Calculating calories burned

Question
I'm on a calorie-counting diet. I'm also monitoring calories burned. Right now I'm trying to find out how many calories I burned walking briskly and pushing a baby carriage but I can't seem to find any answers. I hope you can help me. Or maybe you can shcool me on how to calculate calories burned myself.

Answer
Hi B

Here is your answer

http://www.prohealth.com/weightloss/tools/exercise/calculator1_2.cfm

http://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/healthtool-exercise-calculator

or you can figure it out by yourself using the equation below.


Maintaining health, fitness and losing weight are reasons why most people exercise. If exercising for weight loss, be conscious of how many calories are expended for each type of activity. Be aware of the number of calories burned through daily activities as well. The two added together help determine the amount of calories you burn in a day.

Step 1

Calculate your basal metabolic rate (BMR). This is the amount of energy expended while at rest throughout the day. Use these formulas to calculate BMR (w = weight in kg; h = height in cm; a = age):



Men: BMR = (13.75 x w) + (5 x h) - (6.76 x a) + 66



Women: BMR = (9.56 x w) + (1.85 x h) - (4.68 x a) + 655



Step 2

Estimate the metabolic equivalent of your favorite activities. Metabolic equivalents (MET) are multiples of the resting metabolic rate. At rest, one MET or 3.5 calories per kg of body weight (1 kg = 2.2 lbs). All other activities can be expressed in METS. For example, doing the laundry is 2.07 METS; biking is 8 METS; and softball is 5 METS.

Step 3

Calculate the number of calories you burn for your chosen activity using a metabolic equivalent chart (see Resources). Apply the MET equivalent to the following formula:



Calories burned by exercise = (METs x 3.5 x weight in kg) / 200 x duration in minutes



For instance, a 180 lb. man (81 kg) playing softball at 5 METS for 60 minutes =



(5 x 3.5 x 81)/200 x 60 = 425 calories

Step 4

Add the MET equivalent of activities to BMR to determine how many calories are burned in a day. Keep in mind that both BMR and MET calculations are rough estimates.

Step 5

Fine tune your fitness or weight loss goals by calculating the amount of weight you'd like to lose in a given period of time. In order to lose 1 lb. of body fat (3500 Kcal) in a week, you must expend 500 calories per day (3500/7 = 500). This can be achieved in one session, or be divided into more. Using the softball example above, you can lose 1 lb. of fat a week if you play an hour of softball (or its equivalent activity) every day.


Thanks

Larry

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