Archive for December, 2008
How Many Calories Do you Burn Running?
Written by success on Tuesday, December 30, 2008 | 5 Comments
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The question is often asked, “How Many Calories do you burn running?” Well the answer to that question will vary depending on the intensity with which you run. If you are out for a leisurely jog, you will burn fewer calories than you would if you were keeping a steady pace. There are other factors including the terrain on which you are running and at what level you keep your heart rate.
However, if you want to know how many calories you burn running I can give you a quick estimate. Here is a basic rule of thumb. Below you will find a list of calories burned while running at different speeds. This will give you a quick guideline for determining how many calories you burn running. You can find the complete list of calories burned during exercise here.
| Activity | 130 lb | 150 lb | 190 lb |
| Running, 5 mph (12 min mile) | 472 | 563 | 690 |
| Running, 5.2 mph (11.5 min mile) | 531 | 633 | 776 |
| Running, 6 mph (10 min mile) | 590 | 704 | 863 |
| Running, 6.7 mph (9 min mile) | 649 | 774 | 949 |
| Running, 7 mph (8.5 min mile) | 679 | 809 | 992 |
| Running, 7.5mph (8 min mile) | 738 | 880 | 1078 |
| Running, 8 mph (7.5 min mile) | 797 | 950 | 1165 |
| Running, 8.6 mph (7 min mile) | 826 | 985 | 1208 |
| Running, 9 mph (6.5 min mile) | 885 | 1056 | 1294 |
| Running, 10 mph (6 min mile) | 944 | 1126 | 1380 |
| Running, 10.9 mph (5.5 min mile) | 1062 | 1267 | 1553 |
| Running, cross country | 531 | 633 | 776 |
| Running, general | 472 | 563 | 690 |
| Running, in place | 472 | 563 | 690 |
Running is a great exercise that will help you burn calories. It is sometimes difficult on certain people especially if you have joint problems or if you are overweight. The pounding of running makes it difficult. But if you are in condition to run then hopefully you now have a better idea of how many calories you burn running. Keep up the hard work and keep up the fight to burn calories and lose weight.
Burn Calories and Lose Weight While Jumping Rope
Written by success on Sunday, December 28, 2008 | 2 Comments
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: burn calories, Burn Fat, heavy jump rope, jump rope, jumping rope, lose weight
Sometimes in our attempt to burn calories and lose weight we look for new found ways rather than taking a look at proven types of exercises. One such proven type of exercise for burning calories and losing weight is the good ole jump rope.
Rope jumping is a fantastic cardio workout that’s easy to do just about anywhere. You can do it at home, in the gym, in a hotel or in front of a television.
The best part is that it is extremely effective at burning calories and burning fat which ultimately helps you lose weight. Jumping ropes burns calories at a rate of about 750 calories per hour. That is better than most cardio exercises and it doesn’t cost you much in the way of equipment. I live in the Chicago area and running outside is pretty much out of the equation this time of year. So jumping rope is a fantastic alternative that is a great calorie burner.
If you are going to jump rope there are a few things you need to know. Find a jump rope that is comfortable for you. Some people like plastic, others nylon
Below you can find a few jump ropes to get you started in the right direction.
Burn Calories and Lose Weight – Beware the Gimmicks
Written by success on Thursday, December 25, 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Uncategorized Tags: burn calories, diet pills, lose weight, new year's resolution
Alright, I saw another stupid article the other day about helping you to lose weight. In this one, they touted that eating chocolate will help and overweight individuals lose weight. They took a group of men and fed them both dark chocolate and pizza (the perfect recipe for reaching your optimum body weight). Supposedly, the men consumed 15% less pizza.
Dark chocolate is supposed to make you feel less like eating fatty type foods. Now I seriously question the scientific research behind such a study. I am sure I could find a group of men who could down a large pizza after eating dark chocolate. I am sure that I could also find a group of men who couldn’t stop at one square of dark chocolate. If they had that much discipline then they probably wouldn’t be overweight in the first place.
The point is if you are looking for gimmicky things to enable you to burn calories and lose weight then you are probably barking up the wrong tree. Stop looking for ridiculous things to help. You will begin to burn calories and lose weight when you begin to eat right and exercise. There is no magic diet pill that you can take. Burning calories and losing weight takes work, consistent work.
Please understand that you took years to put all of the extra weight on and you can’t take it off all in one month. It will take a little time.
Now that we are coming upon that time of year where people begin to make New Year’s resolutions and are focused on the idea of losing weight I am just asking that you don’t fall into the trap of looking for the quick fix or one that may damage your health. Understand what it takes to burn calories and lose weight. Resolve to burn calories and lose weight the right way and the lasting way. There are many ideas that have gone before this post and there are many to come after this post.
Find a great exercise program and a good diet program and stick to it for at least one month at a time. Set goals for yourself that are reachable and achievable. Do it the right way and 6 months from now, you will be impressed with the results. If you try to find some gimmicky weight loss trick my guess is you will be heavier in six months.
Think it over; the choice is yours.