1000+calories ian hour? How?

japruzze
japruzze Posts: 453 Member
edited November 10 in Fitness and Exercise
I'm always skeptical when I see someone burn over 1000 calories in an hour. I do a 60 minute Zumba class and can hit 500 calories staying in the upper end of my heart rate for pretty much the entire time (I wear an HRM) I'm dripping and exhausted afterwards. I consider my self in OK shape. I workout 3-5 times a week - cardio and weights. Yea, I'm jealous! LOL! But is this really possible?
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  • lucysmommy
    lucysmommy Posts: 460
    I have burnt 780 in an hour zumba - thats with my polar hrm :-)

    dont know how i do it tho lol
  • gemiwing
    gemiwing Posts: 1,525 Member
    Larger bodies take more calories to move. I burn 350 in twenty minutes, easy. If I work at it- I can get 900 in an hour.
  • Still_Fluffy
    Still_Fluffy Posts: 341 Member
    I burn over 1000 calories running for an hour. I'm 6 feet tall and weight 280 so it take alot of fuel to run at a good clip.
  • chaubner008
    chaubner008 Posts: 32 Member
    i am in the same boat with you, it is difficult to really believe some of these numbers. Calorie expenditure estimates are often very inflated, I do not rely on them because of this. I am interested to learn more about the polar HRM, though that sounds really cool...
  • chattychick
    chattychick Posts: 90 Member
    On my long run days (8-10 miles) I easily burn off a thousand calories. I think the more intense the exercise (like running), the easier it is to do so.
  • sonician1974
    sonician1974 Posts: 15 Member
    I just finished a 5.5k walk in 56 minutes and burned 620 calories. I'm sure if I made that a run it would be 1000. But, I'm also 6' and 300lbs (thought down from 352 just 2.5 months ago)
  • timadotcom
    timadotcom Posts: 653 Member
    When I go crazy on the elliptical I can burn 820-850 cals in 60 mins and that includes rests - this according to my HRM. People work out at different intensities so cals will vary.
  • jasonkiely
    jasonkiely Posts: 11
    I've burnt over 1000cal in an hour a few times. Now I have lost a few kilos I seem to only hit ~900.

    As it has already been suggested in this thread - larger body's require more energy.

    I like that the skepticism is based on what you yourself are able to achieve applied to everyone.

    Edit: I measure my calorie expenditure with a polar heart rate receiver.
  • Nerdybookgirl
    Nerdybookgirl Posts: 105 Member
    The difference may come from people having different body weights. For example, my 286 pounds will burn more calories going for a brisk walk as opposed to a 165 pound woman. I think MFP figures that in.
  • HealthyAlison
    HealthyAlison Posts: 112 Member
    I don't trust the estimates in MFP once my calories expended start to get over 500. I make it a point to not eat back all those calories.
  • Cindym82
    Cindym82 Posts: 1,245 Member
    Has a lot to do with the person's height, weight, age and gender. everyone burned differently. I can take a 60min zumba class and not burn as much bc i'm only 130lbs
  • mrsladybrewer
    mrsladybrewer Posts: 70 Member
    I burn about 1000 cals in a 55 minute Turbo Fire workout - I use a HRM to track as well. I am 5'7" and 190. It takes quite a few more to move me than it would someone in more of the target weight zone.
  • XXXMinnieXXX
    XXXMinnieXXX Posts: 3,459 Member
    I'm 242lbs and can burn 900 calories an hour trying really hard with wii Zumba. I'm guessing before I lost 56lbs I could have burnt 1000. The bigger you are the more you burn. Simple. I use the polat FT60 x
  • maggi22
    maggi22 Posts: 4
    Where do you get an HRM?
  • zombilishious
    zombilishious Posts: 1,250 Member
    Running 8 miles burns 800 calories. When you are overweight or have a larger frame, it does require more calories to achieve the same level. If you are going by MFP calories burned, note that they tend to be overinflated.
  • mrsladybrewer
    mrsladybrewer Posts: 70 Member
    You can get a HRM anywhere, really. Amazon and Ebay are great starting places.
  • jasonkiely
    jasonkiely Posts: 11
    I don't trust the estimates in MFP once my calories expended start to get over 500. I make it a point to not eat back all those calories.

