1 hour a day on treadmill

[Mitchell_NY]

hey, going to start doing tonight 1 hour per day on tread mill. 5 miles per day. I am 6'3 230 lbs. roughly how much calories do you think I will burn? 5 mile pace.

[RDJ]

Approximately 650 kcal according to this site:
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[Glenwils]

if youve got a half decent treadmill it should tell you how many calories youve burnt.

[elTerrible]

if youve got a half decent treadmill it should tell you how many calories youve burnt.


Yeah make sure you enter your weight in the machine, atleast the ones Ive seen they let you enter your weight and you will get more accurate estimates for your calories burned. Especially if you are a bigger dude at 230lbs is probably more than whatever they assume if you dont enter in a weight.

[Aplin]

I used to spend an hour to 90 minutes twice a day on an exercise bike and it REALLY helped me lose weight quick... I went from 13 stone down to 11 in a couple months

(I am about 10.5 now - so it wasn't just water weight, etc).

[salsanchezfan]

...............I read somewhere that it takes 3,500 calories burned to equal a pound of weight. 3,500 calories expended is about what you burn running a marathon. Seems so unfair. :verysad One lousy pound.

[amy]

...............I read somewhere that it takes 3,500 calories burned to equal a pound of weight. 3,500 calories expended is about what you burn running a marathon. Seems so unfair. :verysad One lousy pound.

That IS unfair. That kills all motivation for me. :lol: thanks

[salsanchezfan]

That IS unfair. That kills all motivation for me. :lol: thanks



..............It IS a bit deflating, isn't it? :(

[BigEars]

...............I read somewhere that it takes 3,500 calories burned to equal a pound of weight. 3,500 calories expended is about what you burn running a marathon. Seems so unfair. :verysad One lousy pound.

Around 3,500 yes. But think that's a whole lb of fat, nothing but fat. That's actually a huge amount when you think about it.

[RDJ]

Spread over a week that marathon becomes only 3.7 miles a day. Doesn't sound too bad.

[salsanchezfan]

..........Yeah, you're both right, breaking it down somehow does help one's outlook. When I think of a pound of weight lost, I think of a package of hamburger at the grocery store; I imagine what that one-pound pack of fatty beef looks like on the plastic shrink-wrapped platter, and it is a lot.

And RDJ, absolutely, consistency is the key. If you break down the mileage that way it seems less hopeless.

[RDJ]

..........Yeah, you're both right, breaking it down somehow does help one's outlook. When I think of a pound of weight lost, I think of a package of hamburger at the grocery store; I imagine what that one-pound pack of fatty beef looks like on the plastic shrink-wrapped platter, and it is a lot.

And RDJ, absolutely, consistency is the key. If you break down the mileage that way it seems less hopeless.

It's a pound of pure lard, which is probably more like a few buckets of hamburgers. This is one pound of fat:

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[salsanchezfan]

It's a pound of pure lard, which is probably more like a few buckets of hamburgers. This is one pound of fat:

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..............You know.........as good as that looks, I'll just have the coffee.

[RDJ]

This is 5 pounds. Makes losing a mere 5 pounds sound a bit different, doesn't it? :oops: :shock:

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[salsanchezfan]

This is 5 pounds. Makes losing a mere 5 pounds sound a bit different, doesn't it? :oops: :shock:

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............Alright, I'll ask. Why is that woman holding a five-pound block of fat, and why does she look so pleased?

[Aplin]

You are right, BUT it is a lot easier to lose weight than you think...

OK, the average person who does not exercise will burn 2000 calories a day. They will usually eat around 2000-2500 a day.

OK, so drop your calories to 1500 calories a day 3 weeks a month.
You are losing then 500 calories a day over 7 days : total 3500 calories(1 ib a week) over 3 weeks you have lost 3ibs that month just from dieting.

OK, exercise with the aim of losing 1000 calories a day. You can do the exercise bike / running for an hour a day, you can lose anything from 600 to 1000 calories depending how fast you go. Lets say you do this 5 times a week with an average of 800 calories burnt.
That is 4000 Calories a week burnt... add to that boxing, which is about 600 calories an hour say 3 times a week for the average person?
Total of 5800 calories a week, which is about 2.5ibs

4th week do not do any cycling/running, just box to recover...

