calorie burning question

[Crisisinde]

Strictly in terms of calories burned, does high
intensity/short duration = low intensity/long duration?

e.g - do i burn roughly the same amount of calories if i walk
two miles at 4 mph, jog 1 mile at 8 mph or sprint 0.5 miles
at 16mph? - or are there other effects involved?

thanks,

crisis

[Petzl]

On 29 Jul 2002 12:00:05 -0700, nebbisch@aol.com
(crisisindenation) wrote:

>Strictly in terms of calories burned, does high
>intensity/short duration = low intensity/long duration?
>
>e.g - do i burn roughly the same amount of calories if i walk
> two miles at 4 mph, jog 1 mile at 8 mph or sprint 0.5 miles
> at 16mph? - or are there other effects involved?
>
>thanks,
>
>crisis

Walking at or above 4MPH will burn more calories.

However the more intense exertion done with Jogging Sprinting
or other aerobic has other beneficial results in areas of
fittness and well being

work it out yourself all aerobic activities can be related to
MET values and calories consumed

a list of MET values for common activities <http://www.health-
yheart.org/Newsletter/nl35/nl35_005.htm#MET%20table> The
calculator
<http://www.healthyheart.org/Exercise/cal_expnd.htm>

Petzl Plain talking, weight loss program that works
http://www.geocities.com/petzlx/Diet.htm

[Isiafs5]

>Strictly in terms of calories burned, does high
>intensity/short duration = low intensity/long duration?

Yes at some point. Energy out equals used calories PERIOD.

>- or are there other effects involved?

Amounts of muscle development, aerobic development and overuse
injury development.

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[Crisisinde]

thanks for all the replies. however, i asked my question with
a view to figuring out the best aerobic routine for me, with
my prime goal being the maximum calorie burning efficiency.

At the moment i go swimming as my aerobic exercise. Will i
burn more calories by doing less laps and completely exhauting
myself in a short period of time, or more laps over a long
period, but at a relatively slow pace?

thanks,

crisis

Petzl <Petzl@SpamCop.net> wrote in message
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> On 29 Jul 2002 12:00:05 -0700, nebbisch@aol.com
> (crisisindenation) wrote:
>
> >Strictly in terms of calories burned, does high
> >intensity/short duration = low intensity/long duration?
> >
> >e.g - do i burn roughly the same amount of calories if i
> > walk two miles at 4 mph, jog 1 mile at 8 mph or sprint
> > 0.5 miles at 16mph? - or are there other effects
> > involved?
> >
> >thanks,
> >
> >crisis
>
> Walking at or above 4MPH will burn more calories.
>
> However the more intense exertion done with Jogging
> Sprinting or other aerobic has other beneficial results in
> areas of fittness and well being
>
> work it out yourself all aerobic activities can be related
> to MET values and calories consumed
>
> a list of MET values for common activities <http://www.heal-
> thyheart.org/Newsletter/nl35/nl35_005.htm#MET%20table> The
> calculator
> <http://www.healthyheart.org/Exercise/cal_expnd.htm>
>
>
> Petzl Plain talking, weight loss program that works
> http://www.geocities.com/petzlx/Diet.htm

[Sam]

"crisisindenation" <nebbisch@aol.com> wrote in message
news:ab14d317.0207310926.328b015d@posting.google.com...
> thanks for all the replies. however, i asked my question
> with a view to figuring out the best aerobic routine for me,
> with my prime goal being the maximum calorie burning
> efficiency.
>
> At the moment i go swimming as my aerobic exercise. Will i
> burn more calories by doing less laps and completely
> exhauting myself in a short period of time, or more laps
> over a long period, but at a relatively slow pace?
>
Could you give more precise measures?

> thanks,
>
>
> crisis
>
>
> Petzl <Petzl@SpamCop.net> wrote in message
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> > On 29 Jul 2002 12:00:05 -0700, nebbisch@aol.com
> > (crisisindenation) wrote:
> >
> > >Strictly in terms of calories burned, does high
> > >intensity/short duration = low intensity/long duration?
> > >
> > >e.g - do i burn roughly the same amount of calories if i
> > > walk two miles at 4 mph, jog 1 mile at 8 mph or sprint
> > > 0.5 miles at 16mph? - or are there other effects
> > > involved?
> > >
> > >thanks,
> > >
> > >crisis
> >
> > Walking at or above 4MPH will burn more calories.
> >
> > However the more intense exertion done with Jogging
> > Sprinting or other aerobic has other beneficial results in
> > areas of fittness and well being
> >
> > work it out yourself all aerobic activities can be related
> > to MET values and calories consumed
> >
> > a list of MET values for common activities <http://www.he-
> > althyheart.org/Newsletter/nl35/nl35_005.htm#MET%20table>
> > The calculator
> > <http://www.healthyheart.org/Exercise/cal_expnd.htm>
> >
> >
> > Petzl Plain talking, weight loss program that works
> > http://www.geocities.com/petzlx/Diet.htm

[Billyg]

Unless you're an elite swimmer training an hour or longer per
session the calories burned will pale compared to similar
length sessions running or cycling. I train for triathlons
and find that one hour run takes around 1200 calories, one
hour bike takes around 1000 calories, and one hour swim takes
around 600 calories. Figure that swimming involves more upper
body muscle than lower and that leg muscles for most are
larger and as a consequence consume more calories. Do
whatever is fun and you can stick to but be aware that in
general running and cycling are better at burning calories
than swimming.

Sam wrote in message ...
>
>"crisisindenation" <nebbisch@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:ab14d317.0207310926.328b015d@posting.google.com...
>> thanks for all the replies. however, i asked my question
>> with a view to figuring out the best aerobic routine for
>> me, with my prime goal being the maximum calorie burning
>> efficiency.
>>
>> At the moment i go swimming as my aerobic exercise. Will i
>> burn more calories by doing less laps and completely
>> exhauting myself in a short period of time, or more laps
>> over a long period, but at a relatively slow pace?
>>
> Could you give more precise measures?
>
>
>
>> thanks,
>>
>>
>> crisis
>>
>>
>> Petzl <Petzl@SpamCop.net> wrote in message
>news:<krebkuccfrb9ql3ueanhd751oqtcb2adi0@4ax.com>...
>> > On 29 Jul 2002 12:00:05 -0700, nebbisch@aol.com
>> > (crisisindenation) wrote:
>> >
>> > >Strictly in terms of calories burned, does high
>> > >intensity/short duration = low intensity/long duration?
>> > >
>> > >e.g - do i burn roughly the same amount of calories if i
>> > > walk two miles at 4 mph, jog 1 mile at 8 mph or sprint
>> > > 0.5 miles at 16mph? - or are there other effects
>> > > involved?
>> > >
>> > >thanks,
>> > >
>> > >crisis
>> >
>> > Walking at or above 4MPH will burn more calories.
>> >
>> > However the more intense exertion done with Jogging
>> > Sprinting or other aerobic has other beneficial results
>> > in areas of fittness and well being
>> >
>> > work it out yourself all aerobic activities can be
>> > related to MET values and calories consumed
>> >
>> > a list of MET values for common activities <http://www.h-
>> > ealthyheart.org/Newsletter/nl35/nl35_005.htm#MET%20table>
>> > The calculator
>> > <http://www.healthyheart.org/Exercise/cal_expnd.htm>
>> >
>> >
>> > Petzl Plain talking, weight loss program that works
>> > http://www.geocities.com/petzlx/Diet.htm