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Pushing a quad stroller

ledbetter95
ledbetter95 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm wondering how I can figure out how many calories I'm burning when I push my quad stroller. I'm pushing at least 200lbs. Any help is appreciated. Thank you!

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  • antennachick
    antennachick Posts: 464 Member
    at least 200 pounds...wow!! There is an option walking pushing a stroller with mfp but I think that is with a single. I only push a double when I run and thats tough enough for me!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,130 Member
    How do you figure 200lbs? Can you lift it into your car? Because I would have a problem lifting a 200lbs stroller. Even a 100lbs stroller.
    Also if you can fit all your kids into a grocery cart, pushing them around a store while shopping isn't burning that many calories. Even if you did it for an hour. Say 200-250 on average for an hour.

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,799 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    How do you figure 200lbs? Can you lift it into your car? Because I would have a problem lifting a 200lbs stroller. Even a 100lbs stroller.
    Also if you can fit all your kids into a grocery cart, pushing them around a store while shopping isn't burning that many calories. Even if you did it for an hour. Say 200-250 on average for an hour.

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    Looks like a quad stroller can run about 85lbs, that leaves an average of just under 30lbs per kid... seems reasonable.
  • GemstoneofHeart
    GemstoneofHeart Posts: 865 Member
    ninerbuff wrote: »
    How do you figure 200lbs? Can you lift it into your car? Because I would have a problem lifting a 200lbs stroller. Even a 100lbs stroller.
    Also if you can fit all your kids into a grocery cart, pushing them around a store while shopping isn't burning that many calories. Even if you did it for an hour. Say 200-250 on average for an hour.

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    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
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    I don't think she's saying the stroller is 200 lbs, but rather the total load including the riders.
  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,799 Member
    edited August 2017
    I've just had a look around - I looked for pushing an adult in a wheelchair which would be about equivalent weight. The answer seems to be - not as much as you'd think, mostly because the pushing slows your walking so there's a bit of a balance out there.
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