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Q. I am a 27 year old female, 5'2 and weigh 150 lbs. I want to lose 30 pounds and keep it off. I am ridding an excersize bike for 30 minutes every morning which is about 12 miles a day. To help lose weight I want to watch my calories so I started a 1000 calories a day diet but then heard if you only eat 1000 calories or less a day it wont burn fat it will burn lean muscle so they suggested to go on a 1600 calorie a day diet. On my excersize bike it says im burning approx 500 calories on my 30 minute workout. Will I lose weight this weigh or should I lower my calories?
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I ride a stationary recumbent bike and try to get 11 miles in 30 minutes, so I commend you. Actually, you need to eat no fewer than 1,200 calories a day. 1,600 will be great for you. The site at the bottom will help you calculate your resting metabolic rate and determine how many calories you naturally burn in a regular day (not including exercise). Taking in 500 fewer calories a day will help you lose 1 pound a week.
Resting (basal) metabolic rate: 1463 calories per day
Typical daily activities: 713 calories per day
*Consider 8 hours sleep, 10 hours sitting/resting/desk job, and 6 hours light physical activity.
Total calories burned: 2177 per day
Note: 3500 calories = 1 pound weight loss
I ride a stationary recumbent bike and try to get 11 miles in 30 minutes, so I commend you. Actually, you need to eat no fewer than 1,200 calories a day. 1,600 will be great for you. The site at the bottom will help you calculate your resting metabolic rate and determine how many calories you naturally burn in a regular day (not including exercise). Taking in 500 fewer calories a day will help you lose 1 pound a week.
Resting (basal) metabolic rate: 1463 calories per day
Typical daily activities: 713 calories per day
*Consider 8 hours sleep, 10 hours sitting/resting/desk job, and 6 hours light physical activity.
Total calories burned: 2177 per day
Note: 3500 calories = 1 pound weight loss
Is a treadmill good for old people?
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I know walking is good. It makes you live longer if you heath healthy and so on but if my grandfather use the treadmill for 15 mins a day at 2mph. Is that still good? I hope so.
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I work out at a gym that also has a cardiac rehab in the afternoons. There are always 10-15 elderly individuals that are using them under the supervision of a nurse that has a desk there. She monitors their blood pressure before and after and gets them set up. Everyone has a target heart rate it seems. The distance and speed must be tailored to the individual. If a person is elderly, with multiple problems and out of shape, 15 at 2 seems great.
I think it is a great idea. Walking outside can be daunting for an elderly person. Sidewalks are uneven, tripping an falling is always a problem, getting tired blocks from home is not good and in some neighborhoods, the elderly are often victims of crimes, harassment or dogs.
With a treadmill, a person can exercise in any weather, keep track of your heart rate, have an even walking surface and if you get tired, just stop, step off and sit down for a few. Also, if your fitness level is low, you can use it for shorter periods 2x's per day and get the same effect.
While a treadmill to run on needs a robust motor and a big belt surface, to just walk a more economical one works fine. I would make sure to get one with a heart rate monitor. A folding one may not work so well because it takes considerable strength to fold up.
It there are significant joint problems in the hips or knees, then a recumbent bike is used.
I work out at a gym that also has a cardiac rehab in the afternoons. There are always 10-15 elderly individuals that are using them under the supervision of a nurse that has a desk there. She monitors their blood pressure before and after and gets them set up. Everyone has a target heart rate it seems. The distance and speed must be tailored to the individual. If a person is elderly, with multiple problems and out of shape, 15 at 2 seems great.
I think it is a great idea. Walking outside can be daunting for an elderly person. Sidewalks are uneven, tripping an falling is always a problem, getting tired blocks from home is not good and in some neighborhoods, the elderly are often victims of crimes, harassment or dogs.
With a treadmill, a person can exercise in any weather, keep track of your heart rate, have an even walking surface and if you get tired, just stop, step off and sit down for a few. Also, if your fitness level is low, you can use it for shorter periods 2x's per day and get the same effect.
While a treadmill to run on needs a robust motor and a big belt surface, to just walk a more economical one works fine. I would make sure to get one with a heart rate monitor. A folding one may not work so well because it takes considerable strength to fold up.
It there are significant joint problems in the hips or knees, then a recumbent bike is used.
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