How To Calculate Calories Burned During Workout

How To Calculate Calories Burned During Workout
Things you will need
• Stop watch
• Know How to Measure your pulse • Pen and paper to record the data • Your Current weight
How to Measure Your Pulse rate I
• The Pulse can be easily measured in two sites A) Radial artery: Ventral aspect of the wrist on the side of the thumb.
B) CaroId Artery: Present in the neck
• We are Going to use the Radial Artery of this Purpose.
How to Measure Your Pulse rate II
• Use Your index and the middle finger to locate the pulse which feels like a Rhythmic Thumping
• Do Not use the thumb as thumb has it's own pulse.
• Count the number of beats for 15 seconds.
• Note the Heart rate repeat ever 2 minutes.
• Calculate the average Heart rate by dividing the sum total Heart Rate and dividing it by number of Ime the Heart Rate was noted.
Calories for male
• Calories Burned = (0.2017 x age in years + 0.09036 x weight in pounds + 0.6309 x average heart rate -­‐ 55.0969) x elapsed Ime / 4.184.
Calories for Female
• Calories burned = (0.074 x age in years -­‐ 0.05741 x weight in pounds + 0.4472 x average heart rate -­‐ 20.4022) x Ime elapsed / 4.184.
Example
• 40-­‐year-­‐old female weighing 150 pounds exercised for 60 minutes with an average heart rate during the session of 100 bpm: (0.074 x 40-­‐ 0.05741 x 150+ 0.4472 x 100-­‐ 20.4022) x 60 / 4.184 = 268 calories