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aneary1980
aneary1980 Posts: 461 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Is 600 cals a realistic burn for an hour of circuits?

I'm 5'4" and 167lbs

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  • Phildog47
    Phildog47 Posts: 255 Member
    You would be close if you are working hard enough. Wear a HRM when working out. It helps you get a feel for what you have to do to get a good calorie burn.
  • aneary1980
    aneary1980 Posts: 461 Member
    I don't have a HRM it's on the list after the £200 running shoes I'm going to have to buy if I want to do a half marathon next year. :(
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    aneary1980 wrote: »
    I don't have a HRM it's on the list after the £200 running shoes I'm going to have to buy if I want to do a half marathon next year. :(

    presumably you need specialist shoes if they're £200?
  • stuffinmuffin
    stuffinmuffin Posts: 985 Member
    edited October 2014
    I'd say 600 calories seems about right for an hour if it's pretty intense.

    The shoes sound terribly expensive. I did one half marathon in some £40 asics and another in £80 Nike Frees. The asics were better!

    You can get a Polar FT4 from amazon for about £40.
  • aneary1980
    aneary1980 Posts: 461 Member
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    aneary1980 wrote: »
    I don't have a HRM it's on the list after the £200 running shoes I'm going to have to buy if I want to do a half marathon next year. :(

    presumably you need specialist shoes if they're £200?

    Yes unfortunately I have a displaced bone in my foot which has caused aligment problems which has lead to slipped discs and the shoes will have a custom made insole I have a similar insole in my ski boots from the same company.
  • aneary1980
    aneary1980 Posts: 461 Member
    stuffinmuffin wrote: »
    I'd say 600 calories seems about right for an hour if it's pretty intense.

    The shoes sound terribly expensive. I did one half marathon in some £40 asics and another in £80 Nike Frees. The asics were better!

    You can get a Polar FT4 from amazon for about £40.

    I use asics atm but anything more than 10k and I get back pain.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    aneary1980 wrote: »
    TavistockToad wrote: »
    aneary1980 wrote: »
    I don't have a HRM it's on the list after the £200 running shoes I'm going to have to buy if I want to do a half marathon next year. :(

    presumably you need specialist shoes if they're £200?

    Yes unfortunately I have a displaced bone in my foot which has caused aligment problems which has lead to slipped discs and the shoes will have a custom made insole I have a similar insole in my ski boots from the same company.

    best get the HRM on your christmas list for santa then! :smile:
  • aneary1980
    aneary1980 Posts: 461 Member
    The running shoes are on the christmas list. :\
  • DavPul
    DavPul Posts: 61,406 Member
    aneary1980 wrote: »
    Is 600 cals a realistic burn for an hour of circuits?

    I'm 5'4" and 167lbs

    Seems high. At that bodyweight you'd have to be killing yourself with it for the entire time
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    600 seems a little high to me, but not out of the realm of possibility.

    What's the circuit made up of? How long do you rest between sets/stations?
  • aneary1980
    aneary1980 Posts: 461 Member
    DavPul wrote: »
    aneary1980 wrote: »
    Is 600 cals a realistic burn for an hour of circuits?

    I'm 5'4" and 167lbs

    Seems high. At that bodyweight you'd have to be killing yourself with it for the entire time

    Even though I'm quite short?
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    height has no impact on calorie burns.
  • aneary1980
    aneary1980 Posts: 461 Member
    That makes no sense.

    I'm over 2 stone over weight so I have to lug two extra stone around but someone who is the same weight but 6" taller wouldn't be over weight so wouldn't be lugging around the extra weight surely I would burn more due to the extra weight for my height?
  • jacksonpt
    jacksonpt Posts: 10,413 Member
    Actually, that makes no sense.

    Calories are a measure of work, of energy spent. Height has no impact on how hard you work to do something. Weight? Sure, height, nope. Moving 200lbs 1 mile down the road takes the same amount of energy whether you're 5' tall or 7' tall.

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