How long are your workouts/how many cals do you aim to burn?
missiontofitness
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And, what do you do at said workouts?
I've discovered stationary biking is awesome for my heart (doesn't give me heart palpitations and trigger my tachycardia), so I've started incorporating that into my workouts this past weekend, and plan to make it a regular thing. It also is a great burn! I try to aim for 45 minutes or less, and to burn 150-250 calories a workout.
How about you?
I've discovered stationary biking is awesome for my heart (doesn't give me heart palpitations and trigger my tachycardia), so I've started incorporating that into my workouts this past weekend, and plan to make it a regular thing. It also is a great burn! I try to aim for 45 minutes or less, and to burn 150-250 calories a workout.
How about you?
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I love the use of an exercise bike. usually on that I can go an hour. The most calories I have burnt on the exercise bike is 264. Pretty good. I like the treadmill, hate the elliptical. Usually I can go 30 to 40 minutes on the treadmill, but I have got behind on it(haven't done that many minutes since I was a teen).0
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I do lots of different exercise. I have personal training sessions and burn around 300 calories...lots of weights/squats/lunges/kettlebells then intervals on the treadmill/bike/elliptical/rower.
Spinning burns around 350 calories in 45 minutes.
Aerobics burns around 300 for an hour.
Step aerobics burns around 350 calories in an hour.
Core stability burns around 250 calories for an hour, as it's a lot of weights and abs things, but not much cardio.
My own gym sessions usually burn around 400 calories as I spend a lot of time on the cardio machines.
Zumba burns about 250 calories in 45 mins...it's more fun than a workout.0 -
I do a parkrun each Saturday - 5km run in under 30 mins. That'll be a 300 cal burn. I also do a long 10k run on Sunday, which is about 600 cals. During the rest of the week, dance classes, dog walks, etc. I may not log each of these.0
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I workout anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour a day 5 or 6 days a week. When on the treadmill for an hour yesterday I burned 882 calories.
(As measured by my HRM)0 -
My workouts are similar to a circuit training. It is the beginner basics of tkd, they last anywhere from 20-30 minutes on a lower cal side I burn 355 cal and on the high side up to 416 cal. I plan to wear a HRM to get a more accurate reading. I think it is pretty spot on though.0
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Three days a week I do weight lifting and strength training after a few stretching exercises and a quick HIIT on the Stairmaster. Two days a week I do about 45 minutes of circuit training at a pretty quick pace and then swim for 30 minutes. I generally burn between 300 and 450 calories for each. Two days I take a break for recovery.0
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sometimes i'm happy to be a heavy guy...i burn double the calories when i exercise lol0
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Lately I've REALLY been slacking. After midterms I'm getting a Gold's membership so I expect my routine to change, but for now I do heavy cardio (zumba) 2-3 times a week for 45-60 minutes, sometimes more, depending on the class, and I can shoot for a burn of anywhere between 550 and 750, depending on how hard I work. I need to work more lifting and resistance in there soon.0
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About an hour. push day pull day leg day four times a week. About 180 calories or so burned.0
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I love love love the stationary bike. I get a really good burn and sweat from it. I try to do cardio for at least an hour, which right now is the treadmill and the bike. Then I do weight machines at the gym as long as I want.0
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I run 3-4 miles about 3 times a week (about 360 cals per run). Takes between 35-45 mins depending on the distance. I bike around 12-15miles at the weekends (about 600 cals) - takes about 1-1.25 hours.0
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It depends on how long the tv-show is that I'm watching while on my stationary bike.
I try about 30-45 min. on the bike and then do some restistance bands and squats, making the total work out about an hour.0 -
I like walking/jogging on the treadmill. I usually do a hill interval program when walking. I've been aiming to burn 1,000 calories 3-4 times a week.
