"Americans Exercise More....Obesity Rates Still Climbing"
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deannalfisher wrote: »Tblackdogs wrote: »I am constantly amazed on this site by the amount of calories people "claim" to have burned by exercise. I'm sorry, but most people (especially older women) are not burning 1000 calories from an hour and half of exercise. I went on a 100 mile hike in New Mexico, and I didn't lose a pound, even when hiking 10 plus miles a day with a 45 pack on my back.
90 mins of running burns me about 1k calories. I don’t think it’s highly unlikely to burn 1k with 90 mins of exercise, dependent on exertion level of course. Now those who claim a 1k burn in 60 mins are pretty laughable. But 1k in 90 mins is not unfathomable.
what exercise is netting you 1000cal burn in 90min? because that is like 3.5hrs of cycling for me at 16mph
@deannalfisher
I think you might be underestimating your calorie burn.
An extremely low average power output of 80w would mean a net calorie burn of 1,008 net calories for three and a half hours and I very much doubt 80w would give you 16mph unless you are on an ultra-aerodynamic recumbent, wearing a skin suit and in a velodrome.
ETA - a power output of 200w for an hour and a half is 1080 net cals.
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deannalfisher wrote: »Tblackdogs wrote: »I am constantly amazed on this site by the amount of calories people "claim" to have burned by exercise. I'm sorry, but most people (especially older women) are not burning 1000 calories from an hour and half of exercise. I went on a 100 mile hike in New Mexico, and I didn't lose a pound, even when hiking 10 plus miles a day with a 45 pack on my back.
90 mins of running burns me about 1k calories. I don’t think it’s highly unlikely to burn 1k with 90 mins of exercise, dependent on exertion level of course. Now those who claim a 1k burn in 60 mins are pretty laughable. But 1k in 90 mins is not unfathomable.
what exercise is netting you 1000cal burn in 90min? because that is like 3.5hrs of cycling for me at 16mph
@deannalfisher
I think you might be underestimating your calorie burn.
An extremely low average power output of 80w would mean a net calorie burn of 1,008 net calories for three and a half hours and I very much doubt 80w would give you 16mph unless you are on an ultra-aerodynamic recumbent, wearing a skin suit and in a velodrome.
ETA - a power output of 200w for an hour and a half is 1080 net cals.
i don't use power - but that was derived off my HR and gps settings on my polar for a race
ETA - my polar flow file from the race - https://flow.polar.com/training/analysis/14648882680 -
Mr_Healthy_Habits wrote: »According to Wikipedia...
The average American consumes 3750 calories per day
2nd highest in the world
PER DAY!
I believe it. When I first started on MFP I realized after tracking for a day or two, that was how much I had been eating. It was easy to cut back once I knew how much I had been consuming, and how much I should be eating.
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Carrying heavy bodyweight, whether muscle or fat, has been shown to be detrimental to health.
It puts a strain on your heart in either case.
And can also affect other organs like your liver, kidneys, pancreas, lymph system, brain, vision/eyes, joints, immune system, teeth, skin etc, etc, etc.
I recall reading somewhere that people who are motivated most to lose weight are folks trying to improve or eliminate their health issues.4 -
deannalfisher wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »Tblackdogs wrote: »I am constantly amazed on this site by the amount of calories people "claim" to have burned by exercise. I'm sorry, but most people (especially older women) are not burning 1000 calories from an hour and half of exercise. I went on a 100 mile hike in New Mexico, and I didn't lose a pound, even when hiking 10 plus miles a day with a 45 pack on my back.
90 mins of running burns me about 1k calories. I don’t think it’s highly unlikely to burn 1k with 90 mins of exercise, dependent on exertion level of course. Now those who claim a 1k burn in 60 mins are pretty laughable. But 1k in 90 mins is not unfathomable.
what exercise is netting you 1000cal burn in 90min? because that is like 3.5hrs of cycling for me at 16mph
@deannalfisher
I think you might be underestimating your calorie burn.
An extremely low average power output of 80w would mean a net calorie burn of 1,008 net calories for three and a half hours and I very much doubt 80w would give you 16mph unless you are on an ultra-aerodynamic recumbent, wearing a skin suit and in a velodrome.
ETA - a power output of 200w for an hour and a half is 1080 net cals.
i don't use power - but that was derived off my HR and gps settings on my polar for a race
ETA - my polar flow file from the race - https://flow.polar.com/training/analysis/1464888268
@deannalfisher
There's some calculators (like this one - http://bikecalculator.com/wattsMetric.html ) that attempt to back calculate your power from your speed/distance/weight/bike etc. etc.
