Baby wearing calorie burn?
Heartisalonelyhunter
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I walk and wear my 30lb baby in a carrier a lot. Yesterday I walked 5 miles wearing him in the carrier. How much would the weight I'm carrying add to my calorie burn? Just curious really because I can't find the answer anywhere!
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Well, this may not be 100% in this situation but it should be close.......
Runners World suggests using .30 x weight (in lbs) x distance (in miles) so carrying an extra 30 lbs for 5 miles would represent an additional 45 calories expended.0 -
BrianSharpe wrote: »Well, this may not be 100% in this situation but it should be close.......
Runners World suggests using .30 x weight (in lbs) x distance (in miles) so carrying an extra 30 lbs for 5 miles would represent an additional 45 calories expended.
That's accurate enough and, as one can see, not a significant increase.
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Carrying a baby aroundd certainly feels like more effort than its apparently worth, lol. Good thing those babies are cute and fun to hold close!0
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Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »I walk and wear my 30lb baby in a carrier a lot. Yesterday I walked 5 miles wearing him in the carrier. How much would the weight I'm carrying add to my calorie burn? Just curious really because I can't find the answer anywhere!
It is certainly a workout, carrying a 30# baby 5 miles.
When we go hiking, we have a dog carrier for our 5# Maltese (she can not keep up with us). Those 5 pounds can become heavy on some of the steep, rocky trails.
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BrianSharpe wrote: »Well, this may not be 100% in this situation but it should be close.......
Runners World suggests using .30 x weight (in lbs) x distance (in miles) so carrying an extra 30 lbs for 5 miles would represent an additional 45 calories expended.
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BrianSharpe wrote: »Well, this may not be 100% in this situation but it should be close.......
Runners World suggests using .30 x weight (in lbs) x distance (in miles) so carrying an extra 30 lbs for 5 miles would represent an additional 45 calories expended.
That's accurate enough and, as one can see, not a significant increase.
@Azdak
I've seen similar questions posted on MFP and on other websites.
One suggestion that I have seen is to calculate the burn rate that you would normally get walking at a given speed at your present weight. Then, recalculate the burn rate using your weight + the weight of the load you are carrying.
For example, if she weighs 120 pounds and walks at 3mph for 5 miles and burns X calories, she should then recalculate for a weight of 150 pounds (120 + 30 lbs for baby) walking at 3mph for 5 miles, and this presumably yields a calorie burn of Z (where Z - X = Y the difference in calories burned by adding the 30 pounds).
Is this a legitimate way to estimate the calorie cost of carrying a given load? Or, is this wrong?
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Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »BrianSharpe wrote: »Well, this may not be 100% in this situation but it should be close.......
Runners World suggests using .30 x weight (in lbs) x distance (in miles) so carrying an extra 30 lbs for 5 miles would represent an additional 45 calories expended.
@Heartisalonelyhunter
It would make a difference to how hard it feels for different size/strength people - but calories don't have feelings!
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Interesting question. Lugging a 30# child for 5 miles should count for something.0
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BrianSharpe wrote: »Well, this may not be 100% in this situation but it should be close.......
Runners World suggests using .30 x weight (in lbs) x distance (in miles) so carrying an extra 30 lbs for 5 miles would represent an additional 45 calories expended.
That's accurate enough and, as one can see, not a significant increase.
@Azdak
I've seen similar questions posted on MFP and on other websites.
One suggestion that I have seen is to calculate the burn rate that you would normally get walking at a given speed at your present weight. Then, recalculate the burn rate using your weight + the weight of the load you are carrying.
For example, if she weighs 120 pounds and walks at 3mph for 5 miles and burns X calories, she should then recalculate for a weight of 150 pounds (120 + 30 lbs for baby) walking at 3mph for 5 miles, and this presumably yields a calorie burn of Z (where Z - X = Y the difference in calories burned by adding the 30 pounds).
Is this a legitimate way to estimate the calorie cost of carrying a given load? Or, is this wrong?
This is what I thought! Many women define lifting 30lb Dumbbells as 'heavy lifting' (I don't, but still). If I walked for an hour carrying 30lb weights I would expect the extra energy expended to be greater than 45 calories.0 -
Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »BrianSharpe wrote: »Well, this may not be 100% in this situation but it should be close.......
Runners World suggests using .30 x weight (in lbs) x distance (in miles) so carrying an extra 30 lbs for 5 miles would represent an additional 45 calories expended.
