One of my friends said she burns 3000 calories a day. Is this possible? I go to school all day until 3 and then run 5 miles in cross country. how many calories do you think i would burn in a day? Im 5' 2'' and 130 pounds.
2007-09-16 08:55:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
You're supposed to eat about 2000 calories a day, so I would highly doubt that your friend, or anyone else, burns 3000 calories a day.
2007-09-16 09:04:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, burning 3000 calories purely with exercise would be impossible, but if you think about exercise + how many calories your body normally burns on a 24 hour day then yes its possible.
2007-09-16 12:05:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think people are misunderstanding your friend. She might possibly burn 3000 calories a day---not through exercise, but TOTAL, including her resting metabolic rate plus activity calories. She would likely have to be fairly muscular and bigger than average, and she'd have to be really active, but it is possible (my guess, however, is that she's exaggerating).
At your weight, which is a major factor to consider, you're probably not burning 3000 per day, but with your 5-mile runs you might be over 2000, maybe as high as 22- or 2300. (It would depend on a lot of factors, including how much of your weight is muscle, and you'd have to undergo a body composition test to find out for sure).
2007-09-16 09:10:39 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You eat about 3000 calories a day. 3200 calories is a pound. You burn calories by eating, digesting, walking, ect. So yes your friend may burn 300 calories a day and you probably do to.
2007-09-16 09:05:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How much does your friend weigh? 6 and a half tons? You can run the whole Boston marathon and still not burn 3000 calories.
2007-09-16 09:02:28 · answer #5 · answered by Work Hard, Make Money, Enjoy Life... 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
burning 3000 calories a day doesnt sound very healthy to me.
2007-09-16 09:00:47 · answer #6 · answered by papershoes68 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i run 5 miles fast and it burns 600 calories in the gym
2007-09-16 09:18:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You burn at least 1500-2000 cals a day just being alive! this explains why you need to eat 1500-2000 cals a day to maintain a healthy weight. As for using another 1000 cals on top of this, it sounds a bit extreem to me
2007-09-16 09:05:52 · answer #8 · answered by lulet99 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes 3000 is easy if u r an active person
2015-04-13 15:41:46 · answer #9 · answered by Mustang 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