Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 382, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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Cardio and Calorie Burn

Misty02
Misty02
Posts: 9
Joined: 2003/03/27
United States
2003/04/01, 07:52 PM
How many calories should I aim to burn during a typical one hour cardio/fat burning workout to lose weight?
Carivan
Carivan
Posts: 8,542
Joined: 2002/01/20
Canada
2003/04/01, 09:16 PM
When you do cardio (short for cardiovascular) you should be targeting your heart rate which will dictate how many calories you burn.
There is a formula to know your max heart rate. You want to warm up and then go to about 85% of your max. Assuming you dont have High pb or other related problems.
To figure your max heart rate subtract your age from 220.
figure what 65% and 85% is and work yourself up to it. I don't know your fitness level so I can't really tell you more. But in the end you will see your burnt calories.
Hope this helps.

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