HIIT how many calories?

You will need to get a heart rate monitor preferably one with a chest strap this is the most accurate way to find how many calories you are burning.

Katy

does anyone know how to calculate how many calories are burned when doing high intensity interval training (HIIT)? I've been working working for about 30 minutes with my trainer doing HIIT and I've read you can burn about 1000 calories n hr doing it, is there a way to correctly figure how many calories u actually burn!?

Well You may want to invest in a HR monitor Like Polar with a chest strap. But every one is different. HIITs are not aways ment to be done for long periods of time but shorter with more intensity. I average about 250-300 calories in 30min when I and doing HIITs but again it depends on the Kind of HIITs your doing.

The Polar FT4 is the muts nuts. This will give you everything you want at a reasonable price.

Im also trying to find the answer for this, If you look at circuit training which is a little similar you can lose about 800 calories in 40 minutes! But the thing with Hiit is not the calories you burn during the session but your body carrys on burning calories for 48 hours after Hiit! so its so hard to accuratly measure the calories burnt. i would guess about 800 though as long as you have really pushed yourself to breaking point!
My instructor always says unless you puke faint or die...keep going!
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Nikkinz is correct! Hiit has more of an effect after it is done than hike it is being performed. Not only does it turn you body into a fat burning machine for sometimes up to 48 hours, it also increase high levels while minimizing cortisol levels unlike low intensity cardio. It is the best. But start with a 1:3 ratio if you have never done it before! Hope this helps

I thought the whole principal of doing HIIT as opposed to regular cardio is, you continue to burn fat and calories even after you get off the machine so basically you'll never know. Essentially, when you do high-intensity interval training (HIIT), your body and metabolism function at a higher rate of burned calories for hours and hours afterwards. Check out this article.
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2010/02/01/what-burns-more-calories-cardio-intervals-or-weight-training/

Adah_m wrote: »

I know this is a very old thread but still applicable so wanted to weigh in- I was curious about my burn so I used the heartrate I achieve during my sprints and recovery periods to calculate the calories (there are lots of calculators online that do this.) I haven't decided to buy a HRM yet so I honestly just use the heart rate monitors on the machine (usually on the handles, look for the metal plates.) If you grasp that it should display your heartrate on the screen. I cycle for my HIIT workouts (30 seconds sprint, 1 min 30 seconds recovery, for 20 minutes) and it works pretty well.
Here's the good thing about not really ever knowing how many calories you're burning: you don't eat them back. I think the exercises in MFP's database grossly overestimate calories burned and a lot of people eat them all back and wonder why they have slow progress. Best not to if you can help it. I don't even log my HIIT for that very reason.

That's pretty broad advice.

And some of us eat back all the exercise calories and are still successful.

If you chose not to use MFP's exercise calories, you need to find a way to account for exercise if you are using MFP's calorie calculations since it does not account for exercise.

It isn't a big deal to ignore exercise calories if you are lightly exercising and/or have a lot of weight to lose or if you have a high calorie intake to start but it is very important for someone who is very active or someone who is already set to a low calorie goal to start.

Eating 1500 calories and ignoring a walk or a light circuit session is one thing. Eating 1500 calories and ignoring 1000 calories from exercise is another.

15 calories a min according to daily mail lol dependa on weights aswell tho.

@sijomial
I couldn't agree more not everyone is seeking weight loss. Some are here to hold themselves accountable for fitness and nutrition. My goal is to lose weight and I chose to log every workout be it cardio or strength so I know what is working best for my weight loss goals.

@Adah_m
I wouldn't trust the machines HRM system to be accurate. I actually did invest in a Polar fitness HRM and the machines were way off. I do agree however that some cardio/strength training calories burned are over estimated in MFP that's why I rely on my HRM to confirm my total calories burned and make the adjustments when I log my exercise in MFP.

Not every HIIT workout is the same so it's hard to measure the exact calories burned but doing 12-15 minutes of burpees, jumping jacks, mountain climbers, crunches, crescent kicks, and planks I track it as aerobics (intense) because well I just about can't breath and I measure my workouts based on my ability to breath. If I can carry on a conversation I'm not working hard enough.

mollie6986 wrote: »

does anyone know how to calculate how many calories are burned when doing high intensity interval training (HIIT)? I've been working working for about 30 minutes with my trainer doing HIIT and I've read you can burn about 1000 calories n hr doing it, is there a way to correctly figure how many calories u actually burn!?

Mollie, that's like asking how many mpg can I get in my car driving fast? Depends on which car, temperature, tires, wind, altitude, weight of the car, etc... .

Depends on your weight, gender, age, how hard you went (what heart rate Zone you were in for you), and a lot of factors that all end up in a wild axx guess based on algorithms.

http://www.health.harvard.edu/diet-and-weight-loss/calories-burned-in-30-minutes-of-leisure-and-routine-activities

You say HIIT. Is that Zone 3, Zone 4, Zone 5a, Zone 5b, or Zone 5c for you? How hard are you going compared to your FTP (functional threshold power)?

suede313 wrote: »

Mollie, I wear a heart monitor on a strap during my 60 minute HIIT and always burn between 450
and 585 a session depending on how hard I work. I do Orange Theory Fitness 3x per week. Hard work but SO worth it.

Well, I'm sure your workout is a beneficial interval workout but there is no way you could do true HIIT for 60 minutes. Even 30 is very hard bordering on impossible for most.

Also, as several have mentioned EPOC and HRMs, EPOC (Excess Post-exercise Oxygen Consumption or afterburn) is generally thought to be about 14% of total calories burned for HIIT. 7% for Steady State. A 30 minute HIIT workout + EPOC gives about the same total burn as a 60 minute Steady State + EPOC. HRM are designed for Steady State and are pretty useless for HIIT. For a person say, 5'9", 175 lbs, HIIT for 30 minutes would give you a burn around 300 cals + 43 EPOC cals.

HIIT has become the fitness industry's hottest marketing gimmick and buzz word. True HIIT has limited application for those training for high intensity burst sports looking to peak v02 max. It also has some risks due to the intensity and it is recommended that the average person consult their physician before starting HIIT.

However, in a broader sense interval training is very beneficial for the average exerciser. So, just because it may not be HIIT doesn't mean intervals at a higher intensity that your steady state workout are not highly beneficial, whatever someone calls it.