How many calories do you aim to burn at the gym per workout?
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I don't account for any I burn calories while working out. I lift weights to maintain muscle/build strength and do cardio for health (and feelgood) reasons.0
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No calorie goal, but I have x amount of time to spend working out daily.0
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I don't workout to get some specific amount of calorie expenditure. I follow my training program...some days I burn more and some days I burn less...some rides are longer and some are shorter and some days I don't ride and just lift, etc. My rides can vary anywhere from 30-60 minutes...I only really do longer than that if I'm actively training. My lifting sessions are typically about 45 minutes of actual work...about 60 minutes when I include warm up and rolling/stretching at the end.
The focus of my exercise is my fitness and developing and improving my physical fitness...I usually do a couple of events during the year so I spend some time training deliberately for those and follow a training plan for those.
My weight management happens in the kitchen.1 -
No specific amount. If my form starts to suffer I intentionally slow down or stop and make corrections.0
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No calorie goal.
Fitness, performance, strength goals.
Duration depends on goals.1 -
I don't have a goal but I can't help but be a little extra stoked when I hit a huge calorie burn
Sometimes if I am on a machine I'll catch myself staying on for an extra minute or two to hit a round number or something hehe1 -
Exercise is for overall health and fitness. That it gives me extra calories is a nice bonus, but that's the last thing I think about when working out.1
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briannasnyder12 wrote: »I typically spend 55 minutes strength training and 25 minutes running afterward. In general, I estimate that I burn approximately 550 calories doing so, given that I tend to lose weight if I don't consistently eat 2000 (or so) calories
I'm with you. I do a 10 minute warm up usually HIIT on the treadmill, then lift for 55-60 mins. If I feel my heart rate dropping too low I do a quick 2 minute sprint and get back to lifting. I take 30 second breaks up to a minute between sets, and finish off with 20 mins of low intensity cardio to burn some calories but TRY and keep my muscle gains. I've estimated an average of 550-600 calorie burn as well. Trying to get this last 4% bf down then I'll eat at a surplus.... so ready!!!
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I exercise to improve my stamina, flexibility & muscle strength and what I do each time I go to the gym varies from day to day. The calories I get back are just a bonus.0
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I shoot for minimum 500 calories. I think I'm getting more since I do a Body Pump class followed immediately by a high intensity Zumba class.0
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Mine usually fall in the 400-500 range, but it's not the calorie burn I'mean going for. It's the stress relief, improved fitness, better emotional health, the post exercise high, etc...etc...and the fact that I am in love with the activities I choose.0
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At a 45 minute spin class I aim to beat the calories burned in the previous class. According to my HRM (polar) I usually reach 500, for me that requires an average HR of around 178 which is pretty intense. I don't eat any back as it's likely a little inaccurate.0
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I go by fitness goals, not calorie burn goals and those can be very different things. I'm also a small female and burning 500 calories each time I workout would take forever and probably burn me out from the enjoyment I get from working out.
Why the calorie goal each day? Are you trying to crest your deficit from exercise only? Becaus that's not going to set you up for long term success.0 -
I don't aim to burn a certain amount of calories at the gym.
To stay within my maintenance goal and have enough energy to live life and progress, albeit slowly, with my fitness goals I add 250 cals a day above sedentary maintenance (7yr maintenance so I know my numbers well)
I do a mix of lifting (AllPro), cardio, and yoga for 6-8 hr a week.
I am petite and older so my calorie burn per hr is quite low.
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My goal is to complete everything on the board twice to the best of my ability. (It's a "do it at your own pace" circuit-style class.) Usually takes 45 minutes to an hour and burns somewhere in the ballpark of 400 calories - but I have fitness goals not calorie burn goals.0
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On Saturdays I go 1200+0
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Between 2-300 on average so I can build some room into my food choices.0
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fitbunny93 wrote: »Although I know the machines aren't entirely accurate, I'm curious to know if anyone has a calorie goal at the gym. Mine is 500 per workout. If there is no calorie goal, how long do you spend at the gym for a workout?
I don't understand why burning a certain amount of calories at the gym is so important. What about increasing cardiovascular health, becoming stronger, and simply enjoying the experience of exercising?
As for me, it's my goal to spend 50-60 minutes exercising each day. I enjoy running and lifting, and playing around on some of the cardio machines.0 -
Ready2Rock206 wrote: »I don't have a calorie goal. It woud take me like 3 hours at least in the gym to get to 500. I don't have that kind of extra time so I just do my workout and get my calorie deficit in the kitchen.
Even when I've done an extra long for me, I don't think I burned 500 calories. The most in any workout I've burned is 450 calories on a 6 mile run, which took me over an hour.0
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