Burning calories Question
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Burning calories Question
I have spent 5 of the last 6 weeks away from home. Much of the time in the car--over 8,000 miles or on the beach. Food consumption clearly exceeded the number of calories burned and now I am facing the holidays. The most convenient source of excercise now that I am home is "walking the Butte." Wondering how to calculate how many calories I will burn just on the uphill portion of the hike which is 500 ft. of vertical in 1 mile.
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Re: Burning calories Question
could use fitbit. It keeps track of daily activity and does a calories burned calculation as well.
eg: https://www.fitbit.com/alta#features there are other options there as well in terms of product.
eg: https://www.fitbit.com/alta#features there are other options there as well in terms of product.
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Re: Burning calories Question
Level ground - A good rule of thumb is 100 calories per mile are burned for an 180-pound person and 65 calories per mile for a 120-pound person. If uphill and drinking beer?...depends on the beer I guess.
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what about if you're 140lbs and carrying a 36lb pack? I love to see your math skills at work, Mark..
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Re: Burning calories Question
there must be a calculation for the number of calories it takes to move 1 lb up 1 ft!
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Re: Burning calories Question
Here you go Mike: http://hikingscience.blogspot.com/p/cal ... ed_22.html
Cut any simple carbs out of your diet Mike, if you have not already. No white potato, white flour, white bread, or white rice (brown rice too). Eliminate all forms of sugar, 100% chocolate okay. Yams, whole wheat pasta (especially protein enriched), beans, some fruit (especially apples/pears/blueberries), nuts, and copious amounts of vegetables (no starchy ones).
Stick to fish, fowl, and eggs (whites) as your main protein source.
You can exercise all you want, but if your diet is out of whack, you won't have too much to show for it, especially during the holidays.
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Cut any simple carbs out of your diet Mike, if you have not already. No white potato, white flour, white bread, or white rice (brown rice too). Eliminate all forms of sugar, 100% chocolate okay. Yams, whole wheat pasta (especially protein enriched), beans, some fruit (especially apples/pears/blueberries), nuts, and copious amounts of vegetables (no starchy ones).
Stick to fish, fowl, and eggs (whites) as your main protein source.
You can exercise all you want, but if your diet is out of whack, you won't have too much to show for it, especially during the holidays.
PS This works for most of clients I work with at the gym.
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I don't give out specific route information, my belief is that it takes away from the whole adventure spirit of a trip, if you need every inch planned out, you'll have to get that from someone else.
Have a safer backcountry experience by using the HST ReConn Form 2.0, named after Larry Conn, a HST member: http://reconn.org
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Re: Burning calories Question
What if I'm 180lbs and drinking a hoppy IPA on flat ground (albeit, heart rate is up from extended family stress and wrangling little ones)? I need to know if I'm allowed two, or ideally three of those IPAs.markskor wrote:Level ground - A good rule of thumb is 100 calories per mile are burned for an 180-pound person and 65 calories per mile for a 120-pound person. If uphill and drinking beer?...depends on the beer I guess.
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Re: Burning calories Question
oh.. you haven't experienced Metoprolol or Lisinopril yet.
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Re: Burning calories Question
100% chocolate ? Kinda bitter ?maverick wrote:Here you go Mike: http://hikingscience.blogspot.com/p/cal ... ed_22.html
Cut any simple carbs out of your diet Mike, if you have not already. No white potato, white flour, white bread, or white rice (brown rice too). Eliminate all forms of sugar, 100% chocolate okay. Yams, whole wheat pasta (especially protein enriched), beans, some fruit (especially apples/pears/blueberries), nuts, and copious amounts of vegetables (no starchy ones).
Stick to fish, fowl, and eggs (whites) as your main protein source.
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Re: Burning calories Question
No thanks. Waiting for January, unlike Markskor.rlown wrote:oh.. you haven't experienced Metoprolol or Lisinopril yet.
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