Calorie burn on my walking...?

Runningforlove · June 2015

I'm usually pretty sedentary. According to my iPhone I walk around 3.5 miles a day (while holding it, so not including around the house and stuff.) But today I walked a little more (parking farther away and such.) and it said 6 miles walked in total. I have my daily calorie needs set to sedentary, should I change it to lightly active or add in daily miles(which would be 2.5 above my average.) to calories burned...? I'm only trying to maintain, and LOVE to eat, so this is an important factor.

carliekitty · June 2015

Calories burned per mile is .36xweightxmiles

Runningforlove · June 2015

carliekitty wrote: »

Calories burned per mile is .36xweightxmiles

But isn't some of my daily walking already taken into account through the daily calorie allowance MFP gives me? (Ex: for sedentary they tell me I need 1630 calories a day. I'm assuming that number is expecting that I walk at least a few steps from my bed to my car, or the equivalent of 1-2 miles a day...?) I would be double counting if I added those in.

carliekitty · June 2015

I only count purposeful exercise. Anytime I walk outside for just exercise or the dogs. I am listed as sedentary and I workout at least 6 times a week, and walk the dogs 3-6 miles a day.

flatlndr · June 2015

carliekitty wrote: »

Calories burned per mile is .36xweightxmiles

@carliekitty - That's an interesting formula. It works out to about 1/3 less than what my HRM and other calculators indicate when I'm out for a walk. I've figured out where I need to be for my CICO balance, so I'm not terribly bothered by the exact numbers, but I am curious about how/where you got your figures.

brianpperkins · June 2015

http://www.runnersworld.com/weight-loss/how-many-calories-are-you-really-burning?page=single

flatlndr · June 2015

brianpperkins wrote: »

http://www.runnersworld.com/weight-loss/how-many-calories-are-you-really-burning?page=single

Thanks for that link. The Total Calories Burned per Mile is very close to the figures my HRM and GPS show, and the number quoted earlier is closer to the Net Calories Burned per Mile. Makes sense now.

Calorie burn on my walking...?

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