1000+calories ian hour? How?

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  • 123fizz
    123fizz Posts: 14
    it all depends on the persons weight, the more you have to lose the more your body burns, which is why larger people need more calories. here is a good website I got from another member, it tells you how many calories you have used depending on your weight x
    http://www.zumbacalories.com/
  • LastSixtySix
    LastSixtySix Posts: 352 Member
    Not so difficult to realize it IF you believe that calories equal fuel. Think about transportation - an F250 truck versus a Focus (large vehicle vs a small vehicle). Which uses more fuel (gasoline) consistently? You betcha!

    I'm 208 pounds and am dripping wet when I finish one hour and occassionally burn 1000. I just got a new HRM and it gives me the same numbers so I know this is correct. The only downside to getting smaller is that I burn less calories with the same effort - but I'll take it!

    For instance, when I started this journey up over 240 pounds, I burned 632 cals an hour on the stairmaster. Now, at 206, I burn 590 an hour.

    -Debra
  • MMarvelous
    MMarvelous Posts: 1,067 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.

    You had me all excited for a moment when you said burn calories and SEX but you meant gender...ugh guess I'll stay with my current workout schedule :ohwell:
  • lacroyx
    lacroyx Posts: 5,754 Member
    yep being large helps. 6'3, male, 315 lbs. I hit 900-1000+ calories on average with 1hr. of Zumba. Since I am in much better shape now than when I started I do find I need to push myself to get my heart rate up and achieve those numbers in 1 hr.
    In the past when I was 400+ lbs. and just started, 1 hr. walking I'd break 1200-1400 calories burned. However now walking for 1hr. I will burn 500-600. I need to jog to get over the 1000 mark in 1 hr. usually uphill, in the snow....oh and both ways of course.
  • angela2084
    angela2084 Posts: 12 Member
    Why do you care? If someone is lying about it, they are only hurting themselves, and certainly not you.
  • Becky_Boodle
    Becky_Boodle Posts: 253 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.

    You had me all excited for a moment when you said burn calories and SEX but you meant gender...ugh guess I'll stay with my current workout schedule :ohwell:

    You can still burn calories while having sex...depending on the positions and intensity the average calories burned per half hour is 150 :) and if you add in some "push ups" and "squats" to your sex life you can burn even more :wink:
  • scottb81
    scottb81 Posts: 2,538 Member
    Male, 6'0", 178 lbs. I burn a little over 1000 calories running 8 min miles for an hour.
  • sunnyday789
    sunnyday789 Posts: 309 Member
    As others have said, larger people burn more.

    This is because ( primarily ) energy expended (calories burned) = mass (weight) X distance. So the larger mass takes more energy to move the same distance as a smaller mass.
  • MissFit0101
    MissFit0101 Posts: 2,382
    It's possible. People who weigh more burn more. The most amount of cals I can burn (at close to max heart rate) is about 8-8.5 cals a minute, so that is about 480-510 max for an hour, but if someone weighs more than me (I'm 110lbs), they can burn much much more... I wish I could burn more because I like to eat, LOL. But yes, it's entirely possible.
  • zeikiya989
    zeikiya989 Posts: 80
    It just depends on the weight of those person i weigh 310 and i do the row machine at the gym, the other day, i burned 983 calories doing it for an hour at a medium pace, if i worked it harder i would have burned over 1000. If i were to run an hour for my weight id burn close to 1200.
  • MelanieWorkes
    MelanieWorkes Posts: 15 Member
    It's not JUST about weight! Intensity, level of fitness, etc. are also factors. I am 5'1 and weigh 145 and can easily burn 1000cal/hr when I bust it. Obviously, I have weight to lose, but I'm not obese.

