How can I burn 500 calories?
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Inline speed skating easily burns 500 calories for me.0
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why do you have to burn so much calories in such short amount of time? It is pretty tough, Just make it more doable by making it to an hour or 1 1/2, it isn't really much more time.0
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@ds6099 It literally all depends on how much you currently weigh (no matter if the weight is fat or muscle) and how intensely you workout. Skipping rope, Zumba, and HIIT Long Distance running are some of your best options for that amount of burn in that length of time if you're ~150 lbs. Also, doing these cardio options with body weights attached to you will burn more *even more* calories! The more you weigh, the more you burn. Stay safe, know your limits, and good luck!0
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Op here. I didn't realize how hard it is to burn 500 calories lol. I'm quite clueless! Oh well I give up0
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Op here. I didn't realize how hard it is to burn 500 calories lol. I'm quite clueless! Oh well I give up
It isn't necessarily hard .. nor is it simple. How much you burn in a given period of time is a function of weight, activity, and intensity. A 200lb person running 4.5 miles in 45 minutes will burn over 550 net calories. A 120lb person running the same distance and pace will burn about 340. Walking burns less calories per mile than running.0 -
Doesn't have to be 500 calories! I just want to eat more lol. I love to work out but 400 calories running is great too
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There is no kitty cat in this video. Disappointment levels have reached their maximum.0 -
Here's the kettlebell study...
http://www.acefitness.org/getfit/studies/kettlebells012010.pdf
I did the included workout for a few weeks. It is exhausting.
Not quite 20 cals/min though. And the low end was only 8 cals/min.0 -
Agree - swimming. Have been doing it all week on vacation and it's been so much fun!0
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Op here. I didn't realize how hard it is to burn 500 calories lol. I'm quite clueless! Oh well I give up
Give up????
If you just want to eat more, how about incorporating exercise throughout your day.
Go for a brisk 30 min walk at lunch (100 cal)
Go for a brisk 15 min walk before work and again after work (another 100 cal)
Go for a brisk 45 min bicycle ride after work (300 cal)
You're there.
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It's really next to impossible to burn 500 calories in 45 minutes - even Zumba. And no one did Kettle bells for 45 minutes straight in that study. Unless you're really out of shape, and then you will have a heart attack.0
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For a 150 pounder, 500 calories is a 5.5 mile run. Scale according to your own weight.
It is possible to burn like that in Zumba, etc, but only if you're actually capable of running like that. The vast majority of Zumbers aren't, and are burning a fraction of the (frankly ridiculous) marketing number put out there.
Not picking on Zumba - JM, 30DS, etc - they're all the same.
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Buy Shaun T's Insanity and give it all you got. One hour can equate to 500-1000 calories depending on a lot of factors but typically around 4000-500 per 42 minute session. It's tough!! Might want to warm up to it0
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Op here. I didn't realize how hard it is to burn 500 calories lol. I'm quite clueless! Oh well I give up
All you have to do is find a work out you enjoy and do it a bit longer. No big deal.
Or gain weight if you want to burn more, faster. I'm considering re-gaining the 75 pounds I lost because my calorie burns were much higher back then.
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I think I burn around 100 calories per mile maybe a bit less. I can run 5 miles in 42 minutes. So that's what I'd do.0
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None of them burn that many, unless you're already very fit.0
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