How many calories do you run?

For runners with an average of 155 pounds, the funny answer is 100 or 110 calories per mile.

But a team from Syracuse University found that 12 men were running on a treadmill and walked 1600 meters [about 1 mile], burning an average of 124 calories and 88 people walking; 12 women doing the same exercise burned separately 105 and 74 calories. Usually, women burn less because the lighter bodies need less effort to move them.

If you sit at home watching TV instead of exercising, your body will still burn calories. To accurately determine the calories burned during exercise, deduct your resting rate from the calories burned.

The formula for calculating the net calories burned per mile in operation is to multiply the weight by 0.75. For example, if you weigh 160 pounds and run 2.8 miles, the net calorie used will be 160 times .75 times 2.8 miles, producing 336 calories of net calories…

How many calories do you run? was originally published on Spring