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  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
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    As a sanity check for running you can estimate your net calories expended using the following formula (courtesy of Runners World)

    .63 x weight in lbs x distance in miles

    eg: a 200lb person would expend about 126 cal / mile (assuming relatively level terrain)
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    That's all I got.
  • chocolate_owl
    chocolate_owl Posts: 1,695 Member
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    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    fitbisi wrote: »
    Remember your weight depends on also how much calories you burn. The more lbs you have on, the more calories you will burn.

    And your weigth also affects your ability to move rapidly.

    I'm still sceptical

    My husband weighs twice what I do and runs at the same pace as me, so he usually gets almost twice the burn on a treadmill counter. Running calculators say he burns 1.5x what I do instead of 2x. So while the treadmill readouts aren't really accurate, heavier people do burn significantly more...
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
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    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    As a sanity check for running you can estimate your net calories expended using the following formula (courtesy of Runners World)

    .63 x weight in lbs x distance in miles

    eg: a 200lb person would expend about 126 cal / mile (assuming relatively level terrain)

    I did this test on a 5 mile run (outside I might add) and according to this my 5.0 mile run would have burned 346 calories, my forerunner hrm came to be 395.. so pretty close..
  • NorthCascades
    NorthCascades Posts: 10,968 Member
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    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    As a sanity check for running you can estimate your net calories expended using the following formula (courtesy of Runners World)

    .63 x weight in lbs x distance in miles

    eg: a 200lb person would expend about 126 cal / mile (assuming relatively level terrain)

    Do you have a source for this? I don't doubt you, but I was in a debate on a bike forum with somebody who insisted that walking and running burn the same number of calories for the same distance, kept saying that running only gets it over with more quickly. I pointed out that running involves jumping and is more physical work, but to no avail. Being able to cite this would have been useful.
  • Wiltord1982
    Wiltord1982 Posts: 311 Member
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    Dreadmill... *shivers*
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
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    chocolate_owl wrote: »
    My husband weighs twice what I do and runs at the same pace as me, so he usually gets almost twice the burn on a treadmill counter. Running calculators say he burns 1.5x what I do instead of 2x. So while the treadmill readouts aren't really accurate, heavier people do burn significantly more...

    As highlighted upthread, bodymass and distance are the key points.

    For me, at 160lbs, I'll need to run 10 miles to burn 1000 cals. My best 10 mile time is 80 minutes.

    If I were 320lbs then it would only take 5 miles to burn 1000 calories. Having never been 320lbs I've got no idea whether running 5 miles in an hour is realistic at that weight.

    Wouldn't disagree that some treadmills might display that figure, it's just not credible though.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
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    NorthCascades wrote: »
    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    As a sanity check for running you can estimate your net calories expended using the following formula (courtesy of Runners World)

    .63 x weight in lbs x distance in miles

    eg: a 200lb person would expend about 126 cal / mile (assuming relatively level terrain)

    Do you have a source for this? I don't doubt you, but I was in a debate on a bike forum with somebody who insisted that walking and running burn the same number of calories for the same distance, kept saying that running only gets it over with more quickly. I pointed out that running involves jumping and is more physical work, but to no avail. Being able to cite this would have been useful.

    Running burns roughly double the number of calories compared to walking the same distance.

    runnersworld.com/weight-loss/how-many-calories-are-you-really-burning
  • Hornsby
    Hornsby Posts: 10,322 Member
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    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    NorthCascades wrote: »
    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    As a sanity check for running you can estimate your net calories expended using the following formula (courtesy of Runners World)

    .63 x weight in lbs x distance in miles

    eg: a 200lb person would expend about 126 cal / mile (assuming relatively level terrain)

    Do you have a source for this? I don't doubt you, but I was in a debate on a bike forum with somebody who insisted that walking and running burn the same number of calories for the same distance, kept saying that running only gets it over with more quickly. I pointed out that running involves jumping and is more physical work, but to no avail. Being able to cite this would have been useful.

    Running burns roughly double the number of calories compared to walking the same distance.

    runnersworld.com/weight-loss/how-many-calories-are-you-really-burning

    You could also point the guy to a MET values diagram. Running MET is roughly double that of walking.
  • dmullen75
    dmullen75 Posts: 4 Member
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    I'm using the Polar H7 hrm along with the Polar Beats app and my 45 minute treadmill run tonight calculated at around 750 cals. I was varying my incline but ended up with a 156 bpm average. Sound about right?
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    edited October 2016
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    971 calories in an hour running ?