I'm now beginning to use the recumbent elliptical because my feet bother me while walking/jogging on the treadmill, outside at the track, and at the park.0 -
Speedwalking for 30 minutes usually burns me about 200 cals. If I'm at the gym I usually do the elliptical because joint/back probs. I'll burn anywhere from 500 to 700 cals an hour on the elliptical depending on how much I put into it. I also wear a HRM with chest strap.0
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I'll work a lifting session between one and two hours. My goal is to burn 1 calorie per hour.0
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I exercise for about an hour each time, and burn between 750 - 1200 calories depending on what I am doing.0
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Short runs of 5-6 miles will take me less than an hour, and burn in the order of 600 calories. That tends to be midweek. Weekends are for long runs of up to 15 miles at the moment, so generally 1100-1500 cals over 2-3 hours.0
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I don't aim for a particular time unless I'm going for a longer run/more miles...I'd say average is burning 600-800 calories...varied exercise (pole dance, Pilates, running)...duration is usually at least 1 hour unless I'm in a rush.0
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I do workouts for the cardiovascular health. Any calories burned is just a bonus as far as I'm concerned.0
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I usually burn between 3-5 hundred calories per workout/ five times a week. I am now doing a bit more strength training w/ machines and free weights rather than being a cardio *kitten*. I feel tighter already. Ha.
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I strength train and run. My workouts are 15-60 minutes & my calorie burn is irrelevant.0
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I don't work out to burn calories... that's just a byproduct of the exercise.
I workout to have fun, get stronger, faster, or improve endurance, so my workouts are tailored to those goals. A workout could be 20 minutes, or it could be 4+ hours.0 -
I don't work out to burn calories... that's just a byproduct of the exercise.
I workout to have fun, get stronger, faster, or improve endurance, so my workouts are tailored to those goals. A workout could be 20 minutes, or it could be 4+ hours.
Agreed. I work out because I enjoy it, I track all work outs, no matter the length, as 1 calorie burned. I love the feeling of picking up something heavy then putting it down
I weight train, do HIIT, do yoga/pilates and hike occasionally. 0 -
Wow, I'm impressed with some of the calories burned at these workouts. Me, I'm a newbie to whole consistent exercise thing. Just showing up at the gym is a HUGE accomplishment for me. I go 5 times a week, focus just on cardio right now and that's always the treadmill. I do 30-35 minutes and burn from 125-150. Not much compared to everyone else
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onelovejenn wrote: »Wow, I'm impressed with some of the calories burned at these workouts. Me, I'm a newbie to whole consistent exercise thing. Just showing up at the gym is a HUGE accomplishment for me. I go 5 times a week, focus just on cardio right now and that's always the treadmill. I do 30-35 minutes and burn from 125-150. Not much compared to everyone else
It takes time, and as noted it's not really about burning calories as you should be replenishing those anyway. It's about improving your health, and performance.
I run because I enjoy it, it keeps me fit and it gives me goals to achieve outside the workplace. My main focus is distance at the moment, but when I started I struggled to get over the line.0 -
I work out 5-6 days a week. One day heavy lifting each for quad, hamstring, back, and shoulders/chest. After I finish with my muscle group for the day I try to do a little trunk work, and then some cardio for 20-30 minutes (which I don't always do because I hate it). One to two days a week are dedicated to some kind of class involving cardio- spin, HIIT, zumba, just because I won't do more than 20-30 minutes on my own.
Workouts are just under 2 hours and I barely burn any calories because I don't feel like it.0 -
I aim for 300 calories per workout. 100 on the treadmill, then 5 minutes of upper body weight lifting (let's say biceps) so my legs can rest, 100 on the elliptical, then 5 minutes of upper body weight lifting (maybe chest) so my legs can rest, then 100 calories on the stairmaster, then 5 minutes of abs work0
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I generally work out for 40 minutes (5 min. Walk, 30 min run, 5 min walk) and burn around 300 calories. Occasionally I get more time and will do up to an hour. The longest I can stand on the stationary bike is 20 minutes!0
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I agree with this concept too. Working out to count calories isn't my motivator. I try to walk an average of 3-3.25 mi./day, 4-5 times a week. This takes ~ 1 hour. Six weeks ago, I felt good getting a mile in.CipherZero wrote: »I do workouts for the cardiovascular health. Any calories burned is just a bonus as far as I'm concerned.
My ultimate goal? Doing the OKC Bomb Memorial 3K walk..not ready for running the marathon yet. If I do my full walk, I usually wind up burning over 700 calories throughout the day. If I concentrate on my pace, the distance and how long I can go, I'm happy!
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