What are we burning?

[Forestgrump]

So my wife and I are in a disagreement about how many calories one of these half hour runs around week 6 burns. My Endomondo app I’m using says I’ve been burning 350 calories here or there abouts but she says it’s more like 100 cause that’s what the running machine in her works gym says. How can you tell what’s right?

[Zippy77]

I’d say week 6 is definitely more than 100.

[Kar43]

As long as you've input your height and weight into your machine/app it gives you pretty accurate calorie burn

I use my fitness pal, Fitbit. Run keeper & strava they all give me around same answer going by my weight etc

[Marvo69 Graduate in reply to Kar43]

I've had to put in a request to the developers of Runkeeper as the numbers don't go up high enough for my weight! 😃

[Kar43 in reply to Marvo69]

😂😂 👋👋👋

[Kar43 in reply to Marvo69]

Runkeeper showing 100 calories less burned than strava from this mornings 30 odd min run 😳

Little do they know it was the exact same run 🏃‍♀️😳

Which is lying mmmmm

Not really took much note of Cals burned but something not right

[Forestgrump Graduate in reply to Kar43]

No me neither but I was wondering how long it would take to burn off a packet of monster munch of all things 😂. And at my wife’s calculations it would take over half an hour running !.

[Kar43 in reply to Forestgrump]

😂around 150 monster munch 😊 so judging by calories burned in half hour...eat 2 packets run 30 🏃😂😊

[Forestgrump Graduate in reply to Kar43]

😂

[Marvo69 Graduate]

I sure your speed must be a factor

My 28-30 minutes runs say between 400 and 500 calories in my runkeeper app

[Rignold]

Well it will depends on how heavy you are - you burn 35-50 calories in half an hour just being alive without moving a muscle, so 100 is likely to be low as a total, but probably not far off as the additional calories burned from the exercise.

400-500 is more like the calories burned in an hour of intense HIIT

[IannodaTruffe Mentor]

It depends on your weight, running efficiency, pace, gradient, temperature and a whole host of other variables.

Whichever is correct, neither is going to make you lose weight by itself.

[Forestgrump Graduate in reply to IannodaTruffe]

Interesting 🤔 I know the running won’t make you loose weight , that’s down to diet and portion control but it’s crazy how much exercise you have to do to burn off the calories you eat. If they made a car that efficient we would all be laughing 😁

[Julian1970 Graduate]

I don't worry about calorie burn with running - weight training far better for that. Running is for your fitness and stamina, which in turn helps with your weight (HIIT) training, which helps with the calories burn and weight loss.