Turbo Trainer Routine to Lose Weight?

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  • Cornish-J
    Cornish-J Posts: 978
    thats taken from a HR monitor with her info programmed into the computer (age, weight, height etc). but it's come out at 10cal per/min everytime she's used it so far, 4 or 5 goes.
  • Bronzie
    Bronzie Posts: 4,927
    Cornish-J wrote:
    thats taken from a HR monitor with her info programmed into the computer (age, weight, height etc). but it's come out at 10cal per/min everytime she's used it so far, 4 or 5 goes.
    They can be wildly innaccurate - my Garmin overestimates calories burnt by 50-70% - take the figure given with a pinch of salt.
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  • Graculus
    Graculus Posts: 107
    Me and my husband have been following a very similar weight loss regime since February, and I have to agree with the others that I would not have lost any weight unless I had cut down my calorie intake as well.

    To maintain weight a woman's daily intake should be 2000 calories; to lose 1 - 11/2 lbs per week this should reduce to 1400. 600 calories is a lot of work on the turbo per day.

    I used an internet calorie counter for a couple of weeks. It gave me a feel for how much I should be eating each day, and also helped me identify innocent seeming foods that are very high in calories - like nuts and fruit for example. You can also use it to make sure that you get the occasional treat without feeling guilty too! Also, don't skip meals and drink lots of water.

    Finally, your GF should not necessarily expect instant results. I didn't lose any weight for a long time, but I was getting thinner 'cos I had to tighten my belt (literally).

    Anyway, I have now shifted half a stone, and my husband (who isn't as lazy and does a lot more on the bike) much more. I hope your GF finds it works for her too. Good luck!
  • ut_och_cykla
    ut_och_cykla Posts: 1,594
    Bronzie wrote:
    Cornish-J wrote:
    thats taken from a HR monitor with her info programmed into the computer (age, weight, height etc). but it's come out at 10cal per/min everytime she's used it so far, 4 or 5 goes.
    They can be wildly innaccurate - my Garmin overestimates calories burnt by 50-70% - take the figure given with a pinch of salt.

    YEs - its only at best a qualified guess whatever HRM you use - and Garmins are renowned for over estimating. A better guide would be gained if one knew how fast she could ride in real life and whether that tied in with the 600 kcal an hour estimate. personally 600kcal for me would be working quite hard perhaps to teh point I wouldnt want to do it every day for any longer period.
  • rdt
    rdt Posts: 869
    Graculus wrote:
    To maintain weight a woman's daily intake should be 2000 calories; to lose 1 - 11/2 lbs per week this should reduce to 1400. 600 calories is a lot of work on the turbo per day.

    Portion size is the big problem for many people.

    A woman's recommended daily allowance (RDA) for calories is 1940 up to the age of 50, then 1900 until 75. That assumes an 'average sized' woman who doesn't do a lot of exercise. If smaller sized, then obviously the RDA should be less...

    For example, on this measure, my GF's RDA is supposedly around 1600 calories, as she's fairly small. If she followed the 2000 calories per day guideline (which thankfully she doesn't), she'd have a 400 calorie per day surplus, and in theory be banging on a 1lb of fat every 9 days, all other things being equal, adding up to nearly 3 stone in a year!

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