How many calories should you burn in a workout to loose weight?
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Basically you need to first find out what your ideal weight should be.\n\nThen determine how many calories a person of your age and ideal weight should be consuming.\n\nThen figure out how many calories you are currently consuming.\n\nIf you are consuming more calories than you should be at your ideal weight, then subtract those #s and now you know how many calories you should be burning in your work out.\n\nIf you join a gym, they should have a trainer on staff to help you figure this out.
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Cycling, like all exercises, burn calories. Cycling burns approximately 400 calories per hour (9 mph). It will help in trimming your waist, as well as your whole body, with the right diet.
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To lose 20 lbs in 3 months, that's about 2 pounds per week.  To do that safely, the best thing is to cut 500 calories a day from your diet and workout to burn an additional 500 calories per day.  That adds up to 1000 calories daily, which is 7000 weekly, or 2 pounds.
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It depends "how" you are burning these calories. Every person has a BMR (basal metabolic rate) which indicates how many calories your body will burn daily. This is also usually the daily recommended calorie intake for the individual. For example, my BMR is 1418 calories, and I burn 425 calories from digestion and processing food. Thus, I am to eat 1418 calories a day to MAINTAIN my weight, my body will not "hold on" to these calories. To lose weight, you must burn more than you consume.\n\nIf you are working out and burning 1000 calories, this is a bit on the high side. It also depends on the intensity of the activity, your average heart rate, your diet, and your weight and fitness level! And be careful, what the machines at the gym tell you is usually not accurate (if this is where you are getting the information from) and you should take the calorie values as an estimate. You will usually burn 10-20% less than what the machine displays. Sad, I know :(
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350-500. It seems most workouts that i have done with professionals they have been around 350-400 calories.
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In theory it's around 3500 calories to lose a pound of fat. Every so often people have good weeks where they lose a lot of weight but generally that's just water weight. It also depends on your metabolism for how many calories you should cut out of your diet. I  have a friend who runs a lot and he has to constantly eat so he doesn't get too skinny. I don't know if you've seen the Oprah episode with Dr. Oz but he talks about how it's the waist measurement that counts. Also keep in mind muscle weighs more than fat.
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3,000 calories are in a pound..so it all depends on how many calories you burn for what exercise you are doing. say you burn 6,000 calories (which is almost impossible for 8 hours) you would lose 2 pounds. but dont forget you are going to eat at some point during the day and that will put some of the calories you burned off back on. I'd say that the mose weight some could lose in one day (or 8 hours) would be about 1..maybe a little more maybe a little less.  Hope this helps
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Yes, you can definitely loose weight by roller skating/blading.  Any type of physical activity can lead to weight loss if you are not consuming more calories than you are burning.  You will loose approximately 816 calories per hour that you are roller skating.
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Sure- you can lose 10 pounds in a day if you really want to, (boxers, and other athletes do this all the time to make weight), but it will not really affect your overall appearance.  Losing weight safely and effectively takes work and time- realistic goals of burning fat (sparing muscle tissue) should be limited to about 2 lbs per week.  Anything more than this is not healthy and could be dangerous.  Every pound of fat equals 3500 calories.  So for example, if you can cut 3500 calories from your diet in a week, and burn 3500 more in exercise, you will be able to lose 2 pounds of fat in a week.  There are other factors, but these are good guidelines to set a basis.  OK- 2 lbs per week * 8 weeks (your 2 months) is one pound more than you need, but it wont be easy.  Lots of exercise, water, and eating several small meals throughout the day is key.  Doesn't matter what kind of cardio you do, just start burning those calories.
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To lose 1lb in weight you have to use up around 3500 calories...so about 8 hours might do it  :D
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THE BEST WORKOUT MACHINE BY FAR IS THE ELLIPTICAL TRAINER. YOU CAN BURN 100 CALORIES IN 8 MINUTES. NO JOKE. I RIDE THE ELLIPTICAL FOR 40 MINUTES, 6 DAYS A WEEK. IT'S AN AWESOME WORK-OUT.
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There is no way to reduce fat in a certain area of the body (called spot reduction). To lose weight you need to burn more calories than you burn. \n\nTo lose 1lb you need to burn 3500 calories per week. That means 250 calories a day through exercise and 250 calories a day reduction in food intake. \n\nYou can find out how many calories you need to maintain your weight by using the BMR formula at www.caloriesperhour.com. Once you find out your BMR (basal metabolic rate) you can figure reduce that by 500 - 1000 calories per day to burn 1-2 pounds safely in a weeks period. \n\nI recommend strength training to go with any regular exercise program so that you also reduce INCHES which can show a flatter belly, tighter abs, and tighter thighs and butt.\n\nBest of luck to you!
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forget about dieting. just have good nutrition habits...and start exercising!\n\nIt's calories in vs. calories out. a pound of weight is approx. 3500 cals. If you burn that much in exercise per week you'll lose weight.
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Heh, yea biking is an excellent way to loose excess pounds. I have raced bikes since I was 10-11 and I am 21 now-- I'm 6'0" and am only 147 pounds. You probably shouldn't expect to become that light, it takes hours and hours on a saddle-- I would expect most people would want to be a little heavier anyways. The amount of weight you will loose is dependent on how many calories you are able to burn per ride, versus how many calories you eat in one day. The speed that you have to ride to burn a certain amount of calories is dependent on serveral variables: 1. What kind of bike you have (Road or Mountain... or hybrid) 2. The terrain that you will ride on (hilly, flat, huge climbs, etc.) 3. And what kind of wind you will encounter (headwind, tailwind, etc.).  Most important, is that you keep the drive to ride. You have to begin to love riding, and not see it as a chore. The way I do this, is to keep my self motivated my charting by progress. Visit free websites like bikejournal.com where you can log your rides with an included calorie calculator. The website also offers a community of people, many with similar fitness goals as you. As you begin your new exercise routine, its important to remember that starting any new excerise is extremely difficult that first week. You will feel sluggish, and slow, but please understand that this is only temporary, as your muscles get used the the actions on a bike, rides will become exponentially more enjoyable. A good way to begin is to start easy, a flat ride at a moderate pace. Keep your RPMs below 70. After one week, you sould be able to turn the pedals at about 75 RPM, and after a month around 80. I know a poster above states she rides at 60RPM, but either a) thats not fast enought to really get an effective aerobic workout, or b) her gearing is off... ideally your RPM should hover at around 80 when you are riding a flat stretch (calculating by counting the amount of pedal strokes you take in 10 seconds and multiply by 60... or going out an purchasing a bike computer for about $30-50). Best of luck, and ride long, far, and fast.
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calories don't burn fat, but exercise can burn calories. taking in an extra approximately 3,500 calories  can cause you to gain a pound. there are 16 ounces in a pound, so burning approximately 219 calories can make you lose an ounce. theoretically.
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About 3500.  So, if you wanted to lose a pound in a week, you would need to either eat 500 fewer calories each day or burn 500 more calories each day (or some combination of the two).  Hope this helps.
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My coworker is also a personal trainer, and he says 3500 calories is equal to one pound of fat. So if you burn 3500 more calories than you take in, you'll lose a pound. This isn't perfect however, because you don't just lose fat when you exercise -- you lose water, and sometimes gain or lose muscle.