Strava tries to do the same kind of thing from your stats, your bike details and elevation.0 -
deannalfisher wrote: »Tblackdogs wrote: »I am constantly amazed on this site by the amount of calories people "claim" to have burned by exercise. I'm sorry, but most people (especially older women) are not burning 1000 calories from an hour and half of exercise. I went on a 100 mile hike in New Mexico, and I didn't lose a pound, even when hiking 10 plus miles a day with a 45 pack on my back.
90 mins of running burns me about 1k calories. I don’t think it’s highly unlikely to burn 1k with 90 mins of exercise, dependent on exertion level of course. Now those who claim a 1k burn in 60 mins are pretty laughable. But 1k in 90 mins is not unfathomable.
what exercise is netting you 1000cal burn in 90min? because that is like 3.5hrs of cycling for me at 16mph
I can run 11.5-12 miles in 90 mins, that burns me about 1k calories. I’m 33 y/o, 5’1” ~110 lbs.8 -
I'd agree that running over 10 miles in 90 min will burn around 1000 cal (depending on weight -- 100 cal per mile is about right for 150 lb), but the vast majority of people who log those kinds of stats (let alone doing so daily) aren't running 10+ miles.4
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lemurcat12 wrote: »I'd agree that running over 10 miles in 90 min will burn around 1000 cal (depending on weight -- 100 cal per mile is about right for 150 lb), but the vast majority of people who log those kinds of stats (let alone doing so daily) aren't running 10+ miles.
Depending on your level of conditioning, it’s easier than you think to run 10+ miles daily. That’s pretty much the norm for me.5 -
Yeah I wouldn’t call a 10+ mile run the norm for many ppl - that is within range of believable
But seeing 1000+ for an hour of elliptical or similar4 -
deannalfisher wrote: »deannalfisher wrote: »Tblackdogs wrote: »I am constantly amazed on this site by the amount of calories people "claim" to have burned by exercise. I'm sorry, but most people (especially older women) are not burning 1000 calories from an hour and half of exercise. I went on a 100 mile hike in New Mexico, and I didn't lose a pound, even when hiking 10 plus miles a day with a 45 pack on my back.
90 mins of running burns me about 1k calories. I don’t think it’s highly unlikely to burn 1k with 90 mins of exercise, dependent on exertion level of course. Now those who claim a 1k burn in 60 mins are pretty laughable. But 1k in 90 mins is not unfathomable.
what exercise is netting you 1000cal burn in 90min? because that is like 3.5hrs of cycling for me at 16mph
@deannalfisher
I think you might be underestimating your calorie burn.
An extremely low average power output of 80w would mean a net calorie burn of 1,008 net calories for three and a half hours and I very much doubt 80w would give you 16mph unless you are on an ultra-aerodynamic recumbent, wearing a skin suit and in a velodrome.
ETA - a power output of 200w for an hour and a half is 1080 net cals.
i don't use power - but that was derived off my HR and gps settings on my polar for a race
ETA - my polar flow file from the race - https://flow.polar.com/training/analysis/1464888268
@deannalfisher
There's some calculators (like this one - http://bikecalculator.com/wattsMetric.html ) that attempt to back calculate your power from your speed/distance/weight/bike etc. etc.
Strava tries to do the same kind of thing from your stats, your bike details and elevation.
Ugh that’s just depressing! It estimated 140 watts and 1400cal1 -
deannalfisher wrote: »Ugh that’s just depressing! It estimated 140 watts and 1400cal
Why depressing? You at least got a snickers bar or some bananas out of the recalculation!
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deannalfisher wrote: »Ugh that’s just depressing! It estimated 140 watts and 1400cal
Why depressing? You at least got a snickers bar or some bananas out of the recalculation!
Cause it shows me just how much I slacked off with my training...lol7 -
Has anyone pointed out how it's not just a matter of food choices, but *who* is exercising?
E.g., is it the obese exercising more, or the already fit becoming more fit?8 -
deannalfisher wrote: »Tblackdogs wrote: »I am constantly amazed on this site by the amount of calories people "claim" to have burned by exercise. I'm sorry, but most people (especially older women) are not burning 1000 calories from an hour and half of exercise. I went on a 100 mile hike in New Mexico, and I didn't lose a pound, even when hiking 10 plus miles a day with a 45 pack on my back.
90 mins of running burns me about 1k calories. I don’t think it’s highly unlikely to burn 1k with 90 mins of exercise, dependent on exertion level of course. Now those who claim a 1k burn in 60 mins are pretty laughable. But 1k in 90 mins is not unfathomable.
what exercise is netting you 1000cal burn in 90min? because that is like 3.5hrs of cycling for me at 16mph
90 minutes running, 1000 calories....yeah, that's about right.
