Do you ever wonder how many calories you burn during exercise? The answer depends on a variety of different factors including: age, weight, lean body mass, intensity level, duration, mode of exercise etc. There are a lot of different equations that are available to help predict calorie expenditure during exercise however keep in mind they are just predictions and therefore may not be the most accurate assessment. The most accurate way to assess calorie expenditure during exercise is by measure the amount of oxygen you use while you are exercising however this requires fancy lab equipment that not everyone has access to.
So what other options are there? Websites like NutriBase offer a great tool that you can use to estimate calorie expenditure based on mode of exercise, duration and body weight. Remember this is just an estimate. So get out there are starting burning those calories!
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