Question 1

how accurate is the calorie count on my elliptical machine?? if i'm working out for 30+ minutes and the calories burned says 100, can i rely on that? i understand i must burn more than i consume, but how can i calculate my burn at 5'5", 185 lbs??

Accepted Answer

Calorie calculate: Get the app Cronometer and enter what you eat and exercise you do and see. 100 calories is about 1/2 Snickers.  You need to exercise more or eat fewer calories.  Simple in concept difficult in execution.

Question 2

how would i calculate the calories burned from weight training? (deadlifts, bench, squats, etc...)

Accepted Answer

Apps: There is actually a pretty cool app called myfitnesspal available for free on iOS and Android (methyltestosterone). I used this when I had to lose weight safely for a sport by a certain time period. It allows you to calculate in calories and nutrients in, and your exercises are searchable. It won't be exact, but it gives a good estimate and it does work well. It's free, you've got nothing to lose... but weight!

Question 3

what's the best way for me to calculate calories burned with a heart rate monitor?

Accepted Answer

Heart Rate Monitor: There are several calculators that help you with the calories burned.  See one below: 

http://www.Shapesense.Com/fitness-exercise/calculators/heart-rate-based-calorie-burn-calculator.Aspx  

most heart rate monitors give you a better evaluation of calories burned as they calculate the sum of the instantaneous calories burned over the exercise period from your weight, age etc.

Question 4

how do i calculate calories burned from sit ups?

Accepted Answer

9 cal/min: According to fitness partner a 150 pound person would burn about nine calories for each minute of doing sit ups.

Question 5

how does one calculate how many calories one need to burn on a daily basis? for eg. if i'm consuming 800 calories, how much do i need to burn?

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More: I assume you are trying to lose weight in which case you need to burn more calories than you consume (roughly). Otherwise,there is no "need" to burn calories

Question 6

what are the ways that exercise machines calculate the amount of calories burned?

Accepted Answer

By a formula: Typically you would punch in your gender and age at the beginning.  Depending on the type of exercise, there is estimates for the amount of calories burned per minute- for example, it may be that a certain treadmill  reports that at a 4% incline at 4.5mph for a 38 year old male may burn 7 calories per minute (as an example only)
 this is all estimated; individual results will vary.

Question 7

how is it possible to burn more calories than you eat? is the correct way to calculate calories?

Accepted Answer

Depends on your BMR: You can calculate hour daily cals needed to maintain weight.You need to calculate your BMR from BMR calculater available on web, that will tell you number of calries you need if you stay in bed all day.You can add calories for exercise and daily activities.You can use harris bannedict equation.That is the total calories you need to maintain your weight.
Rquation is available on the web.

Question 8

can there be a website/program that can calculate calories burned based on your heart rate?

Accepted Answer

Not your heart rate: That determines calorie usage but intensity & duration of exercise.

Question 9

i used an online calculator to calculate calories i need to maintain and it says 2094 per day. if i eat 1300-1600 calories per day and burn 300 + with exercise. do i add my burned calories during excercise to the calories i'm cutting out with food?

Accepted Answer

Losing weight?: The decrease in calories combined with calories burned exercising will give you an idea of if your calories expended exceeds your calories  taken in.

Question 10

how many extra calories does the atkins diet burn? i know that fat is burned instead of carbs on the atkins diet, but how does that change the amount of calories burned?

Accepted Answer

Less calories: The important thing about the atkins diet is that you eat very little carbohydrate.  As a result you eat more fat.  For most people, fat is more satisfying in terms of feeling full than carbs.  As a result you eat fewer calories overall and lose weight.  Also, when fat is burned it produces ketones.  These suppress your appetite as well.  The amount of calories burned depends on your activity.

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How accurate is the calorie count on my elliptical machine?? if i'm working out for 30+ minutes and the calories burned says 100, can i rely on that? i understand i must burn more than i consume, but how can i calculate my burn at 5'5", 185 lbs??

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How would i calculate the calories burned from weight training? (deadlifts, bench, squats, etc...)

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What's the best way for me to calculate calories burned with a heart rate monitor?

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How do i calculate calories burned from sit ups?

A member asked:

How does one calculate how many calories one need to burn on a daily basis? for eg. if i'm consuming 800 calories, how much do i need to burn?

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What are the ways that exercise machines calculate the amount of calories burned?

A member asked:

How is it possible to burn more calories than you eat? is the correct way to calculate calories?

A member asked:

Can there be a website/program that can calculate calories burned based on your heart rate?

A member asked:

I used an online calculator to calculate calories i need to maintain and it says 2094 per day. if i eat 1300-1600 calories per day and burn 300 + with exercise. do i add my burned calories during excercise to the calories i'm cutting out with food?

A member asked:

How many extra calories does the atkins diet burn? i know that fat is burned instead of carbs on the atkins diet, but how does that change the amount of calories burned?

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