Idk anything about your stats, but 16mph for 3.5hours (outside) would probably be in the same ballpark. Cycling, you aren't performing a steady effort due to downhills, momentum, etc. Switch to flat 19mph and different story...0 -
Within the exercise part too, there are too many on this site who hate cardio and only advocate lifting heavy. This may be more prevalent among women. I have several friends on here with the philosophy that they can eat pizza and ice cream as long as they are doing heavy squats. That is not healthy living, even if we dont focus on weight.5
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The "sneaky" calories in the standard American diet are a big part of the problem. I have no problem keeping my calories/exercise ratio balanced when I cook at home and know exactly what I am putting in my mouth. Lots of sugar and extra fat calories added to restaurant food to enhance flavor along with supersized portions make eating out a minefield for me.5
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deannalfisher wrote: »Tblackdogs wrote: »I am constantly amazed on this site by the amount of calories people "claim" to have burned by exercise. I'm sorry, but most people (especially older women) are not burning 1000 calories from an hour and half of exercise. I went on a 100 mile hike in New Mexico, and I didn't lose a pound, even when hiking 10 plus miles a day with a 45 pack on my back.
90 mins of running burns me about 1k calories. I don’t think it’s highly unlikely to burn 1k with 90 mins of exercise, dependent on exertion level of course. Now those who claim a 1k burn in 60 mins are pretty laughable. But 1k in 90 mins is not unfathomable.
what exercise is netting you 1000cal burn in 90min? because that is like 3.5hrs of cycling for me at 16mph
I can run 11.5-12 miles in 90 mins, that burns me about 1k calories. I’m 33 y/o, 5’1” ~110 lbs.
Ran 13.2 today in 2 hours. Steady effort, HR avg 75% max (for people who think that matters). 29, 5'7, 146, female.
Burned about 1200.4 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »I'd agree that running over 10 miles in 90 min will burn around 1000 cal (depending on weight -- 100 cal per mile is about right for 150 lb), but the vast majority of people who log those kinds of stats (let alone doing so daily) aren't running 10+ miles.
Depending on your level of conditioning, it’s easier than you think to run 10+ miles daily. That’s pretty much the norm for me.
I said nothing about how easy it was, I said it's not particularly common for people logging exercise on MFP.
I am skeptical about the benefits of daily 10-12 mile runs, true -- I know age group competitor marathoners who may well run the same weekly distance, but the miles and workouts are more varied. But I'm not saying it isn't consistent with anyone's goals; it might be. I'm saying it's not the norm on MFP, including for people who think they are burning 1000 cal in 90 min. Much more often I've seen people log that based on workouts that are unlikely to come close to that.
I don't care and don't comment unless asked to, FTR.11 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »lemurcat12 wrote: »I'd agree that running over 10 miles in 90 min will burn around 1000 cal (depending on weight -- 100 cal per mile is about right for 150 lb), but the vast majority of people who log those kinds of stats (let alone doing so daily) aren't running 10+ miles.
Depending on your level of conditioning, it’s easier than you think to run 10+ miles daily. That’s pretty much the norm for me.
I said nothing about how easy it was, I said it's not particularly common for people logging exercise on MFP.
I am skeptical about the benefits of daily 10-12 mile runs, true -- I know age group competitor marathoners who may well run the same weekly distance, but the miles and workouts are more varied. But I'm not saying it isn't consistent with anyone's goals; it might be. I'm saying it's not the norm on MFP, including for people who think they are burning 1000 cal in 90 min. Much more often I've seen people log that based on workouts that are unlikely to come close to that.
I don't care and don't comment unless asked to, FTR.
i didn’t realize this was being asked to you specifically. My apologies, and thanks so much for gracing us with your comments.14 -
deannalfisher wrote: »Tblackdogs wrote: »I am constantly amazed on this site by the amount of calories people "claim" to have burned by exercise. I'm sorry, but most people (especially older women) are not burning 1000 calories from an hour and half of exercise. I went on a 100 mile hike in New Mexico, and I didn't lose a pound, even when hiking 10 plus miles a day with a 45 pack on my back.
90 mins of running burns me about 1k calories. I don’t think it’s highly unlikely to burn 1k with 90 mins of exercise, dependent on exertion level of course. Now those who claim a 1k burn in 60 mins are pretty laughable. But 1k in 90 mins is not unfathomable.
what exercise is netting you 1000cal burn in 90min? because that is like 3.5hrs of cycling for me at 16mph
I can run 11.5-12 miles in 90 mins, that burns me about 1k calories. I’m 33 y/o, 5’1” ~110 lbs.
Ran 13.2 today in 2 hours. Steady effort, HR avg 75% max (for people who think that matters). 29, 5'7, 146, female.
Burned about 1200.
Right on, that’s a great run and sounds about right for calories burned. I get in 15-16 miles in 2 hours, and usually clock about 1300 or so calories burned.
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