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Running a 5k 3x a week is more or less a minimum standard and is roughly 1k calories for a average person.

by tekla 3y ago

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opportune 3y ago
I know the Apple Watch can be very inaccurate in measuring energy expenditure, but I weigh about 175-180lb and my ~6k runs almost always register at 450-600kcal.
- version_five 3y ago
  I have a simple gps watch that uses my weight to estimate calories and doesn't measure heart rate. It gives me the same as you, just under 100kcal/km for the same weight. But I'm convinced this is a dramatic overestimation, I run a lot and have for years, and I'd be eating way more if I really burned that much. I think with regular exercise we become extremely efficient and the calorie burn goes way down. I don't know if heart rate accounts for that or not, but overall I'm sceptical about calorie counts.
  - civilitty 3y ago
    It definitely depends a lot on metabolic adaption which already varies significantly person to person but I think for beginners just moving from a sedentary lifestyle it's a good estimate for a while (six months to a year is the number I've heard, depending on training intensity). The last few months I've gone from a sedentary lifestyle to calorie counting and using an Apple Watch to track exercise with an intense 7-10 mile walk/run/hike 5-7x a week. With the weightloss I've experienced it seems relatively accurate (within 20%) but that's with 2-3 hours of exercise (not including weight lifting) per session.
- 015a 3y ago
  When playing beat saber, I always assumed the Apple Watch over-estimates calorie burn if only because the watch is on the part of your body that's the most mobile (your wrist). So, getting 300kcal for a 30 minute session felt like cheating. But, there's at least "more legit than an Apple Watch" evidence that the calorie burn is that high; 6-8kcal per minute on Expert difficult [1], and some of the Expert+ tracks could easily burn more than that (and, I weigh much more than their Standard Reference Person). I'm not the most fit person, but I've seen surprisingly little hard evidence that the Apple Watch grossly under or over-estimates calories burned. I imagine it starts getting worse at the extremes, and nothing is perfect, and everyone is different; its an area where more research would have unbelievably high leverage (Apple has sold, hundreds, of millions, of watches) (in fact: I'm sure they've done some of this research themselves). [1] http://vrhealth.institute/portfolio/beat-saber/ http://vrhealth.institute/portfolio/beat-saber/
Aaronstotle 3y ago
Not sure where you're getting that number, from but 3 miles for me usually only burns ~500 calories (according to apple watch/strava) EDIT: I weigh ~215 pounds
- treis 3y ago
  It's 1kcal per week and running 3x a week. So your 500 calories is 1.5kcal for the week if you run 3 times.
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candiddevmike 3y ago
Walking the same amount isn't too far off either. And easier to do for most people, IMO.
- mikestew 3y ago
  Running or walking a set distance burn about the same amount of calories, it's just a matter of how much time it takes.
  - TurkishPoptart 3y ago
    is that true? I feel fine after walking 5k but can barely run 5k without wanting to pass out or sweat up a storm
    - mikestew 3y ago
      is that true? What an odd question. Moving on... I feel fine running a 5K in 30 minutes. If I cut that down to about 18 minutes, yeah, I sweat up a storm, too. I don't know why it would be unexpected that the faster you go over a set distance, the harder it's going to be.
      - Supermancho 3y ago
        >> Does walking and running consume the same amount of calories? > What an odd question. Normal people would question this assertion, rightly so. Running takes more, unless you're walking at a running speed. Basic thermodynamics.
  - csh0 3y ago
    According to this article walking burns about 30% less, but still closer than I would have expected! https://health.clevelandclinic.org/qa-can-you-burn-the-same-amount-of-calories-walking-vs-running/ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/qa-can-you-burn-the-same-...
    - 3y ago

Running a 5k 3x a week is more or less a minimum standard and is roughly 1k calories for a average person.

by tekla 3y ago

Running a 5k 3x a week is more or less a minimum standard and is roughly 1k calories for a average person.

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opportune 3y ago

I know the Apple Watch can be very inaccurate in measuring energy expenditure, but I weigh about 175-180lb and my ~6k runs almost always register at 450-600kcal.

version_five 3y ago
I have a simple gps watch that uses my weight to estimate calories and doesn't measure heart rate. It gives me the same as you, just under 100kcal/km for the same weight. But I'm convinced this is a dramatic overestimation, I run a lot and have for years, and I'd be eating way more if I really burned that much. I think with regular exercise we become extremely efficient and the calorie burn goes way down. I don't know if heart rate accounts for that or not, but overall I'm sceptical about calorie counts.
- civilitty 3y ago
  It definitely depends a lot on metabolic adaption which already varies significantly person to person but I think for beginners just moving from a sedentary lifestyle it's a good estimate for a while (six months to a year is the number I've heard, depending on training intensity). The last few months I've gone from a sedentary lifestyle to calorie counting and using an Apple Watch to track exercise with an intense 7-10 mile walk/run/hike 5-7x a week. With the weightloss I've experienced it seems relatively accurate (within 20%) but that's with 2-3 hours of exercise (not including weight lifting) per session.
015a 3y ago
When playing beat saber, I always assumed the Apple Watch over-estimates calorie burn if only because the watch is on the part of your body that's the most mobile (your wrist). So, getting 300kcal for a 30 minute session felt like cheating. But, there's at least "more legit than an Apple Watch" evidence that the calorie burn is that high; 6-8kcal per minute on Expert difficult [1], and some of the Expert+ tracks could easily burn more than that (and, I weigh much more than their Standard Reference Person). I'm not the most fit person, but I've seen surprisingly little hard evidence that the Apple Watch grossly under or over-estimates calories burned. I imagine it starts getting worse at the extremes, and nothing is perfect, and everyone is different; its an area where more research would have unbelievably high leverage (Apple has sold, hundreds, of millions, of watches) (in fact: I'm sure they've done some of this research themselves). [1] http://vrhealth.institute/portfolio/beat-saber/ http://vrhealth.institute/portfolio/beat-saber/

Aaronstotle 3y ago

Not sure where you're getting that number, from but 3 miles for me usually only burns ~500 calories (according to apple watch/strava) EDIT: I weigh ~215 pounds

treis 3y ago
It's 1kcal per week and running 3x a week. So your 500 calories is 1.5kcal for the week if you run 3 times.
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candiddevmike 3y ago

Walking the same amount isn't too far off either. And easier to do for most people, IMO.

mikestew 3y ago
Running or walking a set distance burn about the same amount of calories, it's just a matter of how much time it takes.
- TurkishPoptart 3y ago
  is that true? I feel fine after walking 5k but can barely run 5k without wanting to pass out or sweat up a storm
  - mikestew 3y ago
    is that true? What an odd question. Moving on... I feel fine running a 5K in 30 minutes. If I cut that down to about 18 minutes, yeah, I sweat up a storm, too. I don't know why it would be unexpected that the faster you go over a set distance, the harder it's going to be.
    - Supermancho 3y ago
      >> Does walking and running consume the same amount of calories? > What an odd question. Normal people would question this assertion, rightly so. Running takes more, unless you're walking at a running speed. Basic thermodynamics.
- csh0 3y ago
  According to this article walking burns about 30% less, but still closer than I would have expected! https://health.clevelandclinic.org/qa-can-you-burn-the-same-amount-of-calories-walking-vs-running/ https://health.clevelandclinic.org/qa-can-you-burn-the-same-...
  - 3y ago