    For example: I did 3 different workouts yesterday, for a total of 90 minutes, and burned 1341 calories (according to my HRM).
  • MelanieWorkes
    MelanieWorkes Posts: 15 Member
    Why do you care? If someone is lying about it, they are only hurting themselves, and certainly not you.
    I was wondering the same...
  • skingszoo
    skingszoo Posts: 412 Member
    I burn super low as I have a super low HR. It sucks and I am always jealous of people burning so many cals. But I am sure they are bigger hence it takes more for the to move.
  • RollinDawg
    RollinDawg Posts: 235 Member
    I'm over 400 lbs right now, I can burn 100 calories putting on my shoes.
  • runs4zen
    runs4zen Posts: 769 Member
    You know, I've wondered about that too...I'll run 6 miles and barely burn 600 calories in the hour it takes. In reading some of these posts, it didn't occur to me that folks who are bigger stature are going to burn more calories because they're moving more mass (no insult intended). Interesting. It makes sense--have no idea if that is accurate--but definitely makes sense.
  • cruiseking
    cruiseking Posts: 338 Member
    I can hit 1000 calories in an hour, on the elliptical. Level 11, with a variable hill climb program. Doubters; try to keep up. It's for real.
  • PercivalHackworth
    PercivalHackworth Posts: 1,437 Member
    I'm also skeptical when I see that I can eat a hand of nuts and few honey : BAM : 700 calories
    In one another hand, eat 500 grams of greek yogurt : 200 calories tops
  • tinkermommc
    tinkermommc Posts: 558 Member
    Swim! You burn more calories because of the water resistance. Burning 1000 calories/hr is easy for me. The hard part is eating those calories back.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    It may be possible for a heavy man. It certainly isn't even vaguely in the realms of possibility for me. I burn 450 cals an hour running fast, with a HR of between 169-182 BPM (I have tried 3 different HRMs now, and it's definitely right). That is running 7 miles, off road with steep hills, and that is the highest burn I get from any exercise. Rowing is about the same, high impact aerobics about 300 an hour and circuit training about 400. Zumba was rubbish, I burned about 200 cals in an hour's class.

    I get slightly depressed when I see other people's calorie burns on here.
  • mruntidy
    mruntidy Posts: 1,015 Member
    I agree it depends on the height weight but most importantly, effort. I can do 1080 cals in an hour on the elliptical at a 14kmph rate at level 16 on a life fitness machine. If I up this to intervals and push to level 17 and 18 I can do 1200 plus

    If I do that as sets of ten minutes with press ups, sit ups and 500m rowing, I can really max that out but obviously I go over an hour.

    So long as you're losing and keeping to your goals who cares what anyone else does, you're only competing against yourself
  • solarpower03
    solarpower03 Posts: 12,161 Member
    It is basic law of physics. People with high mass (~weight) burns more energy.
    1. Treadmill- varies with mass, and square of velocity (speed)
    2. Stirmaster/up down movement- varies with mass, height and gravity.
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    MarkTheFatKid Posts: 10
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  • frogmama
    frogmama Posts: 404 Member
    It may be possible for a heavy man. It certainly isn't even vaguely in the realms of possibility for me. I burn 450 cals an hour running fast, with a HR of between 169-182 BPM (I have tried 3 different HRMs now, and it's definitely right). That is running 7 miles, off road with steep hills, and that is the highest burn I get from any exercise. Rowing is about the same, high impact aerobics about 300 an hour and circuit training about 400. Zumba was rubbish, I burned about 200 cals in an hour's class.

    I get slightly depressed when I see other people's calorie burns on here.

    Finally I see someone whose zumba calorie burn is similar to mine. I can make it 300 by including an extra half hour of zumba tone. I think I work out at a pretty high intensity too and get so frustrated when I see the calorie burn for others. Of course, I'm pretty old too, but I can hold my own against the younger folks in class
  • Danpellizzari
    Danpellizzari Posts: 130
    I burned 730 according to my garmin HRM doing a cardio circuit with weights. Using 30 second intervals. My average HR was 140.
  • meerkat70
    meerkat70 Posts: 4,605 Member
    I have to say, I struggle to see the point of the OP. Are you asking for hints on how to get over a thousand, or being 'sceptical' of those who do?

    I certainly can burn over a thousand in an hour. I'm heavy, and I work hard. Running is *hard work*, up and down hills, pushing your speed, building endurance....

    Having done Zumba and having run, I know which I find harder. Maybe you need to switch up to a more intense form of exercise?
  • Danpellizzari
    Danpellizzari Posts: 130
    I agree it depends on the height weight but most importantly, effort. I can do 1080 cals in an hour on the elliptical at a 14kmph rate at level 16 on a life fitness machine. If I up this to intervals and push to level 17 and 18 I can do 1200 plus

    If I do that as sets of ten minutes with press ups, sit ups and 500m rowing, I can really max that out but obviously I go over an hour.

    So long as you're losing and keeping to your goals who cares what anyone else does, you're only competing against yourself

    Very true! I second ur statement about losing weight!
  • skywa
    skywa Posts: 901 Member
    i think it depends on your fitness level n body type.
  • Kori18
    Kori18 Posts: 48
    I know! I'm in good shape too. I run the treadmill for over three miles, hit the elliptical hard, the bike, and the stair climber in an hour only reaching into the 600s for calories.
  • booyatribe
    booyatribe Posts: 13
    i can do that playing racquetball. i'm 6.1 and 261, now. ask a wrestler. i know a lot of wrestlers that can lose that many calories in an hour.
  • gsager
    gsager Posts: 977 Member
    Kills me too, but I think they weigh a lot more.
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