total calories burned ... net burn is even lower.

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