slow walking

i slow walk about 12 miles a day i was wondering if anybody has a rough
idea of how many calories im burning?? thank you

Robert Unich wrote in message
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i slow walk about 12 miles a day i was wondering if anybody has a rough
idea of how many calories im burning?? thank you

An exact number would depend upon how much you weigh, the surface you are
walking on, the elevation change over the course of your walk, your unique
genetics, etc. A rough estimate is 100 calories per mile for a total of 1200
calories.

Ignoramus15841 wrote:
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:14:34 -0800, Robert Unich
wrote:
i slow walk about 12 miles a day i was wondering if anybody has a
rough
idea of how many calories im burning?? thank you


it depends on your weight. Check out www.caloriesperhour.com.

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I think this site calculates calories burned based on weight, height,
age and gender. I imagine this would give you a more accurate number
than just weight.

On 22 Feb 2005 17:42:32 GMT, Ignoramus15841
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:14:34 -0800, Robert Unich wrote:
i slow walk about 12 miles a day i was wondering if anybody has a rough
idea of how many calories im burning?? thank you


it depends on your weight. Check out www.caloriesperhour.com.

Pretty cool site. I wonder why they ask age. I entered numbers from 10
to 100 and the results were the same.

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Email: Usenet-20031220 at spamex.com
(11/09/04)

Here is a calculator that will give you an answer based on your weight
and pace.

http://walking.about.com/library/cal/uccalc1.htm

Mary G.

Top Spin wrote:
On 22 Feb 2005 17:42:32 GMT, Ignoramus15841
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:14:34 -0800, Robert Unich
wrote:
i slow walk about 12 miles a day i was wondering if anybody has a
rough
idea of how many calories im burning?? thank you


it depends on your weight. Check out www.caloriesperhour.com.

Pretty cool site. I wonder why they ask age. I entered numbers from
10
to 100 and the results were the same.


Age will change the BMR and RMR shown with the other calculations. I
believe that's why they want the additional information.

"Ignoramus15841" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:10:07 -0800, Top Spin wrote:
On 22 Feb 2005 17:42:32 GMT, Ignoramus15841
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:14:34 -0800, Robert Unich
wrote:
i slow walk about 12 miles a day i was wondering if anybody has a
rough
idea of how many calories im burning?? thank you


it depends on your weight. Check out www.caloriesperhour.com.

Pretty cool site. I wonder why they ask age. I entered numbers from 10
to 100 and the results were the same.


I wondered about the same thing, I have no good answer. Maybe they are
asking for age for gathering marketing information. Even that is
doubtful, since the site uses javascript to do the
computation. Perhaps age and sex and height play role for other
exercises besides walking.

By the way, not only age, but also height does not play part in the
calculation. I entered both 5'11", and 3'11", with the result being
precisely the same.

Sex also does not affect results. For walking, only height, weight,
and rate of speed is what matters, according to
www.caloriesperhour.com. That makes full sense.

Most of those online calculators use two factors to estimate calories
burned:

1) a table of standard METS values for various exercises, and

2) body weight.

METS relates to oxygen uptake, so when you're resting quietly you are at 1
MET, and when you are "walking, 4.0 mph, level, firm surface, very brisk
pace" you are at 5 METS. There are standard tables that provide METS values
for a wide variety of exercises and household activities.

To convert this to calories burned, most sites use this formula:

Weight in kg * METS * Time in Hours = Calories Burned

This is based on the convention that our bodies burn about 1 calorie per kg
per hour at rest. However, this does not take into account differences in
metabolism due to gender, age, or body composition. It's doubtful that a
160 lb, post-menopausal 5' 3" woman has the same resting metabolic rate as a
160 lb, 25-year old man who is 5' 11", but most of the online calorie
calculators overlook this.

I think a better estimate can be derived by first plugging Age, Gender,
Height, and Weight into the Harris-Benedict formula. Using this formula,
one's predicted resting metabolic rate is more accurate (IMO), so presumably
the estimated calories burned will also be more accurate.

FWIW, I've recently modified my WeightWare and CycliStats programs to do
exactly this. It's still an estimate, but since the data is already in
hand, I went ahead and made it as personalized as possible.

--
GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary


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223/173.0/180

"Ignoramus15841" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:10:07 -0800, Top Spin wrote:
On 22 Feb 2005 17:42:32 GMT, Ignoramus15841
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:14:34 -0800, Robert Unich
wrote:
i slow walk about 12 miles a day i was wondering if anybody has a
rough
idea of how many calories im burning?? thank you


it depends on your weight. Check out www.caloriesperhour.com.

Pretty cool site. I wonder why they ask age. I entered numbers from 10
to 100 and the results were the same.


I wondered about the same thing, I have no good answer. Maybe they are
asking for age for gathering marketing information. Even that is
doubtful, since the site uses javascript to do the
computation. Perhaps age and sex and height play role for other
exercises besides walking.

By the way, not only age, but also height does not play part in the
calculation. I entered both 5'11", and 3'11", with the result being
precisely the same.

Sex also does not affect results. For walking, only height, weight,
and rate of speed is what matters, according to
www.caloriesperhour.com. That makes full sense.

Most of those online calculators use two factors to estimate calories
burned:

1) a table of standard METS values for various exercises, and

2) body weight.

METS relates to oxygen uptake, so when you're resting quietly you are at 1
MET, and when you are "walking, 4.0 mph, level, firm surface, very brisk
pace" you are at 5 METS. There are standard tables that provide METS values
for a wide variety of exercises and household activities.