    With METs at 8 for running in place that would imply that you weigh 121kg / 267 lbs ..if you keep up a steady running pace

    https://632e345c-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/compendiumofphysicalactivities/references/12-Running-2011CompendiumPA.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7crh0S6EwBKlLniPsE7WBM6fYn1Tf9YFWe_07JqtY1O-j3BAVpnW_e-6mt9-Rc0hw4It-gcjqtJsfL3qdq-LLxRpb4Aw1nnBJQH8kCLN_mprRSD4JtbvodTKlqTRqzrd3oG6xnaWsd-jPPnfiNbWpx2PdepUdVZ4Ma4GV8Fm_AzBTJsANmtX3HZyz9bYwcNgcrZRRl2tkK1Y_xp0-aAoai4mS6PWkdIraNSFbIPFXE9dqSqlwYWue0e4E4_TD70_LLIZLt_6tafoBw1kNIr8FvchQ8P0rg==&attredirects=0
  • fitbisi
    fitbisi Posts: 28 Member
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    Sued0nim wrote: »
    971 calories in an hour running ?

    With METs at 8 for running in place that would imply that you weigh 121kg / 267 lbs ..if you keep up a steady running pace

    https://632e345c-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/compendiumofphysicalactivities/references/12-Running-2011CompendiumPA.pdf?attachauth=ANoY7crh0S6EwBKlLniPsE7WBM6fYn1Tf9YFWe_07JqtY1O-j3BAVpnW_e-6mt9-Rc0hw4It-gcjqtJsfL3qdq-LLxRpb4Aw1nnBJQH8kCLN_mprRSD4JtbvodTKlqTRqzrd3oG6xnaWsd-jPPnfiNbWpx2PdepUdVZ4Ma4GV8Fm_AzBTJsANmtX3HZyz9bYwcNgcrZRRl2tkK1Y_xp0-aAoai4mS6PWkdIraNSFbIPFXE9dqSqlwYWue0e4E4_TD70_LLIZLt_6tafoBw1kNIr8FvchQ8P0rg==&attredirects=0
    Sued0nim wrote: »
    971 calories in an hour running ?

    I weigh 238lbs right now which I guess would almost be about right.
  • fitbisi
    fitbisi Posts: 28 Member
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    @Sued0nim I don't keep a steady pace either, it varies from running to fast walking.
  • peleroja
    peleroja Posts: 3,979 Member
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    fitbisi wrote: »
    @Sued0nim I don't keep a steady pace either, it varies from running to fast walking.

    So that number is probably a bit optimistic, then - do you know how many miles you covered? That can help with estimating too.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
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    dmullen75 wrote: »
    I'm using the Polar H7 hrm along with the Polar Beats app and my 45 minute treadmill run tonight calculated at around 750 cals. I was varying my incline but ended up with a 156 bpm average. Sound about right?

    How many miles did you run?
  • MeanderingMammal
    MeanderingMammal Posts: 7,866 Member
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    fitbisi wrote: »
    I weigh 238lbs right now which I guess would almost be about right.

    So six miles in that hour?

    A decent pace then.
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
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    dmullen75 wrote: »
    I'm using the Polar H7 hrm along with the Polar Beats app and my 45 minute treadmill run tonight calculated at around 750 cals. I was varying my incline but ended up with a 156 bpm average. Sound about right?

    How far did you run? How much do you weigh? (There is not a linear relationship between heart rate & caloric expenditure....) 750 cal in 45 minutes sounds optimistic.......
  • jamesdaustin70
    jamesdaustin70 Posts: 13 Member
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    fitbisi wrote: »
    Hi guys, what is the highest number of calories you burn on a treadmill and within what time frame? My maximum so far is 971 cals in 65mins.
    Constant logger | Add as friend | New to MFP

    Mine is 405 in 65 min. last night. I just started 4 weeks ago and I was in rough shape.
  • dmullen75
    dmullen75 Posts: 4 Member
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    BrianSharpe wrote: »
    dmullen75 wrote: »
    I'm using the Polar H7 hrm along with the Polar Beats app and my 45 minute treadmill run tonight calculated at around 750 cals. I was varying my incline but ended up with a 156 bpm average. Sound about right?

    How far did you run? How much do you weigh? (There is not a linear relationship between heart rate & caloric expenditure....) 750 cal in 45 minutes sounds optimistic.......

    I'm at 203 and did 4 miles at a straight 6mph with a .25 mile cool down. Again the app calculated the calories burned and has my weight in it.
  • fitbisi
    fitbisi Posts: 28 Member
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    MeanderingMammal wrote: »
    fitbisi wrote: »
    I weigh 238lbs right now which I guess would almost be about right.

    So six miles in that hour?

    A decent pace then.

    Actually it's like 4.3 miles within the hour and a 6" incline the whole time

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