Hello,
This is a general question based on what I'm seeing. I seem to be burning less calories as I became more fit and lighter. It makes perfect sense, but I am working a lot harder than I used to. I am wondering if this is a result of the body adapting to a higher level of exercise. Any thoughts?
Roughly 3-4 years ago, I started my (very) long weight loss journey. I was a 5'10", 284 lbs male. I did basic cardio on the elliptical 3-4 times a week for about 30 minutes, and I kept at it for a long time. I am now 182 lbs and I am doing the Insanity programs. If you don't know what that is, it is basically a home workout program that lasts anywhere between 35 min to an hour, 6 times a week. It's pretty crazy (and I highly recommend it).
Early on, I used to be able to burn 500-600 calories in about 45 minutes on the elliptical. Even when I was about 200 lbs that seemed to be the case. I haven't done the elliptical in a while, but I seem to be burning a little less doing a typical 40-45 minutes Insanity workout. That seems a little strange to me considering that I'm too tired to move after Insanity, whereas a long elliptical workout doesn't really drain my energy as much.
I guess I'm just checking to see if this has happened to any of you. As I said, it makes a lot of sense to burn less if I worked out at the same rate, but I'm not, I'm pushing a lot harder than I ever have. Unfortunately I am a very analytical person so numbers matter to me (even though they probably shouldn't)...
This is a general question based on what I'm seeing. I seem to be burning less calories as I became more fit and lighter. It makes perfect sense, but I am working a lot harder than I used to. I am wondering if this is a result of the body adapting to a higher level of exercise. Any thoughts?
Roughly 3-4 years ago, I started my (very) long weight loss journey. I was a 5'10", 284 lbs male. I did basic cardio on the elliptical 3-4 times a week for about 30 minutes, and I kept at it for a long time. I am now 182 lbs and I am doing the Insanity programs. If you don't know what that is, it is basically a home workout program that lasts anywhere between 35 min to an hour, 6 times a week. It's pretty crazy (and I highly recommend it).
Early on, I used to be able to burn 500-600 calories in about 45 minutes on the elliptical. Even when I was about 200 lbs that seemed to be the case. I haven't done the elliptical in a while, but I seem to be burning a little less doing a typical 40-45 minutes Insanity workout. That seems a little strange to me considering that I'm too tired to move after Insanity, whereas a long elliptical workout doesn't really drain my energy as much.
I guess I'm just checking to see if this has happened to any of you. As I said, it makes a lot of sense to burn less if I worked out at the same rate, but I'm not, I'm pushing a lot harder than I ever have. Unfortunately I am a very analytical person so numbers matter to me (even though they probably shouldn't)...
