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Date Posted: 18:08:40 09/16/03 Tue
Author: justine
Subject: Re: Calories Burned in a Session??
In reply to: Laura 's message, "Calories Burned in a Session??" on 17:13:38 09/16/03 Tue

At our club we used to distribute a flyer that claimed the workout could burn up to 600 calories. I had quite a few people that didn't believe it and asked me to confirm.

So... I called our Area Director and told her about the member's concerns (I wasn't so sure if I believed it either) but she said people burned UP TO 600 calories in all the studies they've done. When I asked how, she said it's simply the combination of resistance training and cardiovascular exercise going on simultaneously.

So, I wouldn't assume that you're burning 600 every time, (that's why they say "up to") but I would guess you could count on burning at least 450, and probably even 500-550. Make sure you're giving the workout your "all." Really challenge yourself on the machines.

Regarding your diet, although calories in/calories out makes sense and that's what many people have done in the past, I HIGHLY recommend reading Permanent Results without Permanent Dieting (the pink hardcover book). It explains why the whole calorie in/calorie out thing really doesn't work for the long term. What you're doing is training your body to live on a lower amount of calories, which essentially lowers your metabolism. Not good! Plus, a low-calorie diet combined with heavy amounts of cardio (I don't know if you're exercising anywhere else than at Curves) can actually end up burning muscle in the long term, which also lowers your metabolism. A half pound of muscle burns 50 calories a day AT REST (that means sitting/sleeping/ watching TV, etc), let alone walking or exercising! So if you loose a pound of muscle through a lo-cal diet, you've lowered your resting metabolism by 100 calories a day. YUK!
Just something to take into consideration. The book explains it in much greater detail and probably better than I ever could.

Regardless, good luck!!!!




>I have been a member of Curves for 5 months. I do
>love going very much, but did not lose too much in the
>first 3 months. Now I have incorporated a diet plan
>based on a sensible calories in/calories out plan.
>Since I've been on the diet and in doing Curves I've
>lost 9.5 lbs. in the last couple of months.
>
>Initially when I questioned the owner of my Curves to
>see how many calories I was burning during the workout
>she told me I was burning somewhere between 550 to 600
>calories. I questioned that I could burn so many
>calories in such a short period of time even though I
>work the circuit pretty hard, so I factored in my diet
>program that I was burning 450 calories to minimize
>the amount she told me.
>
>Now I have had other people questioning whether I'm
>even burning the 450 calories in 30 minutes and
>truthfully when I look at the calories burned for
>other activities I question the same thing. I really
>need to know an accurate count of calories being
>burned doing the circuit because I tend to lose
>exceptionally slow and need to be able to factor in
>the right amount so I don't eat too many calories.
>Can someone tell me this and possibly how they arrived
>at it?
>
>I spoke with two friends of mine who go to the gym
>often and who are familiar with the machines. They
>both said they didn't think I was burning more than
>250-300 calories and that is what I've revised my diet
>to.
>
>Somebody help me!
>
>Thanks, Laura

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