    The generic MFP numbers are not really any good. If you want accurate figures you should get yourself a polar (or other brand) heart rate monitor.
  • knl124
    knl124 Posts: 44
    I agree! I run at 7.5 miles per hour for 70 minutes and only burn about 750. I have no idea how people are burning 1000 in an hour.
  • fittertanme
    fittertanme Posts: 259 Member
    I can do 500 cals in such a short time on the treadmill at 5mph and with an incline of 15.00 and the cal's just mount up and if you pick the right things you can do it as I have done much more than that but I do puch my self to the limit
  • HealthyAlison
    HealthyAlison Posts: 112 Member
    I don't care about exact numbers. Once I figured out the bias in my normal exercises I just started mentally adjusting. Good enough for me, especially since a lot of my food calorie inputs are estimates too.
  • nymple
    nymple Posts: 55 Member
    It's weight, if you weigh more your body expends more energy whilst exercising for the simple fact that it takes way more energy to move all the extra weight around. So for me 55 minutes of Turbo Fire hit the 1000 mark for me today but when I've lost a further 60lbs... It'll be so so much lower.
  • dancing_cat
    dancing_cat Posts: 92 Member
    Ditto. Calories burnt is proportional to body weight because it takes more energy to move greater mass, so yes 1000 calories in a hour is possible.
  • Ke22yB
    Ke22yB Posts: 969 Member
    I have a older polar hrm and an app on my phone with a gps to record distance and usually they are within 25 calories of each other and I burn jogging about 1.1 calories a minute but when I was closer to 300 pounds 1.5 calories a minute was not unusual so now it is about 660 an hour then closer to 900
  • MMarvelous
    MMarvelous Posts: 1,067 Member
    Where do you get an HRM?

    I purchased my HRM on Amazon but you can try local running store, sporting good stores and Walmart/targets. Search for various forums on HRM models or read the reviews online. I did both and ordered the Polar FT4 last week Sunday. I have been using my HRM for 2 days and love it so far. MFP and gym equient have given me higher calories burned than I knew. Good reason not to eat back all your exercise calories if you don't have a HRM
  • hofficoffi
    hofficoffi Posts: 88 Member
    When I was bigger I was easily burning up to 900 cals an hour, now the weight is going down its alot less. So those high numbers could be for someone with a completely different weight than you. The closer I get to goal I know the numbers are going to keep going down and i'm going to have to work a hell of a lot harder to get high numbers.
    p.s. I have a very good HRM and I go by those numbers.......not MFP's estimations xxx
  • InnerPinup79
    InnerPinup79 Posts: 129
    I don't trust the estimates in MFP once my calories expended start to get over 500. I make it a point to not eat back all those calories.

    The generic MFP numbers are not really any good. If you want accurate figures you should get yourself a polar (or other brand) heart rate monitor.


    Agreed! It's a great tool to use to give you an idea but for me it was overestimating a lot. Especially since there were times I would work on the eliptical as hard as others but I still burned over 1000 cals in an hour when in reality after getting my hrm it was closer to 800
  • kriggs1976
    kriggs1976 Posts: 117
    I just finished a 5.5k walk in 56 minutes and burned 620 calories. I'm sure if I made that a run it would be 1000. But, I'm also 6' and 300lbs (thought down from 352 just 2.5 months ago)

    That is a very commendable weight loss!
  • Helloitsdan
    Helloitsdan Posts: 5,564 Member
    The folks who are Obese II and Obese III can generate a ton of energy.
    These are also the folks who can gain muscle mass while on a caloric deficit!

    ATP BABY!!!!


    If you fall in this category and are not lifting weights you are making a HUGE mistake!
  • fatgirlzrule2
    fatgirlzrule2 Posts: 162 Member
    It"s the ONE benefit us larger people have....please don"t take that away from us!!!:laugh:

    Serioously though, the bigger you are the more cals you burn per minute. I can burn 939 in my 45 minute Zumba class. Now if I walk for 45 minutes I would only burn 357. It all depends on what activity you are doing, your intensity, and what weight you are. I have seen as my weight has gone down (58.5 in 12 weeks) that my calories burned has decreased as well.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,331 Member
    I'm always skeptical when I see someone burn over 1000 calories in an hour. I do a 60 minute Zumba class and can hit 500 calories staying in the upper end of my heart rate for pretty much the entire time (I wear an HRM) I'm dripping and exhausted afterwards. I consider my self in OK shape. I workout 3-5 times a week - cardio and weights. Yea, I'm jealous! LOL! But is this really possible?

    The two big factors that I am sure people have mentioned are weight and sex. When I weighted a lot more 265, I burn a LOT more. Now I really have to work to get big burns. Also, as a male I simply burn more because of what sex I am.
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