Can you work out calorie loss from pedometer steps?

Is it possible to work out how many calories you've lost just by knowing how many steps you've taken in a day? Or would you have to consider other factors like weight, how many MPH you've walked, how many calories you've eaten, etc.?

Reply 1

Loulee

Don't think so although you can get pedometers with calorie burning thingys on them oh an those watch things as well. dont know how accurate it is tho x

Reply 2

lostinfantasies

Mine's just a freebie from Kelloggs, so no special gadget-y things with it :frown:

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I did 8684 on Sunday (kicking myself because it wasn't enough), 11300 yesterday, and 10356 today. I'm looking to lose a lb a week (apparently, I need to lose 3500 calories a week to lose that lb), but ideally would like to lose more!

Reply 3

planes12

Pedometres can be inacurate because it measure's bounces,

I would say walk 4 miles a day and that should do it, but measure it on google maps or something :p:

5.5 miles is the daily amount we should do in a whole day

Reply 4

Loulee

hehe mine's from all bran! lovin it! :biggrin:

managin to hit the 10000 a day at least (but thats cos i have to walk for and hour and a half to get to college and back gr) but 8000 is good! especially if it was one of your 1st days!
oh and i wear it for runnin
i know someone whos got a special k watch thing but i think you have to pay money for them.
dont you find that its really embarassin cos its bright blue n i dont want anyone to see it! and if i put it in my pocket it doesnt count them all!xxx

Reply 5

lostinfantasies

I'm fine with the colour! I can usually hide it under a top. Because I have to wear a dress to work and tights, I clip it to my tights and no-one sees it :biggrin:

Reply 6

Loulee

haha thats exactly what my mum does! although i dont wear tights i suppose knickers will do hehe! x

Reply 7

lostinfantasies

It's about three miles to my college, and even though I'm not at college now for the summer, I'm seriously thinking about walking there and back each day in September.

How effective is swimming/running/bike-riding in losing weight?

Reply 8

Loulee

i run twice a day and its great cos it gets rid of weight from all of you not just certain areas, and tones you as well
and i find that cycling is good but if you carry on eating (like i do!) then you ass and thighs get big cos youre building up muscle there.
swimmings good but i hate swimming with other ppl / in their water (just a pet hate i have, i spose) and running is great for getting fresh air, helps me sleep and concentrate better.
spose i must love it cos i get up at 530 every morning to do it! lol

Reply 9

Anthony5

Hi,
Walking burns off on average 4 calories per minute. You don't necessarily have to burn off 3500 calories a week to lose a lb as women require 2000 calories a day, if you eat 1500 calories a day you have 'burnt' 500 without exercise, if you get what I mean (Men require 2500).

So, an hour of walking burns off around 240 calories although this varies depending upon your weight (above average= 5-6 calories).

Sleeping burns 1 calorie a minute!

Hope this helps
Regards
Anthony

Reply 10

*titanium*

There is no way you can measure it, but it is a fairly accurate way of measuring distance you have walked.

As for calories, these are burnt depending on precived effort. During a work out, calories burnt per unit distance start to fall at first then rise as faitgue starts. Calories per unit distance depend on your speed aswell. Again this falls at first and then as you pass your optimum speed (a fast walk i would imagine) it rises again.

There are many other circumstances that change the calories burnt, such as terrain, wind speed, gradient, temperature.

Then of course there is the fact that every one is diffrent, fitter people will burn less calories per unit distance under the same conditions as a less fit person.

The only way to accuratly measure calorie output, is with a heart rate monitor (unless theres some laboratory way i dont know of) at least certainly the best way avaliable to you. Even this, im sure is not perfect as your heart rate can be raised by other factors such as shock or exitment, and will be lower if you have over trained.