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> running for an hour burns far fewer calories than in half a muffin As a guy who runs pretty hard and weighs over 200 lbs, I burn nearly 1000 calories in an h

> running for an hour burns far fewer calories than in half a muffin As a guy who runs pretty hard and weighs over 200 lbs, I burn nearly 1000 calories in an hour of running (~11km distance). I've tried a few different models to estimate this and they all more or less agree. A lightweight person jogging at low intensity for an hour, maybe.

ransom1538 6y ago
A Burger King Whopper with cheese, for example, has 710 calories. You would need to run 10km. Running and exercise is worthless. Don't eat the Whopper. Cancel the gym membership. Workouts cause calorie cravings - and most Americans will just eat processed garbage [ or unless you are super healthy - then you drink the "Mocha Mojo" from jamba juice 680 calories ].
- titanomachy 6y ago
  > running and exercise is worthless A bold claim indeed. Not everyone who exercises is trying to lose weight.
  - ekianjo 6y ago
    It's a discussion about weight, so in context, that statement is completely valid.
lotsofpulp 6y ago
Use an elliptical and it will show you exactly how many calories per minute you can burn. For reference, Olympic athletes only manage to burn 30 calories per minutes at their best. I would put most people’s capacity at 10 to 15 calories per minute sustained. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/sports/olympics/cross-country-skiing-food.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/sports/olympics/cross-cou...
ekianjo 6y ago
> I burn nearly 1000 calories in an hour of running (~12km distance). You get a lot more calories than you can physically burn in one day. A donut can be something like 500 kcal. Skipping on snacks is more much effective than exercising no matter how you look at it.
- robocat 6y ago
  For losing weight, yes. However AFAIK fit and moderately overweight is better for your health than unfit and skinny.
  - ekianjo 6y ago
    It's a thread about people being overweight. We are not talking about other benefits here.
- titanomachy 6y ago
  > you get a lot more calories than you can physically burn in one day. I don't know if I do, since my weight has been pretty constant for a few years. But I'm sure some people do. Are most people in a state of constantly increasing weight?
Sodman 6y ago
Exercise is certainly helpful once you start getting close to your ideal caloric intake. If at rest you'd burn ~2000 cal/day, and you're consuming ~2300 cal/day, then exercising for one hour, three days a week can certainly make a difference. Most people that are actually overweight though, have a much higher surplus in their caloric intake. Strenuous exercise like running over 10km isn't possible for many of these folks... and even if it were, it certainly wouldn't be possible every day. Cutting out the 600cal breakfast sandwich in the morning or the 200cal soda every day at lunch will have a bigger impact for most folks and is a lot more feasible.
- titanomachy 6y ago
  Yeah, eating less is probably the most important thing for people who want to lose weight. Not going to dispute that. Just wanted to address the exaggeration/overgeneralization in GP comment.

ransom1538 6y ago

A Burger King Whopper with cheese, for example, has 710 calories. You would need to run 10km. Running and exercise is worthless. Don't eat the Whopper. Cancel the gym membership. Workouts cause calorie cravings - and most Americans will just eat processed garbage [ or unless you are super healthy - then you drink the "Mocha Mojo" from jamba juice 680 calories ].

titanomachy 6y ago
> running and exercise is worthless A bold claim indeed. Not everyone who exercises is trying to lose weight.
- ekianjo 6y ago
  It's a discussion about weight, so in context, that statement is completely valid.

lotsofpulp 6y ago

Use an elliptical and it will show you exactly how many calories per minute you can burn. For reference, Olympic athletes only manage to burn 30 calories per minutes at their best. I would put most people’s capacity at 10 to 15 calories per minute sustained. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/sports/olympics/cross-country-skiing-food.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/23/sports/olympics/cross-cou...

ekianjo 6y ago

> I burn nearly 1000 calories in an hour of running (~12km distance). You get a lot more calories than you can physically burn in one day. A donut can be something like 500 kcal. Skipping on snacks is more much effective than exercising no matter how you look at it.

robocat 6y ago
For losing weight, yes. However AFAIK fit and moderately overweight is better for your health than unfit and skinny.
- ekianjo 6y ago
  It's a thread about people being overweight. We are not talking about other benefits here.
titanomachy 6y ago
> you get a lot more calories than you can physically burn in one day. I don't know if I do, since my weight has been pretty constant for a few years. But I'm sure some people do. Are most people in a state of constantly increasing weight?

Sodman 6y ago

Exercise is certainly helpful once you start getting close to your ideal caloric intake. If at rest you'd burn ~2000 cal/day, and you're consuming ~2300 cal/day, then exercising for one hour, three days a week can certainly make a difference. Most people that are actually overweight though, have a much higher surplus in their caloric intake. Strenuous exercise like running over 10km isn't possible for many of these folks... and even if it were, it certainly wouldn't be possible every day. Cutting out the 600cal breakfast sandwich in the morning or the 200cal soda every day at lunch will have a bigger impact for most folks and is a lot more feasible.

titanomachy 6y ago
Yeah, eating less is probably the most important thing for people who want to lose weight. Not going to dispute that. Just wanted to address the exaggeration/overgeneralization in GP comment.