@Heartisalonelyhunter
It would make a difference to how hard it feels for different size/strength people - but calories don't have feelings!
That wasn't my question. I said nothing about 'feelings'.
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Don't log any extra calories and consider the extra burn a bonus0
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Aha! It's actually in the database but only for a 15lb baby. It says I should burn an extra 230 calories for an hour (presumably I add that to the burn for walking 5 miles in slightly over an hour, which is a lot more than that)
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/exercise/calories-burned/walking-carrying-infant-or-15-lb-load-2010 -
Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »I walk and wear my 30lb baby in a carrier a lot. Yesterday I walked 5 miles wearing him in the carrier. How much would the weight I'm carrying add to my calorie burn? Just curious really because I can't find the answer anywhere!
Maybe you should get a HRM. That would be way more accurate than guessing
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Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »BrianSharpe wrote: »Well, this may not be 100% in this situation but it should be close.......
Runners World suggests using .30 x weight (in lbs) x distance (in miles) so carrying an extra 30 lbs for 5 miles would represent an additional 45 calories expended.
@Heartisalonelyhunter
It would make a difference to how hard it feels for different size/strength people - but calories don't have feelings!
That wasn't my question. I said nothing about 'feelings'.
Allow me to translate: that was sarcasm0 -
Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »Aha! It's actually in the database but only for a 15lb baby. It says I should burn an extra 230 calories for an hour (presumably I add that to the burn for walking 5 miles in slightly over an hour, which is a lot more than that)
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/exercise/calories-burned/walking-carrying-infant-or-15-lb-load-201
Seems a bit high to me.0 -
I don't understand the confusion. Calculate the burn with a 30 lb higher bodyweight. It doesn't matter if the 30 lbs is fat attached to your body, a tiny human strapped to your chest, or a dog in a backpack. It's 30 pounds.0
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Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »Aha! It's actually in the database but only for a 15lb baby. It says I should burn an extra 230 calories for an hour (presumably I add that to the burn for walking 5 miles in slightly over an hour, which is a lot more than that)
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/exercise/calories-burned/walking-carrying-infant-or-15-lb-load-201
This isn't an extra 230 calories on top of what you would already burn. This is saying that the burn rate for that much activity was 230 calories.
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SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »Aha! It's actually in the database but only for a 15lb baby. It says I should burn an extra 230 calories for an hour (presumably I add that to the burn for walking 5 miles in slightly over an hour, which is a lot more than that)
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/exercise/calories-burned/walking-carrying-infant-or-15-lb-load-201
Seems a bit high to me.
Agree, I'd be very cautious about accepting that as gospel. Calories burnt calculations on here and elsewhere online tend to be quite a bit over.0 -
Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »Aha! It's actually in the database but only for a 15lb baby. It says I should burn an extra 230 calories for an hour (presumably I add that to the burn for walking 5 miles in slightly over an hour, which is a lot more than that)
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/exercise/calories-burned/walking-carrying-infant-or-15-lb-load-201
This isn't an extra 230 calories on top of what you would already burn. This is saying that the burn rate for that much activity was 230 calories.
Also, I presume that the walking rate for this entry was probably at a slower speed.
You said you walked 5 miles in just over an hour. That is rather a rather speedy walk. Your total burn would be more than 230, but, again, I don't know how much.
I'd like someone with more experience with the metabolic calculations to weigh in on how to calculate burn rates for load carrying.
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SarcasmIsMyLoveLanguage wrote: »Heartisalonelyhunter wrote: »Aha! It's actually in the database but only for a 15lb baby. It says I should burn an extra 230 calories for an hour (presumably I add that to the burn for walking 5 miles in slightly over an hour, which is a lot more than that)
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/exercise/calories-burned/walking-carrying-infant-or-15-lb-load-201
Seems a bit high to me.
Agree, I'd be very cautious about accepting that as gospel. Calories burnt calculations on here and elsewhere online tend to be quite a bit over.
It's very high.
I just used the MFP calculator for a 5 MPH walk for 60 minutes. According to it, that burns 538 calories (I'm 148 lbs btw.) 60 minutes carrying a 15 lb infant or load was 235 calories. Would it make sense for 15 lbs of weight (around 10% of my bodyweight) to increase my calorie burn by 44%, which is what is suggested by adding the calories together for both activities? No, of course not.0
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