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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: Simulated on 25/11/2007 20:37:49

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: Simulated on 25/11/2007 20:37:49

Everyone knows what a Gazelle is right. No not that animal. But the work out machine. Well I rode it for 50 minutes and 27 seconds, went 3 miles, and burnt 362.9 calories. My average speed was supposedly from 2 mph to 5 mph. What do you think. Anywhere near correct?

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: neilep on 25/11/2007 21:00:59

That DOES seem a bit low !!...were ewe really sweating a lot !! ?

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: paul.fr on 25/11/2007 21:09:02

do we look like we exercise?

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: Simulated on 25/11/2007 21:11:23

Quote from: neilep on 25/11/2007 21:00:59

That DOES seem a bit low !!...were ewe really sweating a lot !! ?

yeah not taht much, but by the time i was almost done my hair could be molded into whatever i wanted it to be with all the sweat. haha.

and idk paul.

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: Karen W. on 25/11/2007 21:25:35

Quote from: paul.fr on 25/11/2007 21:09:02

do we look like we exercise?

LOL LOL!

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: elegantlywasted on 25/11/2007 21:27:36

The Gazelle in particular is an odd machine. Although it claims to burn alot of calories, there are reviews that state otherwise.
http://www.fitness-events.com/gazelle-exercise-machine.htm
And on Epinions there seem to be alot of reviews where people have had trouble with the computer:
http://www0.epinions.com/reviews/Fitness_Quest_Gazelle_Freestyle/sec_~opinion_list/pp_~1/pa_~1#list

I'm not sure how much you weigh, but an hour on an eliptical at 130lbs should burn around 500 calories. Maybe the calorie calculator in the machine is off?

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: Carolyn on 26/11/2007 04:18:52

I have the Gazelle.  The computer is crap.  It died on me ages ago.  It never worked right.  I still use the machine a few times a week...but oh how I hate it!!!  I think walking is easier.

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: Simulated on 09/12/2007 23:26:49

Yup i'm right on 130. It might be off. The batteries have been in since um 2 years ago. LoL. That's why I asked. And Yeah The gazelle works out everythin if ya do it right. lean forward, back, on heels, on toes, oh man it does good lol. So you think I burnt more. Do you think i went further then 3 miles thouhg?

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: pirunner on 13/12/2007 01:52:03

I'm not that familiar with the Gazelle, but I do know that running burns roughly 100 calories per mile. For your height/weight/age I would say it would actually be more like 110-115. I am no nutritionist, but I am roughly your age and also a die-hard runner. The few extra calories that you supposedly burned on the Gazelle probably stem from the extra up/down motion you were doing. From my experience, exercise machines' computers tend to be pretty accurate, but ONLY when you enter their weight into them.

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: Simulated on 14/12/2007 22:18:12

Ah so I ran for an hour and only burnt 110 calories? lol

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: pirunner on 14/12/2007 23:44:24

Only if you were "running" at one mile per hour.

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: Simulated on 15/12/2007 00:19:01

Ah I see. So I burnt 330 calories then cuz i went 3 miles..rigjt? then its not htat far off

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: pirunner on 15/12/2007 02:29:48

Sounds about right! Again, the conditions greatly contribute to the numbers. For example, today I ran 9 miles. So for me, that would be normally 990-1000 calories. However, today I ran through frozen snow with extremely uneven footing. So I would say that with all the extra effort in balancing, I burned an extra 200 calories or so. I really have no idea how accurate this is, but that is off of how I felt afterwards. 

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: Simulated on 15/12/2007 02:33:25

Ah dude you have to be ripped..haha..plus i hear for every 10 pounsd of muscle you have you burn 50 more calories a day

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: pirunner on 15/12/2007 02:49:19

Actually, I thought it was more than that...like 50 calories per 5 pounds. Not sure though.

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: Simulated on 15/12/2007 02:51:44

Dude that'd be crazy i mean you'd burn all your calories off just being ripped lol i needa find my fat percentage out..its been going up since soccer got over taht's for sure cuz i haven't done nothing

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: pirunner on 15/12/2007 03:00:07

Whoa..wait a second! Check this out:

"Increase the amount of muscle in your body. For every extra pound of muscle you put on, your body uses around 50 extra calories a day. In a recent study, researchers found that regular weight training boosts basal metabolic rate by about 15%. This is because muscle is ‘metabolically active’ and burns more calories than other body tissue even when you’re not moving."

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: Simulated on 15/12/2007 03:01:10

Omg lol dude that's like crazy...

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: pirunner on 15/12/2007 03:12:59

A pound of muscle is a lot though. That would take a lot of work. Hw often do you workout? And what do you do?

Title: Do you think this is right?
Post by: Simulated on 15/12/2007 12:28:06

Um I do around 150ish sit ups and push ups and occasionally go downstairs and run on the stuff we have and then work out on the machine dad got a few years ago.