People who choose to run often do so in order to lose weight. These people find it beneficial to know how many calories they have burned in order to know what they are burning versus what they are eating. Other people might want to know how many calories they are burning so they will know how much they need to increase their caloric intake in order to maintain their weight and not lose it. Regardless of why, these tips for figuring out calories burned during running will prove beneficial.
Purchase a pedometer. You do not have to buy one of the most expensive pedometers on the market, a simple pedometer that measures your stride and then calculates how far you have traveled. This is an important number to have when you are ready to calculate your calories burned. Of course, if you prefer to have your calories calculated for you there are pedometers that calculate calories, distance, heart rate and more.
Weigh yourself before calculating your calories. The number of calories you burn is dependent on how much you weigh. Heavier people will burn more calories running than lighter weight people due to more work being involved in running. If you are running often, you should check your weight often to insure you are calculating properly.
Input your numbers into an online calorie calculator. Many different websites offer calorie-burning estimators. Typically, you input your weight and choose the activity that you complete. Some websites, like Health Status, ask for your time in minutes that you spent running rather than how far you ran. Other websites base the calculation on distance, which is why you need a pedometer. After you input the data, the website returns the number of calories burned.
These tips for figuring out calories burned during running are beneficial whether you want to lose weight or maintain your weight without losing or gaining. Using your calories burned and the amount of calories you take in you can formulate a diet plan that works for you.
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