calories.

A forum for anything related to cardiovascular training.

Moderators: Boss Man, cassiegose

Post Reply
caden0925
STARTING OUT
Posts: 36
Joined: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:52 pm
Location: Denver, Colorado

calories.

Post by caden0925 »

What would burn more calories? Running in general for an hour or this elliptical machine?
http://www.nordictrack.com/webapp/wcs/s ... 1_-1_19053
caden0925
STARTING OUT
Posts: 36
Joined: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:52 pm
Location: Denver, Colorado

Post by caden0925 »

anybody?
User avatar
Boss Man
SITE ADMIN
Posts: 15458
Joined: Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:27 pm

Post by Boss Man »

Well I'm not too in the know with Elipticals, don't use them, but for the flexability and adaptability you obviously get with running workouts, I'd say running would.
caden0925
STARTING OUT
Posts: 36
Joined: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:52 pm
Location: Denver, Colorado

Post by caden0925 »

Hmm idk what to think. Some sites say running and most say elliptical. But the site you said on that one post
calorie-count.com said elliptical - moderate which is wat i do burns 714 calories in 70 minutes and running burns 572 in 70 minutes
User avatar
Boss Man
SITE ADMIN
Posts: 15458
Joined: Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:27 pm

Post by Boss Man »

Well why the need to burn 700 at once. Seems a bit extreme to me, unless you're training for something like a Marathon, Tri-athlon etc etc.

You can increase running calorie burn anyway, by finding steeper terrain, increasign your pace, running with a weighted back-pack on etc etc.

P.S. depending on when people come on here, and who it is, sometimes queires get left unanswered for longer than 3 hours, sometimes less, so don't worry too much if that happens, it's not people not caring, it's just the way most messageboards work.
caden0925
STARTING OUT
Posts: 36
Joined: Tue Mar 06, 2007 5:52 pm
Location: Denver, Colorado

Post by caden0925 »

Yeah.. anyways thanks for the help =]]
I appreciate it
swanso5
VETERAN
Posts: 10658
Joined: Mon Jan 16, 2006 4:25 pm
Location: melbourne, australia

Post by swanso5 »

i would say running as your moving your own bodyweight where on the elliptical you don't...also if looking for calorie use per mode of exercise you should really look at TOTAL calories burnt not just what's burnt when actually doing it...cardio like that will burn more caloreis per hour but a solid wts session will burn more overall from raised metabolism as well as sprints and interval work
sameey70
ESTABLISHED MEMBER
Posts: 247
Joined: Tue Oct 10, 2006 1:15 pm
Location: Atlanta, Ga

Post by sameey70 »

Any activity that causes a calorie deficit will promote fat loss, no matter the machine. The calories burned depends on the intensity and duration of the activity. Elliptical work can be very challenging if you set the resistance high enough. I suggest not focusing on the machine itself, but the quality of your workout.
alaL
STARTING OUT
Posts: 2
Joined: Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:47 am

Post by alaL »

skipping using a jumping rope, is it a cardio exercise? can this burn fats? calories? or carbs?
User avatar
Boss Man
SITE ADMIN
Posts: 15458
Joined: Sat Nov 25, 2006 3:27 pm

Post by Boss Man »

Yes.
Post Reply