Analysis of my Physical Exercise on 2007-12-04:

Physical Exercise on 2007-12-04:

50 minutes (0605 hr to 0655 hr, Stretching = 10 mins, slow walk = 5 mins, brisk walk = 25 mins, cool down = 10 mins. Total distance covered = about 2.6 km. Perspiration = moderate).

My weight before exercise with T-shirt and exercise shorts on = 56.6 kg.

My weight after exercise with T-shirt and exercise shorts on = 56.3 kg.

Loss of weight by the exercise = 0.30 kg

Is this figure correct ???

To loss 1 kg, I need to have a deficit of 7700 kcal. So to lose 0.30 kg, I should have burned 2310 kcal by the walking this morning. So I should not have lost 0.3 kg by the walk!

Based on the at the calculator of Calories burned while walking (70-200 pounds) at http://preventdisease.com/healthtools/articles/while_walking.html for my weight of 124 pounds (i.e. 56.6 kg) and walk time of 25 minutes, the calorie burned is

(a) Walking (3.5 mph) Low Brisk = 110 kcal
(b) Walking (4 mph) Medium/High Brisk = 120 kcal
(c) Walking (4.5 mph) High Brisk = 157 kcal
(d) Walking (5 mph) Very High Brisk = 195 kcal
(e) Walking (5.5 mph) Maximum Walking Speed = 229 kcal

Note:

1 mile = 1.609344 kilometers
5.5 mph = 5 x 1.609344 = 8.851391 km/h = 147.5232 meters per minute
3.5 mph = 3.5 x 1.609344 x 1000 /60 = 93.858 meters per minute

My speed on 071204 = about 2.3 km per 25 minutes = 92 meters per minute.

So my walking was Low Brisk.

Therefore, the energy burned by this morning exercise including stretching should be about 110 kcal and much less than 229 kcal.

(Modified 16 january 2008)