How to Tell How Many Calories You Have Burned
Burning the calories you take in through your diet is how your body stays in shape. If you want to lose weight, you need to burn more calories than you take in every day. The key to accomplishing both is to track the number of calories you consume and how many calories you burn throughout the day. Because each exercise allows you to burn a different number of calories, the most accurate way to determine calories burned is by using an online calculator.
Instructions
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Write down your weight. People who weigh more burn calories faster than people who weigh less.
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Note the exercise you performed. You don't have to spend time in the gym for it to count as exercise. Raking leaves in the lawn, playing catch with your children or walking the mall are all ways to burn calories. Some activities, like mowing the lawn with a push mower, naturally burn more calories than other activities, such as dusting the furniture. That's why the type of exercise you perform is important to note.
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Consider the duration of your exercise. The amount of time you exercise, whether it's five minutes or five hours, will help you tell how many calories you have burned.
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Understand the intensity of your exercise. You will burn more calories if you exercise intensely for shorter periods of time than if you leisurely exercise for a longer period of time. The more intense your exercise is, the more calories you will burn.
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Use an online calculator to help you determine how many calories you have burned. Input your weight, the type of exercise you performed, the time you exercised and the intensity level you performed at to tell how many calories you burned with that workout. Track this throughout the day to make sure you burn enough calories to maintain your healthy lifestyle goals.
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