How many calories do you aim to burn at the gym per workout?

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  • sweetpea813
    sweetpea813 Posts: 112 Member
    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.
  • dragon_girl26
    dragon_girl26 Posts: 2,187 Member
    edited February 2017
    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.
  • ashleighs148
    ashleighs148 Posts: 335 Member
    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.
  • Psychgrrl
    Psychgrrl Posts: 3,177 Member
    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.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    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.

    Cheers, h.
  • SusanMFindlay
    SusanMFindlay Posts: 1,804 Member
    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.
  • BobbyLively1961
    BobbyLively1961 Posts: 38 Member
    On Saturdays I go 1200+
  • MelanieCN77
    MelanieCN77 Posts: 4,047 Member
    Between 2-300 on average so I can build some room into my food choices.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    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.
  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    jemhh wrote: »
    I don't have a calorie goal. I just do my workout.

    Me also - 45-90 minutes lifting - 3 times a week and I have no idea what calories
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    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.
  • SLLRunner
    SLLRunner Posts: 12,942 Member
    BobbyLively1961 wrote: »
    On Saturdays I go 1200+

    What workout do you do to burn 1200 plus calories? (I'm thinking probably long bike rides. :)).
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,204 Member
    I'm all about enjoyment, with staying strong and healthy a secondary goal (only because I'm a weak character ;) ).

    Most days, I'm quite active in some fun thing for 45 minutes to an hour and a half, and burn anywhere from 175-450 or so calories: Row, spin, swim, walk, bike, whatever. I try to be very vigorous, because that feels really good and is generally just more fun.

    It used to expend more calories, like 300-600, but then I got all tiny, and it wasn't so many calories anymore. That's gonna have to be OK. ;) It's still equally fun.
  • Xvapor
    Xvapor Posts: 1,643 Member
    As few as possible
  • ericatoday
    ericatoday Posts: 454 Member
    edited February 2017
    As long as I burn off breakfast I'm happy. That's my goal. Burn off breakfast then everything else is just....well..icing on the cake haha
  • kelster_feme
    kelster_feme Posts: 10 Member
    I don't go to the gym but work out on my rower at home. Just started really. 20 mins = 244 calories according to MFP. I'm very close to being able to increase the time by 5 minute intervals and should reach 30 mins by next week. I think the most I will go to is 1 hr. Once I've got my weight down another 8-9lbs I'll also start running again before bed. Again only 20 minutes - half an hour at the most. I also count the calories I use walking the dog. I think when your over weight counting all calories from exercise helps psychologically.
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