To convert this to calories burned, most sites use this formula:

Weight in kg * METS * Time in Hours = Calories Burned

This is based on the convention that our bodies burn about 1 calorie per kg
per hour at rest. However, this does not take into account differences in
metabolism due to gender, age, or body composition. It's doubtful that a
160 lb, post-menopausal 5' 3" woman has the same resting metabolic rate as a
160 lb, 25-year old man who is 5' 11", but most of the online calorie
calculators overlook this.

I think a better estimate can be derived by first plugging Age, Gender,
Height, and Weight into the Harris-Benedict formula. Using this formula,
one's predicted resting metabolic rate is more accurate (IMO), so presumably
the estimated calories burned will also be more accurate.

FWIW, I've recently modified my WeightWare and CycliStats programs to do
exactly this. It's still an estimate, but since the data is already in
hand, I went ahead and made it as personalized as possible.

--
GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary


--
223/173.0/180

"Ignoramus15841" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 12:08:21 -0800, GaryG
wrote:
"Ignoramus15841" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:10:07 -0800, Top Spin
wrote:
On 22 Feb 2005 17:42:32 GMT, Ignoramus15841
wrote:

On Tue, 22 Feb 2005 09:14:34 -0800, Robert Unich

wrote:
i slow walk about 12 miles a day i was wondering if anybody has a
rough
idea of how many calories im burning?? thank you


it depends on your weight. Check out www.caloriesperhour.com.

Pretty cool site. I wonder why they ask age. I entered numbers from
10
to 100 and the results were the same.


I wondered about the same thing, I have no good answer. Maybe they are
asking for age for gathering marketing information. Even that is
doubtful, since the site uses javascript to do the
computation. Perhaps age and sex and height play role for other
exercises besides walking.

By the way, not only age, but also height does not play part in the
calculation. I entered both 5'11", and 3'11", with the result being
precisely the same.

Sex also does not affect results. For walking, only height, weight,
and rate of speed is what matters, according to
www.caloriesperhour.com. That makes full sense.

Most of those online calculators use two factors to estimate calories
burned:

1) a table of standard METS values for various exercises, and

2) body weight.

METS relates to oxygen uptake, so when you're resting quietly you are at
1
MET, and when you are "walking, 4.0 mph, level, firm surface, very brisk
pace" you are at 5 METS. There are standard tables that provide METS
values
for a wide variety of exercises and household activities.

To convert this to calories burned, most sites use this formula:

Weight in kg * METS * Time in Hours = Calories Burned

This is based on the convention that our bodies burn about 1 calorie per
kg
per hour at rest. However, this does not take into account differences
in
metabolism due to gender, age, or body composition. It's doubtful that
a
160 lb, post-menopausal 5' 3" woman has the same resting metabolic rate
as a
160 lb, 25-year old man who is 5' 11", but most of the online calorie
calculators overlook this.

I think a better estimate can be derived by first plugging Age, Gender,
Height, and Weight into the Harris-Benedict formula. Using this
formula,
one's predicted resting metabolic rate is more accurate (IMO), so
presumably
the estimated calories burned will also be more accurate.

FWIW, I've recently modified my WeightWare and CycliStats programs to do
exactly this. It's still an estimate, but since the data is already in
hand, I went ahead and made it as personalized as possible.


Gary, it is nice to combine your interests (weight loss and exercise)
with money making (your WeightWare program, in your instance). A great
ingredient of a happy life.

Well...in theory, at least. In practice, I'm making a good, steady,
part-time income...unfortunately, I'm working full-time plus, and have a
full-time mortgage to pay :-(.

About 7 years ago, I got laid off due to a plant closure. Fortunately, that
was during the dot com boom, and I was able to support myself quite well
through consulting and contract programming gigs. But, a couple of years
ago things slowed down dramatically when my main client first in-sourced and
then off-shored their development work.

Where I live, there's not much IT work available, so I decided to combine my
programming talents with my interests in health and fitness and see if I can
make a living doing what I love. I'm really committed to my products, and
I'm optimistic about the future, and hopefully all the hard work will pay
off in future. Just this week I spoke to a major catalog that has expressed
interest in carrying some of my titles on CD.

Now, if I could just get Oprah to plug WeightWare on her show.... :-).

--
GG
http://www.WeightWare.com
Your Weight and Health Diary


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223/173.0/180

GaryG wrote in message
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"Ignoramus15841" wrote in message
...


Gary, it is nice to combine your interests (weight loss and exercise)
with money making (your WeightWare program, in your instance). A great
ingredient of a happy life.

Well...in theory, at least. In practice, I'm making a good, steady,
part-time income...unfortunately, I'm working full-time plus, and have a
full-time mortgage to pay :-(.

About 7 years ago, I got laid off due to a plant closure. Fortunately,
that
was during the dot com boom, and I was able to support myself quite well
through consulting and contract programming gigs. But, a couple of years
ago things slowed down dramatically when my main client first in-sourced
and
then off-shored their development work.

Where I live, there's not much IT work available, so I decided to combine
my
programming talents with my interests in health and fitness and see if I
can
make a living doing what I love. I'm really committed to my products, and
I'm optimistic about the future, and hopefully all the hard work will pay
off in future. Just this week I spoke to a major catalog that has
expressed
interest in carrying some of my titles on CD.

Now, if I could just get Oprah to plug WeightWare on her show.... :-).

For whatever reason, I was unable to view the WeightWare site.

I know very little about programming, but ISTM there would be a market for
diet/fitness tracking software for Palm or PDA. Does WeightWare work with
these devices? If not, how hard would it be to create such a program?
--
Matthew
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