how many calories?

[heebs10]

about how many calories do u think would be burned jogging about two miles in about 15 minutes, on flat pavement?
just wondering.

 

[thesinner]

[your bodyweight in pounds]*1.5 would be a safe assumption.

The algorithms they use on treadmills is approximately [bodyweight]*0.75. Also, speed makes a negligable difference, so it doesn't really matter how quickly you can do it.

 

[heebs10]

your saying body weight multiplied by 1.5? the logarithms part threw me off.
would this be right for example:150lbs. x 1.5 = 225 calories?

 

[thesinner]

your saying body weight multiplied by 1.5? the logarithms part threw me off.
would this be right for example:150lbs. x 1.5 = 225 calories?

Algorithm, not logarithm. Algorithm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

And yes, it would be about 225 Calories.

 

[TheMyth]

also depends on how much LBM so and so forth.

 

[thesinner]

also depends on how much LBM so and so forth.

Oh, there's about a million different variables that will tweak the total number of calories burned (length of limbs, running form, bodytemperature, type of shoes, etc). This 0.75*distance*bodyweight trick isn't the most accurate thing in the world, but I think it makes a good rule of thumb

 

[heebs10]

its close enough thanks for clarifying

 

[thesinner]

Hey, glad I could help.

Calories are really such an insignificant amount of energy, a ballpark estimate will always suffice.