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When I burn 1000 calories or more, I am typically doing vigorous exercise in zones 3 and 4 mostly, for about 90 minutes. The max I can burn in an hour is about 800 calories. This is while doing running, the Arc Trainer machine, or other high-intensity cardio. An hour of weight-training will usually only get me about 450…
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Exactly. The only way to know how many calories you've burned during a strength-training workout is to wear a heart rate monitor that calculates calories. That's what I do.
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Any physical activity burns calories. How many calories burned will vary depending on the type of activity you are doing. I wear a heart rate monitor while doing my strength-training workouts. Certain strength-training activities get my heart rate really going, such as squats and lunges. Others (some of the upper body…