So in total you are losing 2.5ibs a week exercising and ibs a week dieting
A total of 3.5ibs a week x 3 weeks + 1800 boxing = 12ibs a month

They say you can't lose more than 14ibs a month healthily, so there you go... easy way to lose 12ibs a month :)

[Aplin]

I appologise if any of my maths is wrong (I don't think it is!?) but it is 11:00pm on a Sunday evening ;)

I lost around 2 stone in 2 months using the above method... I cut out ALL crisps, chocolate, fizzy drinks, sweets, cheese, cut my refined carbs down. Still ate the calories, but went with vegetables and whole grain stuff, etc to keep my energy levels up :)

[RDJ]

Most overweight people will crumble under that regime.

[Aplin]

............Alright, I'll ask. Why is that woman holding a five-pound block of fat, and why does she look so pleased?

Are you sure it is a woman? And I think she intends to eat it...

[elTerrible]

...............I read somewhere that it takes 3,500 calories burned to equal a pound of weight. 3,500 calories expended is about what you burn running a marathon. Seems so unfair. :verysad One lousy pound.

Spread over a week that marathon becomes only 3.7 miles a day. Doesn't sound too bad.


I think those numbers though might only count the calories burned while doing the running and not the additional calories burned during the rest of the day from an increased metabolism. You can loose a pound in a week without running 20 miles. I know cause if it took that much running Id be in trouble:lol:

[Filmnpuck]

..........Yeah, you're both right, breaking it down somehow does help one's outlook. When I think of a pound of weight lost, I think of a package of hamburger at the grocery store; I imagine what that one-pound pack of fatty beef looks like on the plastic shrink-wrapped platter, and it is a lot.

And RDJ, absolutely, consistency is the key. If you break down the mileage that way it seems less hopeless.

I was watching a show recently where a woman had lost about 100 pounds. After she had reached that milestone, her trainer made her grab a 50-pound dumbell in each hand and walk out the gym to the end of the block and back. She never looked back after that.

It really is something when you think about the crap you're getting rid of by losing just a few pounds, especially if it's all fat.

[BigEars]

You are right, BUT it is a lot easier to lose weight than you think...

OK, the average person who does not exercise will burn 2000 calories a day. They will usually eat around 2000-2500 a day.

OK, so drop your calories to 1500 calories a day 3 weeks a month.
You are losing then 500 calories a day over 7 days : total 3500 calories(1 ib a week) over 3 weeks you have lost 3ibs that month just from dieting.

OK, exercise with the aim of losing 1000 calories a day. You can do the exercise bike / running for an hour a day, you can lose anything from 600 to 1000 calories depending how fast you go. Lets say you do this 5 times a week with an average of 800 calories burnt.
That is 4000 Calories a week burnt... add to that boxing, which is about 600 calories an hour say 3 times a week for the average person?
Total of 5800 calories a week, which is about 2.5ibs

4th week do not do any cycling/running, just box to recover...

So in total you are losing 2.5ibs a week exercising and ibs a week dieting
A total of 3.5ibs a week x 3 weeks + 1800 boxing = 12ibs a month

They say you can't lose more than 14ibs a month healthily, so there you go... easy way to lose 12ibs a month :)


1,500 is pretty low especially for those who want to lose fat(normally people on above 2,500), if someone sticks to between 2,000-2,500 calories a day and just increases exercise to between 1/2 hours a day(with a good hard intensity for as much of that as possible) 6 days a week then they'll find themselves in pretty good shape in no time and if they are overweight that situation should alter.

If you come up with a good routine and stick to it, the results will come relatively easily.

[twoohands]

...............I read somewhere that it takes 3,500 calories burned to equal a pound of weight. 3,500 calories expended is about what you burn running a marathon. Seems so unfair. :verysad One lousy pound.


that may be 1 pound of fat, but you may also lose 2 pounds of water maybe more. The water weight will be put back on straight away though.