SFrunner wrote:
Del Cecchi wrote:

Walking on the flat is said to be 100 cals per mile time weight/140 lb.

So you are 150 cal/mile on flat, and you did 4 miles. that would be 600
cal even on the flat. And this was considerably harder than that. so
1000 is quite plausible.

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Del Cecchi


100 cals per mile for walking is too high an estimate. I know I walk to
work 1.25 miles every morning at 15 min miles and according to Fitday,
I only burn 57 cals and I weigh more than 140 pounds.

100 cals per mile for running yes, walking, no.

http://www.healthyweightforum.org/en...?action=submit
says 1159 C. for 120 min of a 210 lb person hiking.

The Government says at
http://www.health.gov/dietaryguideli...l/chapter3.htm

that walking at 3.5 mph uses 280 cal/hour or about 80 cal per mile for a
154 lb person. Hiking is slightly higher, at 370 cal/hour.

Sounds like Fitday is low balling.


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Del Cecchi
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