Calories burned during high intensity interval workout?

sugargirl223
sugargirl223 Posts: 10
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Does anyone have an idea on how many calories are burned while doing a high intensity interval workout?

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  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Yes
  • uconnwinsnc1
    uconnwinsnc1 Posts: 902 Member
    Does anyone have an idea on how many calories are burned while doing a high intensity interval workout?

    Depends on how long you do it for and what your understanding of "high intensity" is.
  • formerfatboy1
    formerfatboy1 Posts: 76 Member
    Invest in a Heart rate monitor to keep track of calories burned. H.I.I.T. has an advantage of keeping the calories burning even after your workout. So the calories burned on your HRM will be low but the calories after you are done will continue to increase. H.I.I.T. is only recommended 3 times per week the other days I will continue cardio by doing L.I.S.S. cardio to keep the body fat percentage if you are looking to lean out. Depending on your goals and how far you want to take your physique.
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    Invest in a Heart rate monitor to keep track of calories burned. H.I.I.T. has an advantage of keeping the calories burning even after your workout. So the calories burned on your HRM will be low but the calories after you are done will continue to increase. H.I.I.T. is only recommended 3 times per week the other days I will continue cardio by doing L.I.S.S. cardio to keep the body fat percentage if you are looking to lean out. Depending on your goals and how far you want to take your physique.

    Nope nope nope. Only follow the bolded advice if you want to severely over estimate your calorie burns
  • dcresider
    dcresider Posts: 1,272 Member
    Invest in a good heart rate monitor. It's the only way to get a good estimate of calories burned. Do NOT use the estimates that are given to you on a cardio machine (i.e. treadmill, elleptical, stationary bike) because they overestimate calories burned.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    Heart rate monitors are only accurate for steady cardio.
  • Iron_Feline
    Iron_Feline Posts: 10,750 Member
    Invest in a good heart rate monitor. It's the only way to get a good estimate of calories burned. Do NOT use the estimates that are given to you on a cardio machine (i.e. treadmill, elleptical, stationary bike) because they overestimate calories burned.

    Nope. Heart rate monitors only work for steady state cardio. What does HIIT stand for again?

    Edit: I type too slow.
  • sugargirl223
    sugargirl223 Posts: 10
    Invest in a good heart rate monitor. It's the only way to get a good estimate of calories burned. Do NOT use the estimates that are given to you on a cardio machine (i.e. treadmill, elleptical, stationary bike) because they overestimate calories burned.

    Nope. Heart rate monitors only work for steady state cardio. What does HIIT stand for again?

    Edit: I type too slow.
  • sugargirl223
    sugargirl223 Posts: 10
    Invest in a good heart rate monitor. It's the only way to get a good estimate of calories burned. Do NOT use the estimates that are given to you on a cardio machine (i.e. treadmill, elleptical, stationary bike) because they overestimate calories burned.

    Nope. Heart rate monitors only work for steady state cardio. What does HIIT stand for again?

    Edit: I type too slow.

    Thanks for the responses, they are good to know. HIIT stands for high intensity interval training. I have a video with 10 minute sections where you do 20 seconds on and a 10 second rest.
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Heart rate monitors are only accurate for steady cardio.

    This^

    Calorie burns depend upon height, weight, age, gender, exertion level, and more. Anything is going to be an estimate for you. Look for an on-line calculator that allows you to plug in lots of factors.

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