Re:The brain has a ‘low-power mode’ that blunts our senses
by AlchemistCamp on Sunday June 19, 2022 @09:35PM
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> Running only burns about 100 calories per mile
That’s only true for people who are both light and efficient runners.
A better rule of thumb, at least for men, is 1kCal/hour for zone 2 or light zone 3 training.
Re:The brain has a ‘low-power mode’ that blunts our senses
by dx034 on Monday June 20, 2022 @04:30AM
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If you like metric, a good approximation is also 1 calorie per kilometer and kilogram of body weight. So a 80kg person running a 10k will approx. burn 800 calories.
Only an approximation but seems to roughly fit many "measurements" by smart watches for both males and females of different weight ranges.
Re:The brain has a ‘low-power mode’ that blunts our senses
by IIsi50MHz on Sunday June 19, 2022 @06:16PM
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Er, are we talking about same order of magnitude here? I notice that in USA, notably on food packaging, "Calories" (captalised) equals "thousand calories" (lower case). Elsewhere (including Japan), it seems that the kCals is used, avoiding confusion capitalisation.
Re:The brain has a ‘low-power mode’ that blunts our senses
by goosedragons on Sunday June 19, 2022 @06:50PM
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Yes, a muffin is usually 300+ Calories or kCals and running a mile is ~100 Calories or kCals depending on your speed and weight.
North Americans typically just use Calories for food and excerise contexts. Small c calories is really just used for science.
I don't think people really appreciate this. Running only burns about 100 calories per mile. So if you run 5 miles, you've only burned the calories you would get from eating one muffin.
Many people will go for a walk around the block and feel like their getting into shape, but restricting calories is the only practical way to lose weight.