[delnisfernan]

how many calories do i need to burn daily in gym?

i just calculated today and i did 500 cals

was wonder wht would be a good amount

[herbalviagra]

45 minutes to an hour of exercise is good. Anything more is bonus.

[scewDeasp]

I guess as a weight therapist I feel I've got to butt in here. Ordinarily, I wouldn't. I think the orginal question -- How many calories do I need to burn today? -- is a little vague. Calorie burn is body-specific. And you also need to think about if you mean Fermian units or you go by the McGallagher Scale. To give you an example, depending on my mean daily unadjusted metabolic rate, I (164 lbs, 6'7" 1/2) could burn anywhere from 10 to 170 calories eating the very same things and doing the very same exercises, and I'm talking 'straight burn'. But I'd say, from what you described, that you ought to be burning more like 700 or 750. Hope that helps.

[rarpAcconavox]

There was a news item a few days ago about how exercise machines are very inaccurate in their readings of 'calories burned'. As you say, each individual will burn calories differently, depending on how much they weigh and what kind of shape they are in. So depending on a machine to tell you how many calories you burned by walking 3 miles is likely to be a mistake. IMO, it's better to simply pay attention to how long and how fast you move, try to increase either duration or intensity, and not pay so much attention to what the machine claims you've burned off. Like the scale, the exercise machines lie. According to the news report, they can be off by 30% or more.

[fuesquemill]

thx for the help Eric ...

Ginny_O those machines are wrong too .... it makes me sad ...

i am doing more then an hour of exercise daily so i dont think i'll be in trouble

[Pa33anger]

thx Ginny_O