Exercise to burn calories

[Morgan]

Running is the best exercises because it helps you burn the calories.
Just in 30 minutes a person can easily burn 300 calories.
Walking, Sprinting and adding hills or an incline can burn 180 calories in 30 minutes.

[OdinIII]

I think you should have a functional purpose to your exercise other than just burning calories. I wouldn't choose any exercise based solely on how many calories per hour are burned.

It is always easier to restrict calories than burn them off.

[Texas42]

Running is high impact, too.

[rockmyglock]

I agree with Odin. You should focus on your exercise maximizing a horomonal punch (e.g high intensity training, intervals, compound movements) more so than burning calories.

Calories in, calories out is the worst metric for fitness and health.

We survived as a species, for a long time, without having to carry a calculator and food chart around.

[WillBrink]

Running is the best exercises because it helps you burn the calories.

False. Your exercise phys is weak. 4 posts and that's what you wish to announce?

[rockmyglock]

False. Your exercise phys is weak. 4 posts and that's what you wish to announce?

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[RIDE]

False. Your exercise phys is weak. 4 posts and that's what you wish to announce?

Lol... When I saw each post I couldn't help but think of Dwight Schrute (The Office) and his random unsolicited statements.

[Alaskapopo]

Running is the best exercises because it helps you burn the calories.
Just in 30 minutes a person can easily burn 300 calories.
Walking, Sprinting and adding hills or an incline can burn 180 calories in 30 minutes.

According to the treadmill I use at the club I burn just over 600 calories in 30 minutes when I am running at 6.6 mph. I weigh 235 and I am 38. So 300 sounds a bit low to me. I also use the eliptical for 10 to 30 minutes after running depending on how late I am running that day for work. In 30 minutes on the Eliptical I generally burn 500 calories. All excersise helps you burn calories. Right now I am struggling more with the diet portion of being healthy and I need to start strength training but I have been too lazy. I went from 298 down to 224 and now I am back at 235. I need to jump start my weight loss again. The holidays killed me on my eating habits.
Pat

[bp7178]

I always wondered how accurate the treadmill calorie things were.

Running at a 8.0 at a 1.5 incline for 2 miles I burn 306 calories.

Running at a 10.0 at 0 incline for 1 mile its 130 calories.

6'-3" 185lbs.

Alaska, you should start weight training. I've found that lots of cardio, and I was up to 8 miles a day on the street at a 8min/mile pace, my appetite skyrocketed.

I actually lost more weight and had better tone by doing less cardio and more circuit training.

I've been following your posts and I think you really found a comfort zone in doing cardio. You have to step out of it and do new stuff.

[anthony1]

Running burns alot more calories when your not very good at it and have bad form. I ran D1 track, once you get to be a "good" runner, basically all that happens is your body becomes very efficient, your timing stride and gate become a much more natural fluid movement- actually burning less calories.

For an all out calorie burning exercise try swimming sprints or wrestling/